Homebuilding & Renovating

House of the RISING SUN

HOMEOWNERS Alastair and Sally Campbell

PROJECT Bungalow renovation and extension

LOCATION Edinburgh

HOUSE SIZE 260m2

BUILD ROUTE Main contractor

BUILD TIMELINE June 2015 - May 2016

HOUSE COST £687,000

BUILD COST £454,336

VALUE Unknown

When Sally and Alastair Campbell decided they wanted to move back to Edinburgh, having lived and worked abroad for many years, they bought a 1960s architect-designed bungalow that they were keen to transform.

“We thought that the garden was terrific and the house was good in its day,” says Alastair. But, adds Sally: “When I initially saw it, my first thought was ‘how much of this can we knock down?’”

A sustainable approach

Uppermost in the thoughts of Sally, a lawyer who worked for an environmental

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