best self build or renovation 2023
Hands-on timber frame home
MATTHEW SMITH
After living in France for several years, Steve and Suzanne Richardson moved back to the UK and built their own energy efficient house in the Suffolk countryside. The proposed design detailed in the plot’s outline planning permission didn’t suit their taste or meet their eco goals. So, architect Matt Plummer, director at Cocoon Architects, developed a sleek, low-carbon design that sits sensitively within its landscape.