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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Ginevra Benedetti

By rebuilding an extension, this stunning home is now filled with light

rebuilding an extension exterior of a property with a large extension covered in black timber cladding

When renovating a property, sometimes the best solution is one of demolishing the old and rebuilding something new on the same spot. 

Many of Britain's existing extension ideas, or indeed entire properties, have been built without a great deal of care. From tired extensions with blocky, ugly frames to old-fashioned conservatories from the 70s and 80s, these dated designs tend not to age well, especially if poor design and cheap materials have been used. 

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