For these historic London residences that date back 100 years or more, extra square footage comes in the form of thoughtfully designed additions that embrace open layouts, modern materials and aesthetics, and a connection to the outdoors.

A London Victorian Gets a Dreamy Addition Anchored by a Terrazzo Island

After observing the renovation of their neighbor’s home in East London, young professionals Corissa and Martin reached out to Hackney-based Yellow Cloud Studio to build an extension for their two story Victorian, which the couple needed to accommodate their second child on the way. The 485-square-foot extension includes a dining area and spacious kitchen with a bespoke terrazzo island designed and installed by Diespeker. A brick-clad addition on the second level includes a guest room, study, and family bathroom." layout="wide" credit="Yellow Cloud Studio" photoUserId=""/>

A Terrace Home in London Gets a Luminous Extension While Keeping a Low Profile

A Historian Couple Revamp Their Storybook Victorian for $174K

The cofounders of Mitchell + Corti Architects designed the expansion with the knowledge that the owners plan to continue the renovation when their budget allows it. “We wanted to put everything in the right place so it doesn’t have to be undone later,” says Corti. The invigorated 1,291-square-foot floor plan includes a rear extension with a circular skylight that illuminates a floor-to-ceiling bookcase in the open-plan common area." layout="" credit="Photo by Luke Weller" photoUserId=""/>

A Concrete Addition Caps a Photographer’s Georgian-Style Home in London

Inside the addition, the concrete floor was processed to expose the aggregate, mirroring the home’s exterior. A skylight over the dining table creates an inviting gathering space. Furniture was sourced from London’s Two Columbia Road." layout="" credit="Photo by David Barbour" photoUserId=""/>

A Faux Mountain Inspired by Disneyland Caps This Riotous Renovation in London

A Glowing Extension Fills a London Victorian With Sunlight and Garden Views

In London, an Old Victorian Becomes a Wonderland of Colored Concrete

London-based practice Studio Ben Allen implemented prefab elements to recast a dark and dated Victorian terrace home for its longtime residents in just four days. The architects expanded the rear of the existing home, adding a new kitchen and two bathrooms. The entire update is swathed in a chromatic series of green-, blue-, and red-pigmented concrete." layout="" credit="French + Tye" photoUserId=""/>

A Victorian Terrace House in London Gets a Bright, Brutalist-Inspired Rear Addition

A Glass Courtyard Brings the Garden Inside a London Terrace House

A London Terrace House Gets a Bright Extension That Honors Its Arts and Crafts Heritage

A London Terrace House Gets a Renovation and Expansion on a Budget

A London Terrace House’s Extension Goes Graphic With Pattern and Color

Architect Mat Barnes of CAN designed the playful extension to this Victorian terrace house in Brockley, South London. The exterior of the main volume features offset Douglas fir battens painted with blue and gray to reflect the vertical lines and color of the side extension, which is set back slightly and features a ribbed render with matching metalwork." layout="" credit="Photo by Jim Stephenson" photoUserId=""/>The interior of the extension was kept quite muted with bright, white surfaces designed to bounce light around the extension. The same glossy tiles that were used on the exterior clad a brick pillar in the kitchen and lounge area that sits beneath a skylight." layout="" credit="Photo by Jim Stephenson" photoUserId=""/>

A 1920s London Home Is Revived With a Mint-Green Aluminum Addition

Architect Grant Straghan, founder of DeDraft, designed this aluminum extension in London’s Walthamstow area for a librarian and illustrator couple who had lived in the old terrace house for several years before they were ready to move forward with an expansion. After learning about the clients’ affinity for green, Straghan selected a pale-toned paint to decorate the exterior in the residents’ favorite color." layout="" credit="Photo by Nick Dearden" photoUserId=""/>

A Victorian Home in London Gets a Modern Office Addition

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