The Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2007

Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating AwardsBRITAINS BEST HOMES - The Winners of the 2007 Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards

 

The 2008 Awards were announced in the January 2009 issue of Homebuilding & Renovating magazine - viewable here.

Here are the winners of last year's awards; why not take a look and see what tips you can pick up from some of Britain's best self builds, renovations and conversions...

 

 

The Winner of the 2007 Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating AwardsA Contemporary Self Build in Somerset
Overall Winner

The overall winner of the 2007 Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards is a new family home on a dream site in Somerset that sets a new standard in sensitive contemporary home design... Read More

 

 

Restoring a Georgian townhouseRestoring a Georgian Townhouse
Winner of Best Renovation

Chris Dyson has painstakingly restored a Georgian town house to its former glory - injecting a little a la mode in the process... Read More

 

 

 

A Converted Brick BarnA Converted Brick Barn
Winner of Best Conversion

Converting a rural brick barn into a striking contemporary home gave Conrad and Fiona Whelan the opportunity to leave city life behind... Read More

 

 

 

A Self-Build home on a Small SiteA Self-Build Home on a Small Site
Winner of Best Small Home

Warren and Jocelyn Milne have built an 80m2 unimposing end-of-terrace house on an ex-council estate that completely belies the contemporary, space-efficient design scheme hidden within... Read More

 

 

Extending a 1930s BungalowExtending a 1930s Bungalow
Winner of Best Extension/ Remodel

Martin Swatton has extended and totally transformed an ordinary 1930s bungalow into a light, bright and contemporary living space with some quirky touches... Read More

 

 

The Secrets of Building to a budgetThe Secrets of Building to a Budget
Winner of Best Value for Money

Caron Pain has built a five bedroom house in Norfolk in double-quick time and at an amazingly keen price. In fact, her cost control has been so good that she managed to come in £20,000 under her £130,000 budget... Read More

 

 

An Arts & Crafts Style Self buildAn Arts & Crafts Style Self Build
Winner of Award for Residential Design

Johnnie and Anne Sam – with the help of celebrated local architect James Snell – have built a new Arts & Crafts-style home that blends perfect exterior design with a floorplan that is over 450m2 but feels cosy and manageable rather than grand... Read More

 

 

A German Style Eco HouseA German-Style Eco House
Winner of Best Timber Frame

Andy and Alison Nicholls’ new eco house was manufactured in Germany and erected in just two days on their beautiful Cornish site. The resulting house is the first ever carbon-positive house to be built in the UK... Read More

 

 

A Small Urban Self buildA Small Urban Self Build
Winner of Best Eco House

A small, awkward upban site inspired a particularly creative design solution for green self-builders Jackie Strube and Alan Stone, the com[leted house includes several green features, such as a sedum roof, rainwater harvesting and underfloor heating... Read More

 

 

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