![A modern home addition with perfectly positioned windows that frame the views like artwork.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-house-addition-cantilever-windows-100321-1145-01.jpg)
Brown & Brown Architects has designed the remodel and addition of a traditional house in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park in Aviemore, Scotland.
![A modern home addition with a material palette of local natural stone, Siberian Larch, natural slate, blackened stainless steel, and glass.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-house-addition-black-exterior-100321-1145-02.jpg)
The contemporary extension has a timber and glass upper volume that rests above a stone plinth, and extends outwards, supported by exposed steel columns.
![A modern home addition with a material palette of local natural stone, Siberian Larch, natural slate, blackened stainless steel, and glass.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-house-addition-black-exterior-100321-1145-04.jpg)
The addition has a material palette of local natural stone, Siberian Larch, natural slate, blackened stainless steel, and glass.
![A modern home addition with a material palette of local natural stone, Siberian Larch, natural slate, blackened stainless steel, and glass.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-house-addition-black-exterior-100321-1145-05.jpg)
A glass-lined hallway connects the original home and the new addition.
![A glass-lined hallway connects an addition to the original home.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-house-addition-black-exterior-glass-hallway-100321-1145-03.jpg)
The addition was designed to create larger social spaces for family gatherings.
![A glass-lined hallway connects an addition to the original home.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-house-addition-black-exterior-100321-1145-06.jpg)
Stepping into the new addition, and there’s a wood bookshelf that hides a powder room.
![A wood bookshelf hides a powder room.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hidden-powder-room-behind-bookshelf-100321-1146-7.jpg)
The living room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed wood beams, a double-sided fireplace, and a wood-lined niche that houses the television.
![A modern living room with a steel fireplace surround and a wood-lined niche for a television.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-living-room-vaulted-ceiling-exposed-beams-100321-1146-08.jpg)
![A modern living room with a steel fireplace surround.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-living-room-fireplace-100321-1146-09.jpg)
On the other side of the fireplace is the dining room that enjoys a picturesque view of the trees.
![A modern dining room that enjoys a picturesque view of the trees.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-dining-room-picture-window-100321-1147-10.jpg)
Adjacent to the dining area is the kitchen, which includes colorful lower cabinets, a countertop with waterfall edges, and a section that can be used as a desk.
![A modern kitchen includes colorful lower cabinets, a countertop with waterfall edges, and a section that can be used as a desk.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-kitchen-with-desk-window-100321-1147-11.jpg)
In the original home, steel and wood stairs have been included and connect to the bedrooms and bathrooms.
![Modern steel and wood stairs.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-black-steel-wood-stairs-100321-1147-12.jpg)
![Modern steel and wood stairs.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-black-steel-wood-stairs-100321-1147-13.jpg)
In one of the bedrooms, a thin horizontal window removes the need for artwork, as it perfectly frames the view.
![In this modern bedroom, a thin horizontal window removes the need for artwork, as it perfectly frames the view.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/modern-bedroom-horizontal-window-100321-1147-14.jpg)