Right on the edge

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After a decade of heartache, a lighthouse-inspired home on the north Devon coast is

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On the verge of starting this self-build, a late change of design proved to be the making of this Devonian house on a bend

Architect Alastair Bowden tells Coast how a steep site in North Devon was transformed into a low-energy coastal sanctuary with panoramic sea views

IMAGE: SIMON BURT TREVOLT ARCHITECTS JACOB DOWN LOCATION ...

Robyn and Mike Collins turned a boring 1950s home into the boldest, most exciting house on their street – all for less than £220,000

The success of Jorge and Carin’s Kent extension owed itself to clever design solutions and a combination of talents

Despite the challenges, Celia and Keith McCarthy turned a 1970s bungalow into a characterful cedar-clad haven

On the verge of starting this self-build, a late change of design proved to be the making of this Devonian house on a bend

Architect Alastair Bowden tells Coast how a steep site in North Devon was transformed into a low-energy coastal sanctuary with panoramic sea views

IMAGE: SIMON BURT TREVOLT ARCHITECTS JACOB DOWN LOCATION ...

Robyn and Mike Collins turned a boring 1950s home into the boldest, most exciting house on their street – all for less than £220,000

The success of Jorge and Carin’s Kent extension owed itself to clever design solutions and a combination of talents

Despite the challenges, Celia and Keith McCarthy turned a 1970s bungalow into a characterful cedar-clad haven