minimalism exterior shot the blue in the foreground in a river the background is in a lush forest the volume in the back is an existing historic farmhouse made of rough cornish stone with dark grey slate roof in the foreground is a modern extension of glass and honed smooth cornish stone show a dawn shot with nice reflections off the river there is a glass connection between the new extension and the old mill building there are two courtyards between the volumes create nice gardens with specimen trees in each there should be a contrast between the new materials and the old rustic ones architecture