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Collection by Luke Hopping

Think a Victorian Villa Can't Be Made Modern? Think Again

A two-story addition livens up a staid house in southern England.

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In Surrey, England, OB Architecture married a two-story addition to a historic home with a frameless glazed link. The roof was retiled in slate.
In Surrey, England, OB Architecture married a two-story addition to a historic home with a frameless glazed link. The roof was retiled in slate.
When OB Architecture arrived on the scene, the turn-of-the-20th-century villa was slipping into severe disrepair.
When OB Architecture arrived on the scene, the turn-of-the-20th-century villa was slipping into severe disrepair.
An enormous bi-fold door from Sun Paradise peels back to open the upgraded kitchen-dining area to a new raised terrace. The home's exterior is wrapped in an insulated render system.
An enormous bi-fold door from Sun Paradise peels back to open the upgraded kitchen-dining area to a new raised terrace. The home's exterior is wrapped in an insulated render system.
A wood-burning stove warms the sitting room. Its chimney gives the home a profile in-line with the other houses in the area.
A wood-burning stove warms the sitting room. Its chimney gives the home a profile in-line with the other houses in the area.