Creating a design for a house extension can become very tricky. Aside from matching the exterior with the already existing one, the interiors have to blend also. Here is an extension that brakes the pattern of similarity, but creates a great effect while doing so. Often called “a matchbox” or a birds nest, this building addition comes form Arhitektid Muru & Pere and is located in Estonia. The fascinating walls made of wood or crisscrossed sticks really stand out and they become the strongest feature of this construction. They also go well with the surrounding natural environment. The interior is spacious and the large windows have wooden bars to go with the external design.
The modest “matchbox” has been made bigger in time, the drawer was stretched out further and further until it came out of the box and could be placed, crosswise, on top as a first floor and could be covered with tangled matches. This new first floor, which has been pulled out of the matchbox and placed crosswise, has been covered with ‘tangled matches’ which resembles an angular bird’s nest, or ball of pressed hay – an effect that’s heightened when it glows in the dark.
