Jim Fairfull often feels fortunate. While fishing with a friend, he stumbled upon a breathtakingly secluded loch, a place of enchantment with panoramic vistas of the surrounding hills. He struck up a conversation with the farmer who owned t…

Hillcott Barn possessed an air more akin to a Tuscan monastery than a typical English barn. When the farmer offered it for sale, most who viewed the property departed without a second glance. It was a secluded, shadowy place, accessible onl…

Theo and Elaine Leijser envisioned infusing a touch of Dutch sensibility into the Scottish landscape with their first family home: a vibrant, modern three-story house distinguished by its striking cedar cladding. They discovered the ideal s…

For six years, Bruno and Denise Del Tufo contemplated the substantial concrete water tower at the garden's base, pondering its potential. A remarkably uncommon structure, it was a square tower elevated on stilts, designed by architect Edwin…

Christine Benjamin and her husband, Peter, now reside in Medland Manor, an Edwardian estate. Both in their sixties, they find the house has grown too expansive for their needs, and have resolved to build a smaller dwelling. Though the ma…

Kevin McCloud returns to Nicky and James Dobree, who both spent their childhoods with a deep affection for the mountains – Nicky in France, James in Beirut. It was therefore inevitable that they would one day seek a home among the towering …

Christine Benjamin and her husband, Peter, now reside in Medland Manor, an Edwardian house. Approaching their sixties, they find the residence has grown too expansive for their needs and have resolved to build a smaller home. While respecti…

Anjana and David Devoy embarked on constructing a modern dwelling, its form gracefully embracing a venerable chestnut tree at the heart of their garden. Kevin McCloud revisits the project to assess whether their ambitious vision has taken s…