Home Extension Design: Transform a Living Space

Discover how to reimagine existing living spaces and create a sustainable project plan with an original design

• Introduction
• Getting Started: Overview
• Cork House: An Example Project
• Last Steps
• Final project

Building a home extension can be a subtle addition, or a radical change. It all depends on your vision, and how you interpret it through your designs. Tim O’Callaghan and Nimi Attanayake, founders of Nimtim Architects, believe in creating sustainable and playful designs that reflect the personality of those who live in them.

Named one of 20 Architects to Watch by Wallpaper* Magazine, a leading architecture publications, Nimi and Tim are here to give you their insider tips and demonstrate their holistic approach to architecture. Discover how to transform an existing space by identifying its strengths and translating its new design in a 3D visualization.

• About Us
• Influences
• What Is an Extension?
• Our Approach
• Understanding Measurements and Proportions
• Setting the Brief
• Understanding Opportunities and Constraints
• Creating Design Options
• 3D Sketches and Visuals
• Precedents and Materials
• Preparing the Report and Presenting to the Client
• Finalising and Refining the Design
• X Designing an Extension for your House