Alexandra Pratt

1 week ago | self-build.co.uk | Alexandra Pratt |Jen Grimble

On the hunt for a fixer upper, Ian Turkington transformed a Victorian terraced property in Walthamstow with a contemporary extension and sustainable upgrades. The property has something that’s rare to find in London; a very large garden. Everything removed from the garden had to be taken out through the main house, so, it made practical sense for the outside space to be tackled first.

1 week ago | self-build.co.uk | Alexandra Pratt |Jen Grimble

After a decade living in the area, their landlord asked Rhodri and Meinir Jones if they wanted to buy their rental property; a cramped and damp stone-built barn originally converted in the 1960s. South facing and private, set in a walled garden, the couple took on the challenge, going through 30 iterations of the design over the next four years. Huge fans of Scandi design principles, the modest garden space was integral to the scheme.

1 week ago | self-build.co.uk | Jen Grimble |Alexandra Pratt

Darren Young undertook a dramatic and lengthy renovation project to transform a 1960s bungalow in South London into a contemporary family home. Darren had a simple brief; he wanted to add a second storey and create a spacious internal layout, with ample natural light and sliding doors that would bring the outside in.

1 month ago | self-build.co.uk | Alexandra Pratt |Jen Grimble

On the hunt for a fixer upper, Ian Turkington transformed a Victorian property in East London with a contemporary extension and sustainable upgrades East London might not seem like the best place for a landscape architect to create a garden paradise, but this small Victorian house gave Ian Turkington the chance he’d been waiting for. “I was fed up with living in flats and I wanted a house,” says Ian. “My son started looking in Walthamstow and I thought the area was lovely. There is a great...

1 month ago | self-build.co.uk | Jen Grimble |Alexandra Pratt |Caroline Ednie

After buying a modest bungalow, Darren Young undertook a dramatic and lengthy renovation project to transform it into a contemporary family home In the past, Darren Young had renovated numerous homes to rent out, but by mid-2016, he was craving a project of his own. He began looking for properties in the Beckenham area of South London and soon found a post-war bungalow from the 1960s. Located on a quiet street away from a main road – something that was a priority for the security specialist –...