The prime 10 dwelling extensions of 2024

A compact rammed-earth extension in Ecuador and a London dwelling addition crammed with vinyl records are amongst Dezeen’s collection of the highest 10 dwelling extensions of 2024.

El Retiro, Ecuador, by Juan Alberto Andrade

Ecuadorian architect Juan Alberto Andrade proved even small extensions could make an enormous distinction with the modestly sized El Retiro, which measures simply 9 sq. metres.

Located in Guayaquil, the rammed-earth extension provides a social house to a multifamily housing advanced, full with an atrium constructed round a 25-year-old tree.

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Dråpa, Norway, by Vatn Architecture

Norwegian studios Vatn Architecture and Groma added a curved two-storey extension to this Thirties dwelling in Oslo, resisting the boxy and pitched-roof designs usually seen within the surrounding suburban space.

Containing three bedrooms and an open-plan kitchen, eating and residing space, the extension was clad in white-painted timber to match the present dwelling, laid vertically as a substitute of horizontally to offer a refined distinction.

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Vinyl House, UK, by Benjamin Wilkes

Designed to facilitate the proprietor’s love for cooking and music, Vinyl House in London caught readers’ consideration with its butterfly roof extension and music room crammed with 40 linear metres of records.

The music room opens onto an open-plan kitchen and eating room, which has a window seat that extends to type a deep backyard step.

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Springs Artist Studio, USA, by Worrell Yeung

Architecture studio Worrell Yeung prolonged this Long Island home with a two-storey 74-square-metre addition, containing a portray studio on the higher flooring and an exhibition house and storage on the decrease flooring.

Intending to create the sensation of being perched within the timber, the studio wrapped the higher degree with steady home windows supported by steel-rod cross bracing and slim metal columns.

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Le Petit Merlot, Canada, by Naturehumaine

Behind the crimson brick road facade of this Twenties duplex in Montreal is a backyard extension with giant home windows framed in crimson steelwork.

Local structure studio Naturehumaine designed the extension to be a contrasting up to date addition to the unique constructing however created continuity with a crimson color palette, which provides the house its title, Le Petit Merlot.

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Karaka Tower, New Zealand, by Arête Architects

Informed by treehouses, native studio Arête Architects vertically prolonged a house in Wellington, New Zealand, to create Karaka Tower.

Connected to the principle home by a polycarbonate hall, the eucalyptus-clad tower accommodates an artwork studio and bed room topped with a roof terrace.

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Harriet’s House, Tasmania, by So Architecture

Concealed inside this rectangular pale brick extension in Tasmania is a double-height residing, eating and kitchen space with a vaulted ceiling lined in wood slats.

Built on an uncovered crimson brickwork base, native studio So Architecture aimed for the extension to be a sanctuary that opens onto the sloped backyard.

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Old School House, UK, by Bindloss Dawes

Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes added a pitched timber extension to Old School House, designed to enhance the looks of the present Grade II-listed dwelling, which was initially inbuilt 1864 as an area village faculty.

The exterior was clad in English candy chestnut that can climate and switch a silver tone, chosen by Bindloss Dawes to match the stonework within the authentic dwelling.

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Solit-Garreau Residence, USA, by Studio Bower

Aiming to protect the attraction of the unique dwelling, structure agency Studio Bower created a wood-clad gabled annexe in line with an adjoined Nineteen Forties cottage in Washington, DC.

The annexe’s uneven roof follows the roofline of the cottage and each are clad in slate shingles, whereas an out of doors courtyard was designed to supply a connecting social house for the 2 buildings.

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Verdant House, UK, by CAN

Clad in corrugated hemp fibre panels, the extension at Verdant House in London was praised by readers for its geometry and green-painted construction.

Architecture studio CAN established a connection between the interior areas and the backyard by including a sweeping curved glass window that was knowledgeable by Victorian store fronts.

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