A—NY was asked to explore how a second home could be introduced alongside Beehive Cottage, a modest Jersey cottage in St Helier, while retaining the character and presence of the existing house.

The proposal keeps the original cottage and replaces later additions with a new contemporary dwelling shaped around the scale of the existing building, the changing site levels and the established garden walls and planting.

Courtyard and garden spaces help separate the two homes while keeping the site connected as a whole. A contrasting material palette keeps the cottage clearly legible, with the new house designed as a distinct contemporary addition rather than an imitation of what is already there.