Lagom Has by Bradley Van Der Straeten

The main design concept for the project came from the practical need for storage. The solution was initially derived as two joinery ‘edges’ that ran along the ground floor external walls – one pushing towards the front of the property into the living room and the other pushing out from the kitchen into the rear garden. 

The kitchen became an indoor/outdoor space with the kitchen worktop running right up to a new window with slide and stack doors across the back that allow the whole rear elevation to open up. The large, fixed rooflight opens the extension up to the sky and lets in the ample available daylight. The rooflight positioning allowed extensive height (and therefore light!) at the opening to the traditional and previously dark middle room but also ensures the…