My grand idea

Architect Karolina Banasik shares the challenges of transforming a historic beach house on Dorset’s Ballard Estate into a sustainable, stormproof home

Heather and Chris Noon successfully overcame the most daunting of technical challenges to create a unique home with world-class views

Inspired by the architecture of contemporary art galleries, this home has towering volumes and sweeping curves

Five years ago, a twist of fate led a couple to their dream seaside property, and now the once-neglected house is a stylish and welcoming family home

This extraordinary home in the Outer Hebrides, which was designed to take in the spectacular surroundings, is the perfect place to hunker down and enjoy a slower pace of life

Designers Studio DB let loose in their Upstate New York weekend home – a place where kids, animals and creativity all run free