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REAL PROJECT CONTEMPORARY EXTENSION

HOMEOWNERS Sarah Jenkins and Andy RoughLOCATION GlasgowSIZE 51m²BUILD ROUTE Main contractorBUILD TIME Three yearsHOUSE COST UndisclosedBUILD COST £210,000VALUE Unknown

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A certain ingenuity and sensitivity would be required when Andy Rough and Sarah Jenkins were seeking to create space and bring more light into their ground and basement garden apartment in Glasgow’s West End. The Victorian sandstone townhouse that features their duplex is not only listed but set within a conservation area. Therefore

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