Ian and Sophie Cooper first encountered each other at university, and since then have shared a life immersed in the energy of London. Ian works as a marketing consultant within the telecommunications sector, while Sophie is a sales manager …

A fleeting image on a container of yogurt sparked an idea in Chris Ostwald: to construct a New England-style water mill. He chose a hilltop in the Chilterns for the ambitious project, a location conspicuously absent of any flowing water.

The Berry siblings, Sarah and Dean, spent their childhood in a council estate in Newport. After forging successful lives in London, they returned home seventeen years later to purchase an 18th-century folly – a castle commanding a hilltop v…

Kevin McCloud chronicles the journey of architect Richard Hawkes and his wife Sophie as they relocate from London to the Kent countryside. Their ambition: to construct a technologically advanced, environmentally conscious home complete with…

Daren Howarth and Adi Nortje are eager to construct an earth-sheltered dwelling in Brittany, prioritizing the use of reclaimed materials. Their design emphasizes simplicity, with the structure primarily built from repurposed automobile tire…

On their 700-acre farm nestled in the rolling chalk hills of Wiltshire, dairy farmer Andrew Ainslie and his artist wife Meryl are constructing a modern farmhouse in the barn style. They also operate a gallery on the property.

Mimi De Costa and her husband Andre, a physician, had spent years searching for a suitable property when they discovered a bungalow in Kent. They purchased the site – twelve acres of organic pasture and woodland – with the intention of d…

The saying, "An Englishman's home is his castle," resonates deeply with Francis Shaw. For him, it’s a literal truth. He and his wife, Karen, along with their two young daughters, purchased the ruins of a fourteenth-century castle in Yorkshi…

Four years had passed since Daren Howarth and Adi Nortje embarked on their ambitious project to construct an earth-sheltered home in Brittany, and now Kevin returned to assess its progress.

A building contractor and his nurse wife undertake the construction of a substantial, modern six-bedroom house on a hillside in Brighton. The property boasts a breathtaking view, and the owner has expressed numerous ambitious design concept…

Eight years prior, Alex and Cheryl Reay exchanged the bustle of London for a fresh start in the New Forest.