Jon was Project Director at Architype for this 100m2 low-energy, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home self-built for an astonishingly low cost in an area of former plotland development in Basildon.
Pier foundations provide a cost effective solution on a sloping site.
South facing terrace takes advantage of view towards the Thames.
The owner who now makes a living from the Grass Roof Company which he set up.