A rather large project: My house

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Sam_w in reply to @pdlouche

How much land do you have to play with?

That extension looks hideous against the old stones. If the structure is bad, maybe you can re-purpose some of the nicer old stonework.

Rather than dump it, and rather than cover it, maybe you can build the bike shed, or a walled garden, or some kind of garden feature. That's if the thing's going to be rebuilt (which is likely to be the best plan). Depends how you go, but for sentimental reasons it would be nice to upcycle parts of the exterior, so you can point to it in a generation or two and say what became of the old house.>

Land is thankfully not an issue. We have about 1.5 acres, and three other significant outhouse, and a lot of old stone.

The extension will either be taken down or rendered (it was built in the sixties as a place to test milf from the dairy). One option we are playing with is knocking down the block extension and building a new ones either side of the existing stone extension so that it runs the length of the back of the house.

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mjw1988 in reply to @Sam_w

Sounds like a really exciting project. Lots of challenges but you could create something really special. I've always been a fan of juxtaposing old and new. Link below is for a project in Ireland I've always liked. Trying to keep the old stone but marrying in the modern. The choice of materials is simple but so effective.
http://divisare.com/projects/309343-alice-clancy-donal-colfer-architects-extension-and-renovation-of-ballymorris-house-wexford-Ireland
Also might give ideas for the outhouse? Depending where you are the opportunity to turn one or two into cheap commercial units to let out could help fund your build?

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Sam_w in reply to @mjw1988

Sounds like a really exciting project. Lots of challenges but you could create something really special. I've always been a fan of juxtaposing old and new. Link below is for a project in Ireland I've always liked. Trying to keep the old stone but marrying in the modern. The choice of materials is simple but so effective.
divisare.com/projects/309343-alice-clancy-donal-colfer-architects-extension-and-renovation-of-ballymorris-house-wexford-Ireland
Also might give ideas for the outhouse? Depending where you are the opportunity to turn one or two into cheap commercial units to let out could help fund your build?>

That is beautiful, and certainly an aesthetic I like, so if we do rebuild the extension on the back then I would quite like to mix in some modern touches.

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