Hetreed Ross Architects worked closely with the clients to design a new split level kitchen extension to a cottage in Wiltshire. Located on a sloping plot near woodland but with open views, our clients wanted to improve the relationship between their cottage and the sunny rear garden, which due to the garden topography was set almost at first floor level. We explored a number of design options to balance the new extension with the traditional cottage and its Cotswold stone tiled roof resulting in an unusual contemporary kitchen dining space set between the garden and entrance levels.