In this issue, we present four bespoke homes: Mews House, Highgate, by Russell Jones Architects; Backwater on the Norfolk Broads, by Platform 5 Architects; Le Petit Fort, Jersey, by Hudson Architects; and Oak Lane House, Suffolk, by Cassion Castle. PLUS: The Crown Estate’s Future Office charrette, architects respond to the election of a climate-change denier president, when clients say no to novation, and much more