This 1,500 sq. ft. vacation home sits on a half an acre lot in New York. The house is cladded inside and out in 12” wide cypress boards, which give it a straightforward box-like simplicity.

John Pardey Architects created a new extension to an original 1950’s split-level home. Complementing the existing house design, the addition is an iroko-cladd box-like structure with a metal-clad, floating butterfly roof.

Designed by Dan Brill Architects, a terraced family home was extended into the back garden in order to provide extra space for a new kitchen/diner on the ground floor as well as a spacious bathroom on the second floor.

This beautiful home is a semi-detached, grade 2 listed period house in London. The extension project includes a narrow, light-filled double-height kitchen and two bathrooms.

Austin-based architecture firm Bercy Chen Studio reused natural and man-made resources in order to reconnect an original house with its site while preserving the characteristic of the site as much as possible – a recycled renovation, if you will.

This modern extension by French architecture firm Atelier Alassoeur, connects between two buildings: the main house and an old outbuilding. It serves as a living room with a total floor space of approx. 61 sq. meters.

Located in the foothills outside of Denver, Colorado, Faleide Architects took a traditional, 18th century schoolhouse and converted it into a 21st century, contemporary home. Although quite different from the original building, this modern home extension seems to take full advantage of the site without losing the history and charm of a bygone era.

Located in Athens, Vermont, this extension of an existing century-old barn is used as a recording studio, providing both relaxing rural views as well as a suitable working place for musicians.

Located in the town of Medfield, Massachusetts, this home extension by SsD Architecture, features a new second floor, filled with light, above an existing stone ground level as well as a new entry porch, connecting both the new and the original architectures.

The Anglesea House, designed by Melbourne-based architect Andrew Maynard, is a family holiday home extension, based on the great Australian tradition of the ‘shack’.

The San Francisco-based Kokoris Residence, by Jensen Architects, is a modern, hillside home with an inviting, all-glass front porch extension.

Created by Melbourne-based architect Andrew Maynard, the Vader House is a Victorian terrace extension, which was commissioned by a couple who requested a large flexible area suitable for entertaining.