The winners of the 2015 RIBA National Awards have been announced, where three self-build projects were among 37 UK buildings awarded for setting the standard for good architecture.
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Innovative Homes
When a young family bought a bungalow with the view to renovate, little did they know they would end up completing a four-bedroom self-build in their garden!
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Rural Retreat
On the eastern edge of Hampstead Heath, North London, sits an inspirational new family home within the Highgate Conservation area.
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Innovative Homes
Raymond Conner, Chief Executive of BuildStore Ltd, discusses why the Government’s ‘Right to Build’ is another appealing initiative for potential self-builders.
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Viewpoint
Lesley and Wyn Jones challenged themselves by rearranging the layout of an existing property and adding an extension to dramatically increase its size. Here, Lesley describes their self-build journey.
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Rural Retreat
When a London couple were searching for a house in the country, they found the ideal plot, the only problem was the dated brick cottage that stood within it.
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Sustainable Living
After building her own home Mandy Clark felt that the process deserved to be retold, so put her self-build experience into a book. Here, Mandy discusses the ups and downs of her homebuilding adventure.
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i-build
A Gloucestershire extension project has incorporated the refurbishment of a derelict gasworks, transforming it into a sensational contemporary annex for the nineteenth century home.
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Sustainable Living
In 2012 Richard Murphy pursued every architect’s dream of building his own home as both an architectural and environmental experiment.
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Innovative Homes
Patrick Bradley’s radical home design presented a number of electrical challenges for contractor AK Electrical, who installed a system based on controls from electrical solutions and services provider Hager.
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Project Inspiration
