Matt Gibson's faceted Shadow House extends an Edwardian home in Melbourne
Australian architect Matt Gibson used zinc cladding to distinguish this faceted structure from the Edwardian residence it extends (+ movie). More
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Kirkwood McCarthy adds zinc-clad garden wing to north London house
Kirkwood McCarthy has added a black zinc-clad wing to the rear of a London house, creating a light-filled living space that sits between the garden and a new courtyard. More
"Dream of working from your own backyard in New York" fuels Brooklyn garden studio trend
As real-estate prices in New York City continue to soar, Brooklyn residents are using their extra space and relaxed planning restrictions to extend their townhouses and build "quirky" garden studios, according to local architects (+ slideshow). More
Wedge-shaped reading and sleeping nooks feature in Christopher Polly's Sydney extension
Australian architect Christopher Polly has added an asymmetric extension to an early 20th-century house in Sydney, creating a bright double-height living space filled with Modernist furniture (+ slideshow). More
Fraher Architects adds glass-roofed extension to terraced house in London
Fraher Architects has added a simple extension with a sloping glass roof to an early 19th-century house in London, creating a bright new dining area that opens onto a garden patio (+ slideshow). More
Archi-Union Architects transforms abandoned Shanghai warehouse into ceramicist's atelier
Archi-Union Architects has added a slatted timber extension on top of an old concrete and brick factory building in Shanghai, turning it into a showroom and workspace for a ceramic artist (+ slideshow). More
Architensions clads rear facade of historic Brooklyn townhouse in charred wood
New York studio Architensions has enlarged a Brooklyn townhouse by adding two boxy volumes clad in vertical slats of burnt wood (+ slideshow). More
Rise Design Studio adds glazed extension to north London house
Rise Design Studio has added a glazed extension to the rear of a house in London, creating a light-filled kitchen and dining room that opens up to the garden (+ slideshow). More
Pastel blue tiles front gabled extension to a Melbourne house by Dan Gayfer Design
This tall, gabled extension is tucked behind the Victorian frontage of a mid-terrace house in Melbourne's Fitzroy North suburb, and its exterior is clad in pale blue tiles (+ slideshow). More
Alma-nac creates huge pivoting door for London house extension
A three-metre-high pivoting glass door protrudes from the sloping roof of this London house extension, which is clad in fibre-cement panels to match a refurbished dormer window (+ slideshow). More
Herringbone parquet and stained ply cabinetry feature in London extension by Nimtim Architects
Nimtim Architects created a steeply terraced garden to accommodate this extension to a 1960s house in southeast London, which features parquet flooring and blue-stained woodwork (+ slideshow). More
Cutaway Roof House by Scale Architecture has a courtyard sliced out of one side
A hole in the roof of this timber-clad house extension in Sydney reveals the location of a secluded courtyard. More
FAT's seminal Blue House set for rooftop extension
Architect Sean Griffiths has unveiled plans to add a shed-inspired roof extension to the Blue House, one of the best-known projects of his former studio FAT. More
Naturehumaine adds zinc-clad extension to 19th-century home in Montreal
Local studio Naturehumaine has created an angular addition to a historic dwelling in Montreal, featuring dark zinc cladding that references works created by the owner, a graphite pencil artist (+ slideshow). More
Link Arkitektur extends Norwegian farmhouse with contemporary gabled structure
Link Arkitektur has added a gabled extension to a 19th-century Norwegian farmhouse, featuring a wooden facade designed to age with the building (+ slideshow). More
CM Studio updates 19th-century workers' cottage in Sydney with slatted timber extension
Australian firm CM Studio has added a pair of white-painted extensions to an end-of-terrace house in Sydney dating back to the 1880s, and remodelled its interiors with grey marble and pale timber finishes (+ slideshow). More
GKMP Architects uses pebbledash, brick and slate for Dublin house extension
GKMP Architects has extended a 1930s residence in Dublin, Ireland, using the same material palette – which even includes pebbledash. More
Herringbone patterns feature inside angular house extension by Platform 5
London architecture studio Platform 5 has added a cranked extension to a Victorian house in Hackney, featuring a herringbone-patterned dining table that matches the parquet flooring. More
Phillip Lühl uses "bagged concrete bricks" to build two extensions to a Namibia house
Architect Phillip Lühl has added a pair of extensions to a Modernist house in Namibia, using cement brickwork textured with the coarse fibres of hessian fabric (+ slideshow). More
Global Architects builds house-shaped volume inside 1980s Dutch residence
Global Architects has transformed the interior of a 1980s Dutch residence, by inserting a house-shaped volume that provides cosy bedrooms and secluded bathrooms (+ slideshow). More