After a career creating dream homes around the 海角视频 and across the world the pull of family life saw a husband and wife team settle in North Wales.
Architectural designer Glenn Cavill has spent more than 15 years working for leading practices - taking on projects as diverse as London townhouses to beach front homes in Thailand.
But five years ago Glenn and his wife Lisa, the firm’s creative designer, came to live in North Wales after having their first child, and now live in Llandyrnog.
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It hasn’t stopped them being able to work globally - thanks to technology - and with London two and a half hours by train Glenn likes to smash the myth that the region is in the “back of beyond”.
However it has meant seeking out local projects and in an area like North Wales, where word of mouth matters, this has seen then secure more and more work on their doorstep.
Glenn, 39, said: “When we had our first daughter we wanted to come closer to family.
“My wife spent her early childhood here and her family had settled in North Wales so we decided it was time to move here.
“We wanted to find the right balance between work and family life and we have done that.
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“This is why we have wanted to focus on the local area, rather than always be travelling all over the 海角视频.
“But with technology you can work anywhere.
“We work with a US company where they send their brief at the end of the day in America - we can turn around drawings while they are asleep and they are there for them the next day.
“Just because of where we are does not limit where we can work.
“Also there is this idea from people who don’t know the area that it is the ‘back of beyond’ but this isn’t the case.
“I can get to the centre of London on the train in two and half hours.
“This is a very good place to live and to work.”
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While the capability to work nationally and internationally has not changed - they are keen to build up their local portfolio.
He added: “We are aiming to bring this family run business approach and international wealth of design experience into our growing local projects across North Wales.
“We work on varied size projects from extensions and alterations to large one off houses - plus commercial, tourism and local developer projects.
“We provide a very personal service where we are part of the whole process working closely with clients guiding them through all processes of design and building.”
They work well together, combining their skills, as Lisa studied Fine Art at university and went into interior design.
Glenn, who grew up near Leeds, said: “We get the plans out and sit there bouncing ideas off each other - we complement each other really well and work together to design layouts. With both our skills we can we can design a house, inside and out.
“It is not just about creating a Grand Designs style house, it has to be something that works for people, that makes their lives easier.
“We are bringing the experience we have from working all over the country.
“We do want to grow the business but we don’t want to create something massive, we don’t want to lose the balance we have now between work and family.
“We already work with local technicians and in the future do hope to bring in one or two staff.”
He added: “We have some very exciting projects on the horizon over next year which includes some home extensions and alterations, one-off houses and green tourism projects.
“As a business we wish to create projects that reflect the varied landscapes of wales from hillside homes to beachside houses, incorporating suitable sustainable approaches and working with local developers, contractors and material manufacturers and suppliers.”