Architecture update

Building a new barn-style home combines traditional character with innovative modern construction techniques to achieve the best of both worlds, as these UK projects show

Paula Brailovsky Ruiz and Przemek Dudka took a run-down townhouse and turned it into the ultimate family home using eco-friendly materials

Ben and Ruth Prior replaced a coastal bungalow with a stunning three-storey home to maximise family living space and views of the sea

After buying a house they had initially written off, David and Magali set about adding a contemporary space to form a stunning family home

Knowing this was going to be their forever home, Dawn and Graham Hillier put heart and soul into every aspect of their new-build project

A round-up of the latest self-build and home renovation news, products and events. By Jennifer Grimble