A or B ?

philiporchard · Feb 18, 2020

We are having house extended.

Architect did design A, and I did design B

Curious to know which option you would all go for...

Thanks!

anthony · Feb 18, 2020

boxerdog · Feb 19, 2020

(A) sorry but the white windows don't really do it for me.

Systreg · Feb 19, 2020

Is there a dead old lady rocking in a chair on the top floor?

philiporchard · Feb 19, 2020

Possibly darker cladding?

philiporchard · Feb 19, 2020

Adam H · Feb 19, 2020

A seems to have adopted another chimney

Perfer A personally, but something is still off, I think its a colour thing with the stylish/modern green but the wood cladding doesnt compliment it. One or the other needs to change but it depends what look you are trying to achive, whether it be contempary farm house style or modernised clean and crisp. If it was clean and crisp id consider replacing the wood cladding with some of the new cladding options.

PoshTiger · Feb 19, 2020

A - white windows don't look right IMO

Sound · Feb 19, 2020

A - like the lighter cladding over dark

which one do you like?

philiporchard · Feb 19, 2020

Our house currently looks like this, so the odd roof does restrict a lot what we can do with it!

I've done a rough design for the back, which I'm happy with... just the front to sort now.

Thanks for the input - it's all helpful!

dee · Feb 19, 2020

A for me. Looks much more aesthetically unified. Been mentioned... but the white windows dont work

Nice hoose by the way

orchardapple · Feb 19, 2020

A) at a push, but like others mentioned, change the cladding colour

Personally now having seen the back of the house i'd be looking to tie in that with something modern on the front side, perhaps some double gable pitches, white/grey wraparounds, floor/ceiling glass on the left hand side/centre to join the old and the new

https://images.app.goo.gl/eQ1U36MWLvivreCo8

philiporchard · Feb 19, 2020

Unfortunately, we can't go to modern, as it wouldn't fit in with the other houses down the street.

OK - here it is with green windows, and a darker roof.

The grey cladding is meant to represent oak boards that have gone slightly silver with age.

Not sure what other kind of cladding colour would work really...

boxfish · Feb 19, 2020

Nice house.

Could you extend the amount the roof comes down and out over the front of the garage to add a bit of depth and reduce the amount of fascia that is just flat cladding - similar to the house on the right.

boxerdog · Feb 19, 2020

Perfect

lazarus · Feb 19, 2020

martin-s · Feb 19, 2020

You're not in Brighton are you? Looks very like a popular cut-through down there!

WalkinDude · Feb 19, 2020

Both are lovely, and my initial reaction was B, but with back in mind A is the winner. It has a bit more about it than B and looks more valuable.

Either way thats a lovely looking project gonna be great either way and well done mate.

dee · Feb 19, 2020

In one of your earlier incarnations I think you had the top level smaller windows without front facing wood facia ? And maybe lightly darker window frames ( Grey ? ) would tie it in with the neighbours if its a planning issue ?

what are you using to knock up these pictures by the way ?