We have redesigned this detached family home in the countryside by adding a contemporary single-story extension, replacing a garage, adjacent to the house, to create a spacious open plan kitchen and dining area while enlarging the living room within the existing house and introducing a slender pergola structure to the south facing enlarged terrace. The new design is in stark contrast to the existing building located on the fringes of Afriston village, allowing more daylight and views over the rolling hills. The building envelope is now complete, with the internal fitout finished within the south downs international park, blending the new part naturally with the existing structure.