{"id":7279,"date":"2026-04-21T10:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:17:38","slug":"neil-dusheiko-architects-extends-cambridgeshire-home-to-frame-neighbouring-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/neil-dusheiko-architects-extends-cambridgeshire-home-to-frame-neighbouring-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Dusheiko Architects extends Cambridgeshire home to frame neighbouring church"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A large picture window draws focus to a Gothic church<\/a> beside this house extension<\/a>\u00a0in Cambridgeshire, completed by London studio Neil Dusheiko Architects<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Named Church House, the extension project was designed for a family relocating to South Cambridgeshire from London, who were particularly drawn to the presence of the Grade-II* listed Gothic church next to the home’s conservation area site.<\/p>\n

Neil Dusheiko Architects<\/a> reconfigured both the main home and an adjacent coach house in its garden, with their layouts, openings and material palette all informed by the presence of the church.<\/p>\n

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Neil Dusheiko Architects has extended a home in Cambridgeshire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The project is a quiet dialogue between old and new, creating a contemporary home that feels rooted in its setting,” studio director Neil Dusheiko told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to create an architectural composition that brings together three distinct characters on a single domestic stage,” he added.<\/p>\n

“Church House, the Coach House and the Grade II*-listed church opposite now form a kind of spatial trinity, held in gentle dialogue across garden and sky.”<\/p>\n

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A large picture window frames a neighbouring church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Due to its conservation area setting, the front elevation of the home remains largely untouched, with the extension tucked at the rear, containing a sunken dining area.<\/p>\n

Pale brickwork was used for the extension and left exposed on the interior alongside a ceiling of oak beams, chosen to tie the new spaces in with both the brickwork of the existing home and the timber beams of the church hall.<\/p>\n

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A sunken dining area is housed within the extension<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While small in size, this extension allowed the home’s original plan to be reconfigured, with views of the church immediately framed upon entering through a large, open kitchen space.<\/p>\n

A series of living spaces is organised at the front of the home, while the first floor layout was kept largely the same, with the creation of a new ensuite bathroom for the main bedroom and updated interior finishes to match the spaces below.<\/p>\n