A house of birch

In addition to creating space for cooking and entertaining, the brief from the owners - a young couple about to start a family - included bringing more natural light into the rear north-facing side of the house and adding storage across the ground floor. Forgeworks’ design overcomes the problems found in many mid-sized terraces, including low ceilings, a hallway with no ‘touch down’ space, a narrow galley kitchen, and small living and dining rooms. The new extension reflects the owners’ love of Scandinavian design, with clean lines and a material palette of natural wood, white painted exposed brick walls, stainless steel backsplash and pale grey concrete worktop and kitchen island.