Battling the elements

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One couple build a landmark home on a scenic headland in East Yorkshire

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Grand Designs Magazine

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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

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

BUYING A RUN-DOWN BUNGALOW ON A LARGE PLOT ENABLED KATE AND ROSS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE GARDEN AND EDGE CLOSER TO BEING MORTGAGE FREE

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

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

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

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

BUYING A RUN-DOWN BUNGALOW ON A LARGE PLOT ENABLED KATE AND ROSS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE GARDEN AND EDGE CLOSER TO BEING MORTGAGE FREE

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

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