![The extension, which is clad in Canadian Douglas Fir slats, forms an L-shaped space, creating a new space which maximizes the light for the interior.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Christian Brailey Architects has designed this renovation and addition for a house in England, that transformed a studio flat into a home for an architect and landscape designer duo, Christian Brailey and Faye Johnson.
The extension, which is clad in Canadian Douglas Fir slats, forms a new L-shaped space that maximizes the light for the interior.
![A modern home addition with a large picture window, is clad in wood slats.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The extension was entirely prefabricated in workshop conditions by a team of highly skilled carpenters in Devon.
![A modern home addition with large picture windows is covered in wood slats made from Douglas Fir.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The extension structure, along with all the doors and windows, was then disassembled, transported, craned in, and built on-site within a matter of days.
![A modern home addition covered in wood slats made from Douglas Fir.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern home addition covered in wood slats made from Douglas Fir.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Inside, the new addition includes a bedroom with a picture window and a deep built-in window seat lined in wood.
![A large wood framed picture window with a deep built-in bench.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Polished concrete floors run throughout the new addition, from the bedroom, through to the dining room and kitchen, and into the living room.
![A modern home with polished concrete floors, and exposed Douglas Fir wood elements.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The new kitchen includes a cast concrete countertop, deep Douglas fir plywood cabinets, and a 9-foot (3m) skylight.
![This new kitchen includes cast concrete countertop, deep Douglas fir plywood cabinets, and a 9 foot (3m) skylight.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern kitchen with deep Douglas Fir wood cabinets, and undermount sink, and a concrete countertop.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern kitchen with Douglas Fir wood cabinets, and undermount sink, and a concrete countertop.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern kitchen with Douglas Fir wood cabinets and a concrete countertop.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The split level allows the kitchen to have an extra high ceiling and creates a divide between the cozy living space and the practical kitchen.
![Modern polished concrete stairs with a Douglas Fir wood wall.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The living room has a large 11-foot (3.5m) tall window that showcases the extension and the sheltered courtyard outside.
![This modern living room has a large 11 foot (3.5m) tall picture window that showcases the extension and the sheltered courtyard outside.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern home with Douglas Fir framed windows.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Further stairs lead from the living room to the other areas of the home.
![A modern interior with polished concrete floors and stairs, and lime plaster walls.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
In the bathroom, small square tiles cover the walls and ceiling in the bath/shower area, while wood has been used as an accent material around the mirror and as the vanity.
![In this modern bathroom, small square tiles cover the walls and ceiling in the bath / shower area, while wood has been used as an accent material around the mirror and as the vanity.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern light filled bathroom with wood accents.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern bathroom with lime plaster walls.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Here’s a look at some of the construction and installation process.
![The prefabrication of a small addition.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Photography © Christian Brailey
Source: Contemporist