selfbuilder Diaries


mbar on llie totherts cinematic ourne, transitionin from film editin to selfbuildin with wife eronia


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And Action!” – words that have defined m career as a film editor ittle did we anticipate that these


words would seamlessl thread throuh the tapestr of a new chapter in our lies, a chapter transitionin us from the world of cinema to the realm of selfbuildin m ll tothert, and toether with m wife eronia, an adertisin producer with her own distinct set of sills, and our newborn dauhter Arabella, we embared on a ourne that interwoe our filmic bacrounds with the art of architecture


n , our passion for narratie led us to a different ind of plot  the hunt for the perfect piece of land to brin our dream home to life  , we stumbled upon an aein bunalow nestled in the picturesue illae of habbinton, ust beond the bustlin maret town of hame, on the cusp of the xfordshire and ucinhamshire border he bunalow, althouh time worn, possessed the potential to be our canas for a new beinnin nstead of a mere renoation, we were drien b a desire to create anew he decision was made to dismantle the old and construct the new, a dauntin prospect for two indiiduals without an prior buildin experience ut eronia and  found ourseles drawin inspiration from our roles in film production As a film editor, m ob reoles around assemblin the pieces  the scenes, the shots, the emotions  into a seamless whole eronia, with her expertise in adertisin production, nows the intricacies of coordinatin arious departments to brin a creatie ision to life And so, armed with the spirit of producers, we set out on our biest production et  the creation of our home ur tiht budet, the script


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and our chosen architect would be our director


espite the challenes, we tacled each phase with the same dedication we applied to our cinematic endeaours e alued sustainabilit, practicalit, and futureproofin ust as much as we did aesthetics ith these principles in mind, we crafted a pitch that encapsulated our ision After meticulous research, we narrowed down our search to three architects who shared our alues he final choice was clear  lliott Architects, a A certified and award winnin talent from exham, orthumbria, whose creatiit and passion resonated with us deepl elliottarchitectscou heir desin drew inspiration from the ippins arn showcased at the Chilterns pen Air useum  a local historic threshin barn, a testament to dar timber atop a bric foundation, boastin an eleantl proportioned roof pitch his desin not onl inuenced our home but also christened it with


the name ippins b the wa, the museum is an oasis of aricultural architecture inspiration


he house will be constructed usin


an offsite timber frame, with bric and timber claddin that echoes the stle of ippins barn but with a modern feel e opted to sement the proect into subcontractor diisions, shoulderin the manaement ourseles after receiin a costl contractor bid At this uncture, we introduced a e all  our parttime proect manaer, om andford from eeleco deelecocou espite incurrin additional expenses, his expertise in construction techniues and understandin of trades offered a muchneeded hand, easin what could be an oerwhelmin process and ultimatel sain us time and mone in the lon run At the forefront of our ippins self buildin enture was a critical phase that often doesnt receie the spotliht it deseres  the upfront desin and


nov/dec 2023


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