HOMEOWNERS Rose and Mark Morgan, with their four children
LOCATION North Cornwall
PROJECT Five-bed dormer bungalow self-build
SIZE 180m2
BUILD ROUTE Main contractor
CONSTRUCTION Masonry
BUILD TIME 10 months
BUILD COST £456,000
WORDS Alexandra Pratt
PHOTOGRAPHY Simon Burt
Located in the sublime setting of North Cornwall is Rose and Mark Morgan’s family home. “We wanted and needed a property that works for our daughter, who uses a power wheelchair,” says Rose, who also has three sons. “Few homes actually work well for wheelchairs, and we wanted our daughter to be free to go everywhere without ramps or needing help. We also needed a property that could give the boys their freedom.” The logical solution was to self-build, replacing a tired 1950s bungalow situated just 500m from the beach.
“Cornwall is so amazingly beautiful at all times of the year, whether it’s a sunny day in summer, or a howling gale in December,” says Rose. The pair looked at almost 30 properties before a local builder tipped them offabout a run-down bungalow. “We just fell in love with this site. It’s tucked away, and you feel very secluded and calm, yet you can hear the sea.”
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