First floor home studio with seating area and meeting table to display owners Aboriginal artwork and design practice. Long highlight window over existing pitched roof. Kina pendant light designed by David Trubridge. photo by Jane McDougall builder Bond Building Group

the brief was to extend and reconfigure the existing stone and cob cottage, on a challenging and undulating site, without impacting on the appearance and character of the location. The proposed extension is designed as a contemporary mirror of the main cottage’s form with the existing garden room acting as a link between the old and new. The extension frames views onto the tropical gardens and towards the sea. Internally, the new living space and master bedroom are flooded with natural light and flamboyant colour, whilst externally the design took cue from the often unexpected use of colour in simple agricultural buildings found in rural Cornwall, and we were interested in how bold colour can accentuate the composition of a landscape.

Photo of a medium sized eclectic ensuite bathroom in London with a freestanding bath, a single sink and a floating vanity unit.

Small bohemian grey and pink l-shaped kitchen/diner in London with a submerged sink, flat-panel cabinets, green cabinets, quartz worktops, white splashback, mosaic tiled splashback, black appliances, porcelain flooring, a breakfast bar, grey floors, white worktops, exposed beams and feature lighting.

This project was about taking a white apartment and injecting colour and life into it. The owners had an extensive collection of handcrafts from their world travels that they wanted to showcase. KA PAI specialises in building designs around existing objects and highlighting them with complementary purchases. With a love of upcycling, vintage pieces, humor and easy care house plants the finished design is always truly unique to our clients.