When Deborah Saunt graduated from her architectural training, her mentor have her an important piece of advice. \u201cShe told me that if I ever wanted to build my own house in London, I would have to go out and buy a property with a large garden, resell the house, and keep part of the plot to build on\u201d, she remembers, telling her story to The Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\n
She did as advised. The commercial trick would help her save money and also challenge her imagination and creativity to build on the small plot of land. In 2007, Deborah and her husband David, also an architect, found a property in Clapham, south-west of London. They sold the Victorian style house right away and kept the garden to build on the plot. Deborah and David were left with a site measuring approximately 40\u2009x\u200965ft \u2013 and guarded by fierce conservation-area restrictions. \u201cIt took two applications and an appeal to achieve permission. It was a wearying three years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n