These inspiring extensions create kitchens that interact directly with their outdoor spaces, softening the boundaries between the interior and exterior of the homes.
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The growing popularity of large glazed doors isn't solely about bringing natural light into the home – it's also about having the opportunity to open up your home to join it with your outside space in warm months.
These 4 homes each have intriguing kitchen extensions which embrace open-plan living inside and outside.
Opening up
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A single-storey extension has created room for a generous kitchen-diner created by Kitchen Architecture. Sliding glass doors allow the long, rectangular extension to open up to the outside space more than most, for indoor/outdoor living in the summer months.
Visual cues
Image: Ade Architecture
While this rear extension by Ade Architecture connects to the garden with more defined steel-framed doors by Clements Windows, the continuation of brick on the walls from outside to in, and the zoning created by the garden landscaping helps the outdoor space feel like an extension of the kitchen.
Material choices
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This modern glass box extension by James Price Bespoke Structural Glazing uses seamless walls of glazing and sliding doors brings the outside in and offers a sympathetic addition to a traditional thatched cottage. Inside, minimalist cabinetry design by Kitchen Architecture ensures the garden remains the focal point of the space.
A flooring style, traditionally used outdoors, has been used in the kitchen to suggest it's a part of the garden, rather than the house.
Outside spaces
Image: AR Design Studio
A frameless glass extension by AR Design Studio is made from 12mm outer sheets of toughened glass and supported by low-iron, solar- control coated glazing to reduce heat build up. The large doors provide natural ventilation when open, but even closed, the space feels as though part of the house is in an external courtyard.
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