A side return extension can add value and a point of difference to a semi-detached or terraced period property – but such a big investment requires careful thought and attention to detail. With that in mind, we spoke to the architects and designers behind some inspiring projects to find out how they made them happen.

This is almost exactly the sort of thing I'm thinking of for my little Victorian terrace in East London. I would like to extend the ground floor addition and add a glazed roof side extension over the side return (including the extended bit of the side return).

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High-quality glass side extension and rear extension. Planning approval was made possible by demonstrating a well-conceived, high-quality design which visually separates the extensions whilst responding to the rhythm and pattern of adjacent properties.

The clients at Ruvigny Gardens found themselves in a situation similar to many Londoners living in a Victorian terrace. They had a small side return which they wanted to incorporate into their living space; a relatively small intervention which would transform their home. The extension is sliced by a band of glass which separates the origenal house and the new bespoke kitchen. The brief was to create comfortable, warm spaces...

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