This architecture and interiors briefing examines two approaches to reshaping domestic space: a garden-facing extension that continues an existing timber-clad house, and Casa Atelier Brasilia’s recalibration of light, material and proportion. For photographers, both projects foreground how circulation, glazing and climate-conscious spatial relationships influence the image.
RX Architects expands Sussex home with extension "immersed in the garden"
RX Architects has expanded Druim, its 2020 house on East Sussex’s Rye Nature Reserve, with an addition designed to match the existing timber-clad form. The studio used the same contractor and materials to make the adaptation feel seamless, while redirecting attention from the original views of the reserve and sea toward the more private northern garden. The extension enlarges the dining area and wraps it in full-height glazing and sliding doors opening to a patio. Inside, a solid wood table, large skylight and log burner organise the room. Photographers can use the project to study the contrast between controlled continuity and new garden-facing openness, especially through sequences that connect kitchen, dining space, patio and garden.
Casa Atelier Brasilia / NAHE ARCHOTECTS
Casa Atelier Brasilia, by NAHE ARCHOTECTS, explores the relationship between architecture, climate and domestic life through a precise recalibration of an existing home. The project transforms a conventional apartment into a sequence of quiet, connected spaces, with light, material and proportion shaping everyday experience. The supplied project information places the completed work in Madrid, Spain, and credits images to Younjee Heo. Its emphasis gives photographers a framework for looking beyond isolated rooms: the visual story lies in transitions, measured proportions and the way changing light registers across surfaces and connected spaces. Wide views can establish continuity, while restrained details can show how material and daylight define the atmosphere.