Monica&Aidan's and Victoria&Tristan's

Paired Extensions & Home Refurbishments

Two neighbouring Victorian houses, extended and reworked together, but finished as entirely individual homes.

Delivered under a single build programme, the project aligned structure, foundations and rear parapets to create efficiencies in cost and construction. Sharing party walls and groundwork reduced duplication and disruption, allowing both families to invest more in material quality and detailing rather than hidden preliminaries.

Beyond the shared framework, the interiors diverge.

In one house, exposed steel beams are left visible, set against white ceilings and pale oak joinery. Bookmatched stone wraps the kitchen island and splashback with precision, while a continuous herringbone timber floor draws the old and new together. Integrated bench seating sits beneath wide sliding glazing, a place for morning coffee, homework, conversation.

Next door, the atmosphere shifts. The palette is softer, the textures warmer, the cabinetry deeper in tone. Light enters through rooflights cut cleanly into the side return, washing walls and joinery throughout the day. Both homes open fully onto their gardens through level thresholds, dissolving the boundary between inside and out.

What unites the pair is craft. Flush-set joinery, concealed frames, carefully aligned stone and resolved junctions speak to a quiet confidence in the detailing. These are not show homes; they are working family houses made more generous and more coherent.

By coordinating the extensions, build area was increased and costs controlled. By designing them carefully, quality of life was enhanced: more light, more usable space, and interiors shaped around how people actually live.