When “Impossible” Becomes Possible — The Shoreacre Story

When the brief for a £3 million luxury pool and yoga studio landed on our desk, it came with a warning: several contractors had already walked away, convinced it couldn't be built.

Designed by Powell Tuck Associates, the building sits at the end of a single-track lane on the Devon coast, against a backdrop so striking we simply couldn't say no.

Our directors put in the hours, going back to first principles on buildability. By rotating the building just a few extra degrees and keeping excavated soil on site instead of carting it away down that narrow lane, they found cost savings that turned an "impossible" scheme into one MAKE could deliver.

The result… a project we're immensely proud of. Just as rewarding was working with clients who were an absolute pleasure to build for and forms a few of the many reasons we choose to work on projects that others simply may not embrace the challenge on.