A balmain cottage with a concrete extension

13 July 2020

This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.

Today’s house tour is of a Balmain cottage that got an extensive face lift and a mind blowing concrete extension thanks to the craftsmanship of stonemasons and builders Newmark Construction and the architects Benn and Penna.

This is one of those projects where trust and understanding between client, architect and builder have created a masterpiece that has won various awards. The existing cottage was built with sandstone walls back in 1870 and was in bad shape when the clients bought it. The brief was to sensitively restore the cottage and add an extension at the rear that works for modern living and enlarges the footprint considerably.

Benn and Penna designed the extension as a contemporary version of the cottage and linking it with a glass corridor that brings natural light into the central part of the house. It’s not your usual open-plan but instead presents many angles, light wells and nooks and crannies to discover, each considered in their appearance and flow through the residence.

I love how the house unfolds and reveals itself through the different stone textures and colours that lead you from the old cottage to the concrete extension. Starting with soft yellow-brown sandstone when you enter, following the new broken up slate flooring along the connecting corridor to white-washed recycled brick and sharp concrete in the extension and eventually via a wide staircase leading out into the garden. 

Considering the rear view of the magnificent concrete extension it is no surprise this Balmain cottage was named Balmain Rock by the achitects.

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If you enjoyed this house tour have a look at this flat in Copenhagen with polished concrete floor and this beauty – one of my all time favourites.

This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.
This Balmain cottage got an extensive renovation and a contemporary concrete extension thanks to craftsmanship and the vision of architects Benn and Penna.

PHOTOGRAPHY | Tom Ferguson with thanks

ARCHITECTS | Benn and Penna.

STONEMASONS | Newmark Construction

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