This project in Rugby Road in Brighton is of particular interest as the brief called for a side extension and the opening up of a ‘messy’ interior with improved connection to the garden, in order to create a light, bright and contemporary kitchen/dining space. This is a quite typical brief and one that shares much with many peoples existing homes. The result has exceeded expectations. Here the side extension features a full height and wide glazed window which merges into a rooflight with a frameless glass to glass connection. The rooflight is set in a Sedum roof where the contrast between sedum roof and the rooflight always works well. A Sedum roof is easily installed and helps integrate the extension into the garden setting. The Sedum roof also absorbs around 70 per cent of rainwater that falls upon it and acts as a valuable ecological resource for birdlife. The large window and rooflight serve to flood the interior with light and give onto a planted wall. The dining table is set adjacent to these features. Previously the kitchen and dining space were configured a separate rooms with only a side door giving onto the garden. It is now configured as one large space with elegant glazed sliding doors giving onto the garden beyond. These are narrow framed and by Maxlight with whom we often work. The design process included a variety of sketches and 3D computer models to ensure ideas can be explored and explained very clearly. A kitchen designer was brought on to develop the kitchen design we had worked up with the Client. A particular success is the extension of the large format kitchen tiles onto the terrace to aid in the inside/outside feel of the property.