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An Open-Plan Renovation for a Boxy Edinburgh Home

A glass-walled addition designed by architect Níall Hedderman unifies kitchen, dining, and living at a compact 1930s home.

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Indeed, the original home was spatially awkward. The kitchen in particular felt closed-off and disconnected from the rest of the living areas, so Níall devised an all-in-one addition to integrate the public spaces.
Indeed, the original home was spatially awkward. The kitchen in particular felt closed-off and disconnected from the rest of the living areas, so Níall devised an all-in-one addition to integrate the public spaces.
The home's spacious rear garden offered ample room for an extension. A sheltered deck allows the residents to enjoy the outdoors even when the weather's inclement.
The home's spacious rear garden offered ample room for an extension. A sheltered deck allows the residents to enjoy the outdoors even when the weather's inclement.
A glass wall, provided by Mitchell Glass, grants an immediate and visceral connection to the outdoors.
A glass wall, provided by Mitchell Glass, grants an immediate and visceral connection to the outdoors.
Inside the luminous extension, an open L-shaped layout provides just enough separation between kitchen, dining, and living, without them becoming compartmentalized.
Inside the luminous extension, an open L-shaped layout provides just enough separation between kitchen, dining, and living, without them becoming compartmentalized.
The clean-lined kitchen is the focal point of the addition. The new configuration clearly delineates McBreen and Russell's public and private quarters, with bedrooms occupying the original structure.
The clean-lined kitchen is the focal point of the addition. The new configuration clearly delineates McBreen and Russell's public and private quarters, with bedrooms occupying the original structure.