Home Extensions

Architect-designed home extensions that enhance how you live, not just how much space you have.

Home Extensions

Extending your home is about far more than adding square metres. It’s about improving flow, increasing natural light, and creating spaces that genuinely work for the way you live today – while respecting the character of the existing building.

At RGS Design, we design thoughtful, well-considered home extensions that feel like a natural evolution of your property, not an afterthought.

Designing extensions that feel effortless

A successful extension should feel seamless – as if it was always meant to be there.

We work closely with homeowners to understand how their current space falls short and how an extension can solve those issues in a practical and elegant way. Whether it’s opening up the ground floor, introducing stronger connections to the garden, or creating defined yet flexible living zones, the design is always driven by how the space will be used day to day.

Every project balances:

  • Internal flow and usability
  • Natural light and orientation
  • Relationship between old and new
  • Materials, proportion and scale

The result is an extension that enhances both the property and the experience of living in it.

Planning, design and technical confidence

Home extensions often come with planning considerations, site constraints and technical challenges. Our role is to guide you through these with clarity and confidence.

We have extensive experience working with local planning authorities and understand how to present proposals that are sensitive, compliant and well-reasoned. From early concept sketches through to developed drawings and technical information, we ensure the design intent is maintained while meeting all necessary requirements.

Clients value our ability to:

  • Translate ideas into clear, buildable designs
  • Navigate planning and design constraints
  • Communicate clearly with all parties involved
  • Deliver solutions that are both creative and realistic


It’s a collaborative process, underpinned by experience.

A selection of extension projects

Below are examples of home extensions designed and delivered by RGS Design. Each project responds to its own context, brief and constraints, but all share the same focus on quality, clarity and considered design.

A thoughtfully designed residential extension in Brixham, delivering additional living space through carefully considered structural and architectural interventions.

Brixham Extension

A thoughtfully designed residential extension in Brixham, delivering additional living space through carefully considered structural and architectural interventions.
Shallow pitched roof replaced with new pitched roof

Rydonia Extension

Shallow pitched roof replaced with new pitched roof to allow for additional accommodation.
RGS Design House Extension

Occombe Extension

A contemporary home extension creating a bright, open-plan kitchen and living space through thoughtful spatial planning and natural light.

Discuss your extension project

Architectural Design Consultants - RGS Design

If you’re considering extending your home and would like to explore what’s possible, we’d be happy to talk.

Whether you’re at an early idea stage or ready to move forward, an initial conversation can help clarify options, constraints and next steps.

Get in touch to arrange an initial consultation.