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How a dream of building an eco house turned into a 13-year nightmare of bureaucracy, bad weather and dead fish
Paul Murphy chose an up-and-coming, if unconventional, place to build a beach pad
Heba Saleh constructed a traditional desert house — with a little help from The Economist — using local materials and know-how
Indonesian house was designed for family living, dinner parties and withstanding earthquakes
Family of anti-apartheid campaigner establish base to provide healthcare, education and business advice for local people
When the FT’s former deputy editor needed a good architect to design his dream house he turned to family
A Georgian house seemed a rare bargain but a quick makeover soon turned into a costly engineering challenge
With its Artex ceilings and leaking windows, this modernist house was in need of some love to revive its original spirit
Needing a storage rethink, Graham Parrish replaced his old shed with three beach huts — each with a specific function
Chris Tighe plans to bring her neglected allotment glasshouse back to life with a little bit of money and a lot of ingenuity
