HOUSE ON A CLIFF EDGE
Extension, East Sussex
2021
Extension, East Sussex
2021
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Glazed extension of a detached bungalow overlooking the English Channel on the East Sussex coastline.
The lightweight addition provides a generous new living space to the small house, raised off the ground on timber stilts and orientated to maximise views out to sea. Working with a modest budget, the design is deliberately low-tech with an exposed timber frame housing fixed glazing, sandwiched between the existing external wall and a new lime-rendered, gable wall, galvanised rainwater goods and exposed chimney flue.
Historically, the house was entered from what’s now the back, a result of the original access road having fallen into the sea, and so the extension creates a new entrance which will be separated from the main living space by a full height curtain. The interior is left sparse with basic finishes - timber floor boards, lime plaster, acoustic board and bare timber. 
Proposed view of the extension from the garden
Proposed view of the new living space
Proposed view of the new first floor mezzanine
Studies for the new west elevation
Model view from the north west
Model view from the south west
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