Opening up

With a goal of opening their new-build home to the garden, Edwin and Victoria have created an enviable light-filled addition

WORDS Caroline Ednie

TIMELINE HOMEOWNERS Edwin and Victoria Zuiderent LOCATION EdinburghPROJECT Modern extension to a new buildSIZE 20m2 (internal floor area of extension)BUILD ROUTE Self-managed CONSTRUCTION Timber and steel frame with masonry outer leaf BUILD TIME Nine monthsHOUSE COST Undisclosed BUILD COST Circa £71,000 VALUE Unknown When Edwin and Victoria Zuiderent bought a new-build four bedroom house in 2012, built by package company CALA, it was everything the couple were looking for in terms of accommodation and location, situated at the end of a suburban Edinburgh cul-de-sac. From the outset, however, the couple could see potential at the back of their house and garden that they felt wasn’t being fully exploited. “When we bought the house my wife Victoria always knew that she wanted to do something to the back — the extension…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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