Architect Henry Goss has completed a rusted steel and timber-clad extension to a house near Cambridge, England, two years after Dezeen published the hyper-realistic renderings that changed his life. Goss designed the extension to Lode House for his cousin and her husband, who wanted to reorganise the interior of their home in the village of Lode to make it better suited to family life. Shortly after finalising the design, Dezeen interviewed the architect about his recently established visualisation studio, for which Lode House was one of the pilot projects. Since then, Goss has become so busy with rendering projects he has almost given up architecture. "The renders featured on Dezeen were fairly instrumental in gaining initial publicity for my business," he explained. "I am only doing architecture now for friends and family. My main business is architectural visualisation, which since the interview has taken over completely." The process of designing and building the Lode House extension began in 2011 and continued over several years, as there were no time constraints imposed by the clients. The brief was to work within a tight budget while still achieving an interesting and well-detailed addition to the house. The main objective was to rationalise the house's ground floor, which had been altered and extended over several decades. Goss sought to create an open kitchen, living and dining area, as well as adapting the functions of some other existing rooms.
"We went to the planners with something super-contemporary and were a bit worried because it's a conservation area with thatched cottages everywhere," Goss told Dezeen. "But they were really enlightened and keen for something to act as an exemplary scheme for contemporary design in an area where you really don't get much contemporary design."

Architect Piers Taylor's renovation of an old gameskeeper's cottage, complete with a castellated roof and sweeping meadow below, is an exercise in dramatic modernization, one that takes advantage of everything its storybook setting has to offer. In this indoor-outdoor living space, the classic yellow Robin Day chairs from Habitat perfectly complement the purple Jack light by Tom Dixon. Piers designed and built the table when he was in architecture school.
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Ben Anders
Originally appeared in Taylor Made
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With a renovation, this historic home in Phoenix steped into the 21st century. Designer and resident Contreras can take his breakfast at a polished marble bar overhung by Tom Dixon pendant lights. A walnut cabinet system reaches from floor to ceiling, dividing the kitchen from the master bedroom.
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​Jason Roehner
Originally appeared in Amazing House is Half Historic and Half Modern
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With a confident color palette and clever space-saving tricks, designer Peter Fehrentz transformed this 646-square-foot apartment in Berlin. The old wood floors throughout the open-plan space are painted a dark eggplant. The vintage PP19 armchair is by Hans J. Wegner for PP Møbler. The painting above it is by Ruben Toledo, a friend of Peter Fehrentz, the resident. A trio of Tom Dixon lights hangs over the Pirkka dining table, with bench seating by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Artek. The Berber rug is from Morocco, purchased from the Paris shop Caravane.
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Peter Fehrentz
Originally appeared in Inside Peter Fehrentz's Renovated Flat in Berlin
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Drawing on family lore and the vernacular of a venerable neighborhood, an architect created this comfortable, adaptable home for his family. In the dining room, Beat Stout Black pendant lamps by Tom Dixon hang over a custom table by Edwin Blue.
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Mike Sinclair
Originally appeared in This Kansas City Home Looks Like Its Neighbors, But Reveals a Truly Modern Sensibility
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When the Fisher family’s 1960s Long Island beach bungalow started to crumble, they sought an architect who’d preserve the home’s humble roots and mellow vibe, while subtly bringing the place up to date. The open-plan living-kitchen-dining area is a repository of design icons, both classic and contemporary. There’s a Louis Poulsen pendant lamp over the Eero Saarinen dining table; Mirror Ball pendants by Tom Dixon over the kitchen counter; and Tab F1 floor lamps from Flos behind the Edward Wormley–designed Dunbar sofa. In the living room, chairs modeled on Jens Risom’s swivel design enable people to face either the sofa or to spin 180 degrees toward the kitchen.
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Richard Foulser
Originally appeared in Long Island Found
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This unique hybrid home in Mexico, that mixes new and old architecture, was designed for an architect by his student. In the old building, the painting studio is accessible from the patio. At the center of the space, a custom table is flanked by Eames shell chairs. Tom Dixon pendant lamps hang from rustic wood beams, and a Pablo Studio Lim360 table lamp sits atop a custom white cabinet. 
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Rafael Gamo
Originally appeared in A Historic Mexican Home Is Restored and Given a Modern Addition
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