Arhaven, Orkney Islands

Arhaven, Orkney Islands

Raema and Adam Lyon and their two young children have a view in a million. Their self-built home – Arhaven in Stenness parish on the Orkney Islands – overlooks Stromness and the magical Hoy Hills. Close by is The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site....
Multigenerational farmhouse extension

Multigenerational farmhouse extension

Victoria and James, the owners of this traditional 19th-century stone-built farmhouse and 35-acre site on the Bedfordshire/Buckinghamshire borders, wanted to extend so they could share their home with family.The project involved adding extra living accommodation for...
Derbyshire Longhouse

Derbyshire Longhouse

Sarah and Mike’s home is a modern interpretation of a Derbyshire Dales longhouse and houses three generations of their respective families. It was built to Passivhaus standards and to have minimal visual impact on its rural surroundings and featured in a September...
The Hide

The Hide

This six-bedroom, stone-built Victorian villa in Polwarth, Edinburgh, which lies hard by the historic Union Canal, is home to owners Franck and Sharon and their three children.The couple commissioned a garden room side extension from architect Nick O’Neill of...
Fircroft house

Fircroft house

Fircroft House in Essex has been completely transformed from a tired 1980s detached property into a distinctive home with a contemporary edge. Renovated throughout, Fircroft House features a new ground floor extension, pale grey timber-effect external cladding...