Studio 1 Architects has added a brick extension with a large window to the rear of this Victorian house in London, creating a light-filled seating area lined in white-washed ash slats.

The local studio reconfigured and extended the ground floor of the Gladstone Road property in south-west London, aiming to create living spaces with views and access into garden.
It forms part of a wider refurbishment of the residence, which included stripping out interior walls and floors, and adding a loft extension for a new master bedroom and additional bathroom.

"Inside this unassuming Victorian House is a unique, contemporary total refurbishment with additional rear and roof extensions," said the architects.
"Seamless skylights, concrete floors, exposed brickwork, projecting glass box, whitewashed ash slats and oak ribs create an enthralling new take on a period house," they added.
On the ground floor, a long skylight separates the existing property from a one-storey brick structure occupied by a built-in seating area. A large window that cantilevers towards the garden with thin black frames.

Seating is built in below the large window, while slats of white-washed ash line the walls and wrap up over the ceiling.
"A protruding glass box cantilevers over the garden," explained the architects. "This box is frameless and provides a close connection to the garden when sitting in the built in seating area."

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