A new extension to a family home that was originally designed by MCLA in 2006. 15 years later the extension was designed to provide increased living and dining accommodation at ground floor and included the addition of a walk in wardrobe, dressing room and bathroom upgrade works at first floor level. Material selection was an important part of this project. As Architects we carried out extensive research to find a suitable low maintenance cladding material for the lightweight, timber frame first floor. We selected a dark toned fibre cement cladding plank with a soft tumbled brick to the ground floor.