The end. Once there was a drug house and once there was a small house, and no-one cared for the garden. So we turned the drug house into a family home, we made the small house live larger and we connected them both to a fine-looking shared garden. These new happy, healthy homes radiate into the city community, where everyone gets a little shine on them and feels the warmth. The beginning.

Highlights:

• Blown-in cellulose cavity wall insulation.

• Foam insulated loft and ceiling space.

• High-efficiency boiler with underfloor heating throughout.

• All new wood double-glazed windows, argon filled for high thermal performance.

• Plumbed ready for adoption of solar thermal in second phase.

• ‘Low flow’ bathroom fixtures and toilets.

• 1700-gallon water catchment cistern concealed beneath garden decking.

• Reclaimed materials and natural finishes throughout.