Creating an entrance to an ordered family dwelling wrapped around a private courtyard modernised this home. The gated front entrance was too valuable a space to not upgrade it from entrance to private garden. It was decided from the concept stage the side of the original dwelling was a more appropriate entrance to save space and for modern living. This concept informed the style of the entrance by adding a modern solution, a grounded yet lightweight modernist addition tying in the permanence of the materials and openness of the space. The benefits didn’t stop there, the light flooded the surrounding space and perforated what was a fortified uninviting house.