Building extension

Image 2 of 52 from gallery of Sovremennik Residential Building Extension / Al Studio + Front Architecture. Photograph by Dmitriy Chebanenko

Simon Conder Associates has placed an extension clad in black-stained timber on top of a former warehouse in east London.

<span><i></i>The translucent glass panels of a roof extension form a milky backdrop to the defunct chimney of the former bakery, which now offers a modest home in Peckham, southeast London. </span>

Image 4 of 7 from gallery of 6 Historical Buildings Topped by Contemporary Glass Extensions. Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects' long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland.

a2o architecten and atelier kempe thill entered the competition for the renovation and extension of 'het havenhuis' in antwerp, belgium.

WORKac have completed the renovation of a historical building in New York City, into apartments with an angular rooftop extension.

Adaptive reuse, or adaptive re-use in architecture, is the process of repurposing buildings that have outlived their original purposes for different reasons and adapting them to receive new different uses or functions while at the same time retaining and emphasizing their historic features.

Image 11 of 31 from gallery of Gon-Gar Workshops Rehabilitation and Extension / NUA arquitectures. Photograph by José Hevia

A parasite is an organism that attaches itself to a host, often leeching food and nutrients at the expense of its host. Parasitic architecture emulates that relationship with structures sitting on top of, underneath, or alongside existing structures, relying on its host for support and resources.