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An invisible house hidden away beneath a stylish Shoreditch street
When furniture designer James Shaw bought an empty plot in a covetable east London, it required an unusual amount of ingenuity to turn it into a home
By Kitty Grady
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At home with a filmmaker-turned-hemp-grower in the Cambridgeshire countryside
Fifty-three acres in Cambridgeshire dedicated to growing organic hemp set the scene for film-director-turned-farmer Steve Barron's vision for the future of this versatile crop
By Malaika Byng
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A modern country house on the edge of the meadows and woods of the Chilterns
When an idyllic Buckinghamshire site with extensive views of the Chilterns became available, architectural practice McLean Quinlan rose to the challenge of creating the modern country house of their clients’ dreams
By Dominic Bradbury
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From the archive: a perfect English country house brought to life by a dream team of architects and designers
Mixing classical symmetry and vernacular charm, this newbuild country house is a triumph of teamwork, with architects and designers collaborating to create the owners' perfect home
By Ros Byam Shaw
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The co-founder of Ochre's peaceful country house in Wiltshire
When plans for a kitchen extension turned into a demolition opportunity, Joanna Bibby saw a chance to create her ideal house in the Wiltshire countryside. The clean-lined yet comfortable newbuild is flooded with natural light and epitomises the Ochre co-founder’s mastery of pared-back style
By Claire Bingham
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Kate Guinness draws an airy and stylish interior from a new build house in the Cotswolds
Decorating a single-storey newbuild on the site of a former cricket pavilion in the Cotswolds gave designer Kate Guinness the chance to create a winningly inviting home-from-home for a young family
By Ticky Hedley-Dent
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A modern London townhouse filled with colour and pattern by Howark Design
James Arkoulis and Saskia Howard of Howark Design helped create cohesion out of their client's bold creative vision
By Kitty Grady
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Ptolemy Dean and David Mlinaric conjure an enchanting house out of the English countryside
Architect Ptolemy Dean drew on the distinct appearance of local farmhouses when it came to designing this newbuild with elegant interiors by David Mlinaric, creating a country house that feels well established in its setting and makes the most of the views from its hilltop position in this charmingly rural part of southern England
By Elfreda Pownall
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Look inside the secluded dream house featured in Netflix's The Sandman
On a secluded site in south London, architect Nick Eldridge has created a sculptural house with a concealed lower level and an upper storey that seems to float above the surrounding garden
By Dominic Bradbury
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A Miami masterclass in indoor-outdoor living by Stephanie Barba Mendoza
Fusing mid-century, contemporary and neoclassical styles in this architecturally striking Miami house, interior designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza has created a glamorous space for her clients where indoors and outdoors flow seamlessly together
By Virginia Clark
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In a remote corner of northern Mexico two furniture designers have built their dream ranch
The well-travelled design duo behind the artisanal furniture brand Casamidy have built a ranch in a remote area of northern Mexico, in which their handmade pieces mingle with family heirlooms and objects collected over time.
By Mieke Ten Have
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An architect's extraordinary, sustainable new build in Rutland
Looking for a greater connection to the outdoors and a more sustainable way of life, Matthew and Nicky Lyttelton commissioned architect Sarah Featherstone to design their ideal green retreat in Rutland
By Liz Elliot
Italian Houses
An architect's strikingly modern take on traditional Puglian architecture
When a plot of land in a Puglian village came up for sale, it offered an exciting opportunity for an Italian architect to create a contemporary courtyard enclave for his family – complete with a tower – as a bold but respectful nod to the region’s past
By Dominic Bradbury
City houses with contemporary interiors
A sun-filled Sydney Harbour house with compelling interiors by Arent&Pyke
Interiors studio Arent&Pyke has anchored this Sydney Harbour newbuild firmly in the Australian vernacular with indigenous art, native hardwoods and a palette of outback-inspired tones, to create comfortable and compelling interiors
By Emma Love
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A barn-style holiday house on the Long Island coast with luxurious interiors by Veere Grenney
On a plot of farmland on the Atlantic coast of Long Island, a firm of Manhattan architects and a London-based interior designer have created a barn-style holiday house for their clients that is appropriate to its rural setting, yet has all the accoutrements of stylish modern living
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A stylish, sustainable Passivhaus in the depths of rural Somerset
The architect and interior designer owners of this Somerset house welcomed the challenge of building an exceptional family home based on an energy-efficient design philosophy.
By Christopher Stocks
Country
A new-build Suffolk house designed for mesmerising views
Called upon to create a house that would fit the Suffolk landscape, Mole Architects came up with an intriguing sloping structure that graduates from one storey to two, with large windows placing the focus on dramatic river views
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A RIBA award-winning contemporary home built for family life
This multi award-winning newbuild in Berkshire, designed by the architect Gregory Phillips, has a strikingly modern aesthetic, but it is also a relaxed and practical home for a family of six
By Dominic Bradbury
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On Mykonos an architect has created an extraordinary private place of worship
On Mykonos, David Roy of James Gorst Architects has designed a private place of worship for a family, drawing inspiration from the Greek island’s traditional buildings to create pared-back spaces with a sense of calm
By Dominic Bradbury
City
Kelly Hoppen's London home
Her trademark slick, neutral style is known - and replicated - the world over, but in her spacious house in west London, Kelly Hoppen has introduced some new ideas, creating an artful, open-plan space that is about so much more than taupe
By David Nicholls