The historic gatehouse had been left in a state of disrepair by the local authority for over twenty-five years. The building was procured with the intention of carrying out a sensitive restoration programme on the existing fabric and doing so, bringing the building back to life.As-well as this restoration programme, the building required new accommodation that would bring the building up to today's living standard. These would provide spaces that would be both practical and large in proportion.Our concept for the addition was to provide a product of its time, that would be juxta-positioned adjacent to the gatehouse, accessed via a shard of light. We achieved this concept with the use of a bespoke designed glazed link, which connected the new extension and the existing gatehouse.