davidblaikiearchitect

10 deanhaugh street, edinburgh, EH4 1LY t - 0131 332 1133 m- 07764 195480 e - studio@davidblaikiearchitect.co.uk w - www.davidblaikiearchitect.co.uk

Ground Floor Plan Rear Elevation

highfield house, kirknewton

This garden room extension replaced a

delapidated potting shed that was in iminent

danger of collapse.

The client wanted a year-round room that allowed

greater interaction with their south west orientated,

well tended garden.

Our solution was to form a masonry sheltering wall

on the south side of the extension to protect the

room from the adjoining busy road and prevent

overheating in the summer. This masonry element

is separated from the original stone house by a

frameless glazed slot. A lighter, timber and glass

framed construction emerges from the shell to

allow visual and physical connection with the

garden and to form a sheltered terrace along the

rear of the house.