Mill Cottage is a detached stone house, in the village of Lustleigh, Dartmoor. We worked in collaboration with Stephen Emanuel Architecture to develop a strategy for remodelling and extending the house for additional space and better use of the existing dwelling. We arrived at an upside-down house layout, placing bedrooms on the lower floors, and new vaulted living spaces on the top floor, with a level connection out to a new timber-framed kitchen and dining area.

Whilst the form and proportions of the extension mimic those of the existing house, we chose to use a palette of materials and more contemporary detailing to create contrast between the two parts of the house. A flat roof link with large areas of glazing on the front and back provide views through and between the two buildings.

The extension was built with a traditional peg jointed oak frame, and slate roof to match the existing house roof.

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