Grand Designs

Grand Designs magazine is essential reading for anyone who is building, renovating, or improving their own home. In each issue you can expect to find 40+ pages of inspirational real homes complete with in-depth project details and exclusive tours of new TV houses. Up-to-date information allows you to stay abreast of the latest architecture, design and construction ideas and innovations. Practical project features include advice from industry experts on a wide range of challenges such as building on an awkward plot, overcoming a lack of light or space, or working with a tight budget. And, as designing a kitchen or bathroom is one of the most complex – and expensive – room transformations to tackle, every month you’ll find a project feature on each, along with beautiful real-life case studies.

GRAND DESIGNS

EDITOR’S LETTER

Architecture update

Kevin McCloud • Our editor-at-large is preparing for winter’s chill by finding the best ways to wrap up his body as well as his home

Best house on the block • There’s nothing ordinary about this factory-built home that was completed in just seven months

All the right moves • Extending and remodelling this period house has completely changed the way one family use it

Familyties • When Sarah Orme decided to downsize, there was only one person she wanted to design her new home

Levelling up • A split-level layout was the solution to designing this family home on a sloping plot

Get ready for winter • These Quiet Mark-certified products help improve thermal and acoustic comfort

Guide to project management • Knowing what’s involved in running a build will help you decide whether to tackle it yourself or hire an expert

10 Homes in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty • Securing a site and gaining planning permission for a new house or undertaking a major renovation in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) calls for imagination and determination. But through the innovative use of modern construction techniques and eco-friendly materials, a new-build can enhance the landscape and raise standards of sustainability and design within the local area.

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How to build a home for less • Advice to help you complete the most cost-conscious project possible

Bespoke furniture • How to commission a unique handcrafted design that’s made to treasure

KITCHEN UPGRADE

Super efficient • Electric appliances designed to keep energy use to a minimum

BATHROOM EDIT

Starting over • Inspiring ways to recycle, reclaim and reuse to create a unique scheme

DECEMBER ISSUE

MY GRAND IDEA • Architect Tom Turner overcame strict planning constraints with this barn-like extension

Feel the heat

Illuminating ideas

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