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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Build It Aug 2017.
Welcome
Editor’s letter
As I write, we know the result of Theresa May’s snap general election – but a week on we still aren’t quite certain of the exact outcome. Voting season naturally brings a...
Garden state
Graham and Betty Mc Nicol’s decision to downsize led them to self-build a Passivhaus bungalow on a site in their former garden WORDS CAROLINE EDNIE PHOTOS DAVID BARBOUR
Having lived in a late G...
A complete makeover
Nathan Berger and Donna Pettefer followed their hearts and injected new life into an abandoned architectural project WORDS HEATHER DIXON PHOTOS DAVID BURTON
From the roadside, the six-bedroom 1...
Contemporary package home
Won over by the amazing views, the Sawyers took a gamble on being able to knock down the existing bungalow and replace it with a stunning new home WORDS JANE CRITTENDEN PHOTOS BRUCE HEMMING
Th...
Rising ambition
A simple plan to add some natural light and create a family-friendly kitchen in an Edwardian home has ended up as a dramatic extend-and-refurbish project for Scott and Anne Leiper WORDS CAROLINE EDNIE...
CREATING a characterful farmhouse
David and Susan Lockwood have designed and built a striking new country home, with the focus on feature brickwork inside and out WORDS DEBBIE JEFFERY PHOTOS MIKE BLACK
The new house’s vernacul...