Considered design
A 12m ² open-plan kitchen/dining/living rear extension, clad in charred larch and connected to the garden by a stepped deck, has transformed the Clifford family’s 1930s semi-detached Devon home. “It’s quite a tricky, sloping site, but local company Barc Architects designed a glazed extension, angled to make the most of distant views to the River Exe, with an overhanging flat roof providing shade, shelter and privacy from neighbours,” says Will Clifford.
The project cost £123,000, including the decking – with its integrated safety-barrier planter – the flooring, an unusual