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An Energy-Efficient Self-Build by The Coast

Isobel Harris — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:28:25 +0000

Gail and David Webb's sloping garden has provided a picturesque - but somewhat challenging - coastal location for their new energy-efficient home, but it's all paid off as a balcony with frameless glass balustrades allow uninterrupted views over the Cornish coast.

Restoring A Derelict Mill

Isobel Harris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:11:47 +0000

David and Carol Cross saw the potential in a derelict former grist mill and have turned it into a glorious family home. The couple had to do a lot of remedial work on the old barn, including underpinning the granite walls. But great views from the rear make it all worthwhile.

Contemporary Dutch Barn Conversion

AlisonN — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:46:01 +0000

Bill and Connie Pack have artfully converted an unloved Dutch barn into a striking new home that enjoys light and space and yet is true to the building’s original form.

A Traditional Self-build with an Individual Twist

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:30:08 +0000

Simon and Karin Grainger’s distinctive home on a sensitive infill site took some ten years from conception to completion. Its highly indvidual design includes a clocktower, balcony and reconstituted stone detail.

A Custom Designed Self-build

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:00:32 +0000

James and Diana France have self-built a retirement home – next to their former period house – oriented entirely around their lifestyle. The house is built largely on one level and includes an entire wall of bookshelves built to house their extensive collection.

Restoring a Cottage

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:16:55 +0000

David and Elaine Badham started almost from scratch when they sympathetically renovated and extended a listed 17th century thatched cottage that had fallen into a terrible state of repair — paying meticulous attention to every detail.

A Luxury Mews House

Isobel Harris — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:34:30 +0000

Just a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace, and a short walk from Harrods and Harvey Nichols, Alan Waxman’s mews house nestles behind the only gated entrance in Belgravia. But while the property has a prestigious address, a well-appointed façade and a beautifully designed and ultra-luxurious interior, it didn’t always look this glamorous.

A contemporary ranch style home

AlisonN — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:14:07 +0000

Laura Fennell and Alison Richards have built a modern ranch-style home designed to make the most of views over the surrounding countryside.

A Riverside Cottage on a Sloping Site

Isobel Harris — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:00:38 +0000

When Bob Bull and Edith Wellman decided to buy a two bedroom holiday home in the sleepy riverside village of Dittisham, the property was already well known to Bob, who had previously owned and sold it on ten years earlier.

A Contemporary Cliffside Home

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:31:27 +0000

Winner of Best Contemporary Home in the 2009 Homebuilding & Renovating Awards. With stunning views over the Exe Estuary and a contemporary home conceived by probably the UK’s leading house designer — who wouldn’t feel just a little bit jealous of Peter and Sue Salter?