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Geraldine Patten and Andrew Martin have turned an awkward 1970s semi in London into the quintessential 21st century family home

Sophie Goldhill and David Liddicoat’s new home is a remarkable solution to the constraints offered by a small site with a difficult planning history

Gerry and Susan Goldwyre’s innovative new home was built from sustainable, local materials to a tight budget

Giles and Heidi Thompson’s sensitive renovation and extension of a Victorian villa involved some impressively radical solutions

Watson and Marsha Watson-Steele became reluctant self-builders when a fire devastated their listed farmhouse — the traditional-style replacement is the result of quality design and a large dose of perseverance

Despite his lack of building experience or skills, Mark Collins has designed and managed the conversion of a huge stone barn to create a show-stopping home

Catherine Kanter ended up effectively taking her house down, restoring every element and building it back up again — and then added on an impressive contemporary extension

Tom and Emily Hunt’s contemporary eco-friendly home combines style and substance for an affordable £139,000

Adrian and Glenda Gracia have remodelled and extended a run-down 1950s house to create a light, bright, stylish new home

Nick Fisher and Jo Jordan’s astonishing new home, built without formal plans on a DIY basis, is remarkable inside and out

Isobel Heyworth’s self-designed new home has been constructed using SIPs and is considered a benchmark for new houses in her Manchester suburb

Rob and Grace Horton have remodelled a listed home, adding a contemporary-style extension in oak frame and glass

Ian and Helen Hardy have replaced a run-down bungalow with a charming cottage-style family home, pulling out all the stops to achieve a remarkably low build cost

Alex and Seonaid Maclean-Bristol have created an astonishing contemporary home out of the ruins of a Georgian landmark

Kerrie Daykin and Emile Borgonha turned to a German package supplier for their eco-friendly self-build

Sarah Pepworth has transformed a dated bungalow into a spacious new home by adding a whole storey

At just £35,000, this spectacular plot on the Mendip Hills was too good to miss, but it took a 10-year planning struggle before Chris and Anna Waelchli were able to build their charming, eco-friendly home

Imagine spending six years renovating a sublime 16th century home, only to see it burn down. In a remarkable story, Penny and Mark Sloper reveal how they managed to start all over again

Ian Trotter and Gill Hall dedicated almost six years to creating a striking, sustainable family home for life

Luke Lowings and Maria Westerståhl built their quirky new home on a restricted, unusual-shaped plot in London for a tight budget of just £225,000

Reluctant to lose their large family-friendly garden by moving, Mohini and David Gray added a striking, light-filled extension to their ordinary 1990s estate home

Marlena and Olav Hellebo have replaced a dated 1960s estate house with a stylish contemporary-style home boasting exemplary green credentials

Kevin Gallagher has transformed a dated ‘70s bungalow into a charming new home — for just £38,000

John Burke has saved a derelict Georgian mill from ruin, transforming it into a sumptuous home

For their first self-build Gordon and Annie Campbell placed their faith in oak frame and timber cladding — the result is utterly charming

Kollette and Darren Smith have completely rebuilt a former schoolhouse on the verge of collapse, creating a family home whilst preserving the original building’s charm

Helen Lucas and Malcolm Fraser have built an exciting energy-efficient timber frame house on a breathtaking waterside site on the west coast of Scotland

Liz Kingston has sensitively renovated the dated interiors of a listed stone property, adding a contemporary extension to take best advantage of the light and the rural views

Judith and Chris Brook have transformed a barn into a contemporary open plan family home, full of light

Penny Shankar has transformed a 1950s bungalow by adding a flat-roofed timber-frame structure on top, creating a modernist two-storey home