Pend Adds Skinny Red Brick Extension to Georgian Townhouse in Edinburgh's Newhaven

Key facts

• Pend has expanded and updated a Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh with a single-storey extension clad in skinny red bricks.
• The project is named Newhaven after its location in the Newhaven Conservation Area.
• The extension was designed to improve the connection between the home and its garden.
• The house previously had a raised, compartmentalised front and a neglected conservatory and shed to the rear.
• A new secondary entrance provides direct access into a new living area leading to the dining space and central kitchen.
• Project architect Joanna Hobbs said the existing entrance is one level above the kitchen due to site topography.
• The design references the existing curved masonry walls, which have been repaired with brickwork infills, informing the skinny red bricks.
• Interior curved elements include a circular skylight, a curved timber opening, and curved shelves.
• The existing rear elevation features a curved wall in solid sandstone masonry, over 3ft thick in places.
• A small study with a porthole-like window overlooks the garden.
• The garden is divided by a snaking path into a lawn area and a paved terrace with a curving brick-lined bed.
• Pend was founded in 2021 by Jamie Anderson and is based in Leith, Edinburgh.
• Previous Pend projects include a Georgian farmhouse extension in East Lothian and mews homes in Edinburgh.
• The photography is by Shaun Barton.