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Before tackling the house, the couple converted the garage into a separate work space with a long, linear window that echoes that in the main house.

The couple planned out all of the exterior landscaping themselves. "[It was] painstaking, the time spent measuring," says Emily.

“The height of the new extension has been kept low, while still keeping all interior spaces on one level,” says the firm. “This approach led us to establish the project’s design identity in detail and materiality rather than in a ‘grand architectural gesture.’"

The new brick-and-wood pavilion faces north for optimal sun exposure.