Cantilevered garden room
Homebuilding & Renovating|May 2023
The ground-floor flat in this handsome Victorian villa has been transformed via the addition of a dramatic rear extension, clad in sand-faced red tile
REBECCA FOSTER
Cantilevered garden room

The owners of this two-bedroom ground-floor flat in Willesden Green, London, asked James Alder Architects to design them a new side and rear extension to accommodate a social kitchen diner. The original property, a semi-detached Victorian villa, formed the starting point for the design concept.

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