Extend - Grand Designs Magazine
Extend

Extend

Explore how to create more living space and add value to your home with an extension. Whether you extend your home upwards, outwards or into your garden, find out how to go about it and whether you can take advantage of permitted development rights.

Glass verandas and glass rooms

Contemporary glass-roofed verandas and glass rooms are some of the most fashionable extensions. Visually unobtrusive, they let you enjoy outdoor living all year round. We’ve got everything you need to know before you buy…

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Live/work home ideas

By Emily Brooks

Oak-framed extensions guide

By Mary Richards
Victorian side return extension with a glass roof

Victorian house extension ideas to bookmark for inspiration

By Marie-Claire Dorking

Designing an extraordinary staircase

By Alice Westgate

Double-height extension links London townhouse to its garden

A chamfered Portland stone frame funnels light into this previously gloomy space

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Futureproofing a Victorian semi in south London

By Caroline Rodrigues

Upcycled scaffolding planks extension

By Alice Westgate
eco kitchen extension with vaulted ceiling and rooflight

An eco-friendly extension warmed by the sun

By Alice Westgate

How to gain space in a period home

By Sophie Vening

Reuniting and extending a Victorian villa

By Rebecca Foster

Luxury bunkers for subterranean living

By Lorraine Crighton-Smith