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What A reorganised Victorian villa

Where Pollokshields, Glasgow

Architect Studio SJM Architects

Main contractor Sitka Projects

When Wendy Killin and John McGonagle decided the time had come to give up apartment living, they did so in some style, swapping their flat in Glasgow’s west end for a grand two-storey sandstone villa on the city’s southside, replete with original Victorian features and mature gardens. Even the driveway had pillars.

Having so much space for the couple’s two young sons to run around in was a real bonus, but it wasn’t long before the traditional layout of the interior began to present the family with some practical challenges. “The rooms are so far apart

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