Belle

Let There Be Light

There are certain elements of a house that you can’t change when it comes to a renovation and it has nothing to do with the size of your budget. You can’t change its location but, more importantly, you can’t change its orientation.

There are of course a few exceptions to that. If you have a large site and you’re prepared to knock down an existing structure and rebuild you can design your house to take advantage of a northerly aspect. But if you are hemmed in on one side and

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