A dated 1970s house has been extended and remodelled to provide a light-filled spacious family home. Located on a spacious coastal private estate in West Sussex with a mature garden and summer house, the extension has almost doubled the floor area of the house. The rear wall of the existing house was completely removed, with most of the upstairs internal walls also taken down. The new layout say partition walls repositioned and a new roof structure.

Tamsin Jacson and James Richards have revised a redundant farm, enlarging the period stone farmhouse and restoring outbuildings and grounds. The farm is located on the edge of a small Dorset village, with grounds and garden extending to almost 15 acres. A single-storey zinc/clad extension has been added to the original building, creating a contemporary light-filled living/dining/kitchen space.

The extension and remodel of this former coach house was a collaboration between Polish builders. British/Swedish designers and Italian/Turkish homeowners, who opted for Danish bricks in a geometric pattern, Swiss glazing and items imported from Italy. The extension is built on concrete strip foundations, with the clockwork built around a sturdy framework of exposed steels and clad in mitred brickwork. The end product has a flat living room which is overlooked by a balcony above.

Tina Peters battled personal tragedy to transform a timber-framed clifftop chalet into a stylish seaside escape overlooking Cornwall’s dramatic Whitsand Bay. The rundown building on site was rebuilt and slightly extended to create a contemporary energy-efficient cabin-style property with larch cladding and a metal roof. The home overlooks the sea through large areas of triple glazing, with views extending as far as the Lizard peninsula.

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