Case Study

Duane Parkin has a keen eye for design and some building experience to draw from. Having started his own building and developing business 15 years ago, amongst many projects, he’s built 10 new houses from the ground up. Now he has his very own pre-manufactured basement house, named ‘Hidden House’, which is a sleek, modern…

We had no intention of building a basement and, in fact, I always thought of basements as cold and damp environments with no headroom. Given the nature of the soft clay soil on the site though, we always knew that we’d have to dig deep foundations for a new build and having chosen to build…

The client wanted us to build two large basements in Watford. One for himself and his family and one for his parents, both living together on the same plot. The two of them were so designed that the sun would shine into the basement as long as possible so that the rooms would be very…

To meet all of the client’s requirements, a basement proved to be an ideal solution. It would provide a separate section to the house for the luxury leisure area they wanted to include, without disturbing the actual living space. However, this would cost them no extra ground on their plot, so they would not need…

Background The owners of this property in Hertfordshire knew exactly what they wanted to create, and carried out thorough research and meticulous financial planning to achieve their wonderful family home. Having lived just around the corner since childhood, they knew the area well, and in 2013, when the plot of land with an existing bungalow…

Background Moving closer to Central London, this family had decided to rent a house initially in order to get to know the area a bit. Then a house came up for sale on the same road they were renting on. At a street party they got talking to a neighbour who was the agent for…

Ben Arnold, a third-generation family builder, grew up just down the road from where he’s now built his own family home along with his wife, Lucy. The couple met at college and Lucy, from Suffolk, relocated to Buckinghamshire some 17 years ago to be with Ben. Not only have they built their own spacious family…

This couple had long enjoyed a large family home of 7 bedrooms set in 7 acres complete with indoor swimming pool, tennis court and other luxuries. With the children now all grown up though, the 1920’s property had begun to be a burden, and the seed had been sown to investigate a self-build project. Background…