The extension and renovation is designed to facilitate the house dog to move around, a task he finds cumbersome given his old age.

The well lit sunken extension is the lounge, with a full length storage wall that hides within it a passageway for the dog to freely explore.

Acting as a focal point of the ground floor, the kitchen is centrally located and enables easy socialising around the kitchen island and the bar table connecting it to the lounge.

The perforated face of the facade encourages the plants in the garden to climb up on it, while also providing soft solar shading in the summer months.

A cherry blossom in the garden shades the small patio, with climbing plants softening the garden fence.