House Extension
Oxford
1998

The aim of the project was to open the house towards the rear, releasing the constraints of the existing plan by making a new living space adjacent to the garden. The extension, which is timber inside and out resembles' in its fabrication, a large piece of furniture. It recalls the craft tradition. The new arrangement transforms a typically cellular house to one that is open plan.

client: Steven and Helen Hesselbo
contract sum: £40,000