{"id":3275,"date":"2013-05-03T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T11:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2013-05-03T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T11:53:12","slug":"match-or-contrast-or-maybe-something-in-between","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/match-or-contrast-or-maybe-something-in-between\/","title":{"rendered":"Match or contrast, or maybe something in-between?"},"content":{"rendered":"
There’s always the dilemma with extending an existing property over whether the extension should match the existing or contrast with it. How does the architect decide? Which is best? The answer invariably comes from the client; it is their personal preferences that generally sets whether the new part is to blend’ with the traditional or be contemporary and contrast with it. The planners can also have a big say in how they want the building to look unfortunately (more below on this)<\/p>\n
Me? I’ve done and happy doing both. See opposite the modernist contemporary extension to a traditional rural two storey farmhouse in County Roscommon:<\/p>\n