Trapping the light fantastic: a new-build home that confounds expectations

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Trapping the light fantastic: a new-build home that confounds expectations

When a design-conscious couple bought a dark home, they decided to start from scratch to bring sun into every cornerThe planners insisted on a traditional house that sat politely with its neighbours on this tree-lined street in a conservation area of north London. But the design-minded owners of this expansive new-build, Afsaneh and Ebbi Farsian, had more ambitious ideas. They envisaged a modern, open-plan family home basking in natural light. T…