Building your own home is about desire, fantasy. But it's achievable; anyone can do it.

The greatest architectural illusion is not Baroque fancy or Victorian flamboyant, but minimalism.

I've got a farm in Somerset, and I think it's God's own country. I love it.

As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger.

I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.