BRE ATHING SPACE
FROM ELEGANT ORANGERIES TO GLASS DESIGNS THAT
GENTLY ‘KISS’ THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, THESE
STATEMENT EXTENSIONS ARE THE WAY TO ADD WOWPHOTOGRAPH
TIM CROCKER
The planning application process for extending a listed property is rigorous – and it can be
especially tricky if you want to add a contemporary design to a period property. ‘You’ve got to have a
good relationship with planners to understand their goals,’ says architect David Mikhail, co-founder
of Mikhail Riches, who designed this double-height extension to a Grade II-listed house in London.
He advocates usinghandcrafted materials – such as the white-oiled Siberian larch here – that echo
the building blocks of the original house. Anyone tackling a similar project will need to invest in
landscaping: here the garden was dug level with the basement and then raised with stepped terraces.¤CRAFT WORK
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