A Grand Design near Horsham that reinvents the bungalow

To describe Pavello as a bungalow is like simply calling Pele a footballer.

However that is exactly how the dad of owner Clinton Dall refers to the stunning modern home near Horsham.

It may look familiar to fans of Grand Designs, as the six-bedroom property not only starred on the show but – according to Clinton – may have clinched the fiercely-fought title of being its most expensive build.

“Five-star seems to be double the cost of four-star, but I have no regrets. The house is stunning, there is no compromise,” he reveals.

“I went down that route and I carried on that route. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, I got the planning I wanted so I wanted to do it in a really good way.”

Clinton, who runs a security and cleaning company, describes property as his ‘hobby’ and said his brief here was ‘to build a nice house for me and my family’.

“There was a older house on the plot which wasn’t really great so I got planning and knocked that down. It was just really obvious, it had a great entrance and private location – I don’t think the house was suitable,” he recalls. “I have built one house before which was about seven miles up the road from here, that was nice but it wasn’t everything I wanted.

“With this, I pretty much had free rein.”

The result is a striking design, radiating from a spacious living room and kitchen to create the epitome of open plan living.

A clever, and generous, use of glass, sliding doors and impressive scale, blur the edges while a commitment to the high-end makes for a stylish statement.

It is confident, to the point you can’t imagine it being any other way – so it is surprising to learn things could have been very different.