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London's best new house extensions revealed in Don't Move, Improve! 2018 shortlist
A timber-lined loft renovation, a seven-square-metre extension and a triangular room feature among the 30 projects shortlisted in a competition to find London's best home extensions.
Don't Move, Improve! is an annual contest organised by New London Architecture (NLA), to champion "emerging trends, imaginative design and original problem-solving" in home renovation and extension projects.
A kitchen that celebrates exposed materials, a corten-clad roof extension and a series of hobby rooms for a retired couple also made the shortlist for the annual award, which is now in its eighth year.
Other projects recognised include a ramped Victorian workshop, a garden library and a refurbished water tower.
Dezeen is media partner for the event, which is organised in association with RIBA London, Clippings and Architect's Republic.
Any house extension or improvement project completed in within the last two years, in any one of London's 33 boroughs, was eligible for the contest.
Judges included Dezeen editor Amy Frearson, NLA chairman Peter Murray, architect Carl Turner, Ash Sakula co-founder Cany Ash and Levitt Bernstein architect Zohra Chiheb.
The overall winners will be revealed at a reception at The Building Centre in London on 25 January 2018. An exhibition of 120 submitted designs will be unveiled at the same time.
The winner of last year's awards was a garden room containing a sunken Japanese-style bath.
An extension featuring a lookout post clad in wooden shingles and a garden studio dedicated to rug making took second and third place.
Here's the full Don't Move, Improve! 2018 shortlist:
![Maynard Road by WIDGER architecture](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/07/maynard-road-widger-architecture-interiors-residential_dezeen_sq-1-852x852.jpg)
61aMR, Walthamstow, by Widger Architecture
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Amhurst Road, Hackney Downs, by Poulsom Middlehurst
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Arbour House, Peckham, by Nimtim Architects
![Bayston road by Al-Jawad Pike](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/10/bayston-road-aljawad-pike-interiors-residential-extensions-uk-london-bricks_dezeen_sq-1-852x852.jpg)
Bayston Road, Stoke Newington, by Al-Jawad Pike
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Black Ridge House, Walthamstow, by Neil Dusheiko Architects
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Burnt House, Maida Vale, by Hayhurst and Co
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Columbia Road, Hoxton, The DHaus Company LTD
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Corduroy House, Hackney Downs, by Manalo & White
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DA Residence, Walthamstow, by deDRAFT
![Dewsbury Road by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/11/dewsbury-road-ossa-architecture-residential-uk-london-british-houses_dezeen_sq-2-852x852.jpg)
Dewsbury Road, Neasden, by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects
![Egg by Jonathan Tuckey Design](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/08/egg-jonathan-tuckey-design-interior_dezeen_sq-3-852x852.jpg)
Egg House, Knightsbridge, by Jonathan Tuckey Design
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Lantern House and Studio, Fulham, by Simon Gill Architects
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Greville Road Studio, Kilburn, by Syte Architects
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Hide House, Barnes, by Laura Dewe Mathews Architects
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Manor Road, Stamford Hill, by Paul Archer Design
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My House, Peckham, by MW Architects
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Pitch Perfect, Peckham, by Nimtim Architects
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Pop-Up Ute, Chalk Farm, by Friend and Company Architects
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Rachel's House, Haggerston, by Paul Archer Design
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Reading Room, Belsize Park, by Studio Carver
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Roman Road Gallery, Bethnal Green, by Threefold Architects
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SE5: Garden Library, Camberwell, by Turner Architects
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Slope House, Nunhead, by Poulsom Middlehurst
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Sun Rain Rooms, Finsbury, by Tonkin Liu
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Taper House, Barnes, by Mustard Architects
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The Copper Lookout, Holloway, by Beasley Dickson Architects
![Dezeen roundups: Best staircases of 2017](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/11/best-staircases-2017-architecture-interiors-dezeen-roundups-sq-7-852x852.jpg)
The Etch House, Honor Oak, by Fraher Architects
![](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/12/dont-move-improve-architecture-news-awards_dezeen_2364_col_19-852x852.jpg)
The Triangle, Clapton, by Yellow Cloud Studio
![](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/12/dont-move-improve-architecture-news-awards_dezeen_2364_col_20-852x852.jpg)
The Water Tank, Keeling House, Haggerston, by Brian Heron Architects
![Valetta House by Office S&M](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2017/11/valetta-house-office-s-and-m-architecture-residential-london-extensions-shingles_dezeen_sq-1-852x852.jpg)
Valetta House, East Acton, by Office S&M