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The clients, Paul and Lilly, were neighbours of mine who moved to York for work — it’s always interesting to work further afield than your own backyard [Ben’s studio is London-based]. Originally the brief was a light-touch renovation but the house was in a poor state of repair and the brief developed into an extension that would provide Paul and Lilly with some extra space and make the most of the strange, slim yard that had been concreted over at the back.