Kirkby Lowe, 2024
A glazed gable extension on a rendered farmhouse
- Budget
- £132,000
- On site
- 23 weeks
- Size
- 48 m² over two floors
- Type
- Double-storey extension
A two-storey gable end with oak-framed folding doors below and a full-height glazed apex above, lighting a vaulted living room and a gallery landing.
The farmhouse faced the wrong way: its best view was from the end wall, which had one small window. The new gable turns the house to face it, with a vaulted living room behind four oak-framed folding doors and a gallery landing lit by the glazed apex.
The ridge is carried on a steel so the glazing frames only have to hold glass. The render is lime to match the old house, and the oak lintel over the doors came from a single tree.
“Twenty-three weeks, and the site manager answered his phone every single time. The gable is the first thing anyone says when they walk in.”
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