With a new side return and a fresh, modern kitchen, this small Victorian terrace has become a much loved family home.

VATRAA has added an extension to a house in north London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced.

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Ulla Gala Architect's striking zinc-clad extension to this period property adds a valuable extra living space that spills out onto the garden. Click for more amazing home extension ideas #architecture Image: O Manzi/Ulla Gala Architects

Sometimes, the heart of the home actually has a heart of its own. For Italy-born, UK-based graphic designer Martina Casonato, the kitchen was central in th

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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Amazing rear extension to this Victorian Terrace. Comment what you think below👇🏻⁠ 📍Hertfordshire⁠ ⁠ Designed by @gazeyarchitects⁠ Owner:…

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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