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Lightwell

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The glazing forms a corner to the courtyard, bringing daylight to the interior of the new extension.

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The extension offers a view back towards the original house, via the courtyard, through steel-framed glazing that echoes the rear reception room’s French windows.

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The house was extended to the side, but the architects chose not to connect the side extension directly to the rear reception room. “It would have meant losing a direct aspect from one of the principal rooms,” Bianca says. “What would have been deep and dark has been made bright and airy.” The side return area was large enough for a path to be left alongside the extension.

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