
The Next Best Thing — Season 4
Louise and Milko envisioned a home to last a lifetime. Milko’s secure position as a City banker afforded them the opportunity for ambitious plans, so Louise established her own architectural practice. Together, they purchased a derelict vio…
David and Greta cherished their home, a modernist dwelling in Surrey they’d constructed nearly forty years prior. It overflowed with objects accumulated over the years: design classics, keepsakes, and David's paintings. Yet, the house was n…
In November of 2001, Tom and Judy razed a bungalow to make way for a house of far greater ambition. The design, unfolding across multiple levels, featured glass walls and exposed steelwork – a vision of remarkable engineering intended to pr…
Amidst the modern towers of Leith, Edinburgh, Reuben and April discovered a derelict house from the nineteenth century, and it immediately became their envisioned home. Lacking any concrete plan for restoration and possessing limited practi…
David and Anjana found their small coach house increasingly inadequate for their family of four. Consequently, they resolved to construct a new home within their garden, a space generously sized by London’s measures. However, the chosen plo…
Tom and Darron envisioned a home to encompass their lives – a space for their art, their two large dogs, and most importantly, a proximity to the sea. Darron's devotion to surfing made that location essential. They already possessed a timbe…
Musicians Tony and Jo, both with Scottish Opera, harbored a long-held desire for a home in the countryside. They discovered an ideal location on the Clyde estuary in Argyll and Bute. Nestled in a small village on a hillside, the site offere…
On fifty-five acres of organic farmland within the New Forest, Lizzie and Mike embarked on the construction of a uniquely designed home. They envisioned a dwelling that would express their passion for travel and Eastern cultures while harmo…


