see, says Lucy. Everyone comments on it when they come round. eometric shapes are a recurring theme


throughout the new design of the house, as Lucy and arcs architects drew inspiration from the original ictorian tiles in the hallway, giving their home its uniue identity. t first, we werent keen on the tiles, but then we saw the interesting colours and shapes, which are now drawn throughout the house, says Lucy. he couple were keen on optimising space inside the home, too. he amount of stuff we were accumulating with a baby and a dog was amaing, laughs Lucy. Every inch inside is used, with etra shelves between boedin pipework and the upstairs of the loft staircase also turned into useful cupboard space. utside, secure


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storage etends along the side boundary to the road, accessible from both the front garden and the kitchen. ith sustainability high on the agenda, Lucy and arc reinsulated the house on all the eternal walls, using armshell wood fibre boards. ade from waste sawdust, these dense biocodefree boards are breathable, maintaining a cool home in summer and a warm one in winter. hile this work hadnt been strictly necessary, Lucy and arc wanted to replace their gas boiler with an air source heat pump, which reuires a wellinsulated home to function effectively. nfortunately, installing the heat pump became a bit of a nightmare, Lucy eplains. ot only was the location of the unit a stumbling


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