This the story from architect about this house "...Its design, with pitched roof and brown timber covering most of the elevations as well as the roof and with the introduction of copper to the front elevation and sections of the back elevation, ensure it blends into the natural garden landscape with other traditional garden structures as well as the surrounding red brick buildings. Cedar was specified as a cladding material in order to provide a dialogue between the new building and the very beautiful tall cedar tree to the rear which hovers over the new building. The pitched roof arrangement nods to the ancillary garage/garden structures, whilst the asymmetric design seeks to avoids a poor pastiche of the buildings in the immediate context. The use of differing planes on the elevations brings visual interest without appearing fussy...". For more information visit Klipan House Annex by Belsize Architects.