The Mash House is a modern extension to a double-fronted Victorian house in North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. The new addition looks nothing like the original house – It’s contemporary and sleek with a futuristic touch, celebrating the concept of outdoor spaces.

At first glance, this 3 bedroom house appears as a simple box; if you look closely, you will notice a delicate tattoo stencil, depicting the graphics of a tree, providing an unusual screening method to the glass wall. This unique feature was conceived to soften the modern impact of the new home extension, which now provides a new living/kitchen space for the owner’s young family.

This award-winning private residential is a beautiful 15th century barn conversion and extension. This dramatic project makes intelligent use of natural ventilation and recycled materials, blending indoor and outdoor spaces, to create a contemporary family home.

A circa-1930 residence in Louisville, Kentucky has been extended and renovated with a small 485 sq. ft. addition. The new extension is based on the concept of a lantern, that allows natural light to filter inside by day, while serving as an artificial light source in the garden at night.

Located in Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood, the exterior of this brick house suggests nothing out of the ordinary. Inside, it features an open plan space with a three-story-high stairwell that floods the entire home with sunlight. The new extension consists of a playroom and an office in the form of two boxes of glass and wood, 264 sq. ft. each, one in the garden and one on the roof.

Who would have thought that a new home extension of only one meter in depth could make such a transformation… Well, it must have made an impression since this project has won the RIBA Award 2011.

A home extension is a space that is added to an existing building in order to enlarge or create a continuous addition. The award-winning extension of this 70′s town house in Remuera, Auckland, features a refined box, that is connected, or should I say disconnected, from the existing structure by a ‘sidekick’ in the form of a bridge and stairwell in a fully glazed enclosure.

Situated on a 3,420 sq. ft. corner lot in Venice, LA., a small bungalow home has been extended with a new aluminum-sided addition. The two structures sharply contrast each other, and this is where it becomes interesting. The new extension has been set behind the original home, instead of next to it, resulting in better air flow and space distribution.

This contemporary family home sits on a charming lot, with chestnut, oak, and beech trees, in a Paris suburb called La Celle-Saint-Cloud. It has been beautifully renovated from a 19th-century stone-and-glass building, a former gardener’s residence with a second-floor greenhouse. Inspired by the original greenhouse, glass panels, in various sizes and layouts, are found throughout the house.

Creating an additional living/working space does not only add value to your home but also make your house in-tune with your current needs and lifestyle. A new extension might serve as a new home office, studio, kitchen or dining room – the possibilities are endless. Some extensions stand in contrast to the original structure, making a clear distinction between the old and new (like the Chalk House), while some simply fit in and are hardly noticeable, just like the Halvorsen Hansen Addition.

Building a house for the disabled requires meticulous planning and the implementation of creative solutions that are customized specifically for that person. This project is a renovation and addition to a 1950s, modernist spec-built rancher of 3,000 sq. ft. designed to meet the requirements of Mr. Siple, an independent filmmaker who is also confined to a wheelchair.