orn in the same village in the south of the Netherlands, Annemie Custers and her husband Geert knew they wanted to live somewhere nearby when they decided to move in together in 1992. ‘We both grew up in farmhouses, but felt that a big house surrounded by lots of land would need too much maintenance,’ recalls Annemie. So the couple found a corner plot and opted to build their own home instead, looking at different styles of properties in the area for inspiration. Upon finding one they liked, the owner was kind enough to pass on the details of their architect, and Annemie and Geert’s self-build
