Project Description

Burn Brae is a large 3-bedroom (as existing) family home in the St Mary’s Park Conservation Area in Prestwich, Greater Manchester. The clients appointed Octo Architects to remodel their existing property to create a single storey rear extension to the downstairs living area and double storey side extension to provide a fourth bedroom that would be the new master bedroom. The main challenges for the project were achieving a balance between old and new and the material selection was a major part of the solution. At the front of the property, the proposed side extension will be constructed in brickwork to match the existing brick. The brickwork however differs slightly at the rear where there have been previous additions to the original house. Conscious of the difficulties often faced in matching brick and mortar, the external finish to the single storey rear extension will be in a dark textured render for ease of maintenance, to create interest and break up the mass of the brickwork.