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The perfect rural retreat
How a farmer carefully created a rural cabin from reclaimed materials in Cornwall
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Traditionally eco
A case study that combines low energy Passivhaus design with traditional looks
Light relief
An architect provided a clever solution to bring in light on a tight London plot
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Tips on creating the wetroom that’s right for you
GOING BACK TO NATURE IN SUSSEX
Self-build veterans Athena and Mark faced the challenge of renovating a cottage in a way that enhanced its nature reserve location
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FROM THE EDITOR...
Hello and welcome to your new, bigger and better Selfbuilder + Homemaker. We have upgraded the content for this issue, so that rather than the previous single case study, you now get a total of five examples of great self-build projects to enjoy reading about!
Our cover star is a timber cabin constructed in a wooded setting which is a fantastic example of reusing materials, in order to be as sustainable as possible. However, importantly, the Cornish rural retreat also shows how such projects can produce really beautiful results.
A different project entirely is the Gittins’ rebuild of a derelict cottage – different because rescuing the 18th century toll house would mean a heroic battle with the planners. However as per normal, our writer Heather Dixon reassuringly finds that a compromise was reached.
Another project taking a very green approach to creating the ideal home for a particular set of requirements, solicitor Stephen Cirell built a Passivhaus near Leeds which also looks very like a traditional stone-built home. Go to page 38 for the full story.
Possibly the most interesting and unusual of all is the project covered by Selfbuilder + Homemaker assistant editor Roseanne Field on page 64, where a couple reinvented a period house which sits in a West Sussex nature reserve.
This issue shows that in self-builds as in many other things, variety is the spice of life! We hope you enjoy it.
JAMES PARKER
july/august 2019
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