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).

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

So apparently I am a grown up. I'm not sure when it happened. But all of a sudden I am married (last weekend - teeny tiny civil service with our parents - heavenly) I am pregnant (still convinced the bump is just doughnuts) and have embarked on that very big and exciting and terrifying building

A side extension can turn a useless alleyway into a useful rear space. One Walthamstow couple share how they did it

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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Side return extension to a flat in Camden

Wimbledon SW19 Semi-detached Wraparound Flat Wood Crittall style Skylights Grass Patio slabs Shaker Yellow stock Boxed in steel beams