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ABOVETheestateis home to threenewtspeciesnative to theUK, oneof which thegreatcrestednewt– is endangered.Greatcareis takento pr ...
Cascadingwater runsdowna channel fromacircularwater feature,an ancient grainmillconverted intoatranquilpond. ...
A hornbeamhedgeborderstheLowerEgg,in themiddleof whichis theFowlHouse,hometo chickensandducks. Amongthetreesarea fewof designerP ...
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FrencharchitectPatrice Taravelladesignedand rehabilitatedthegardens on theestate,andhead of horticultureIainDavies overseesa tea ...
INTO T HE LIGHT An airymodernhomein the Pretoriasuburbof MenloParkis unrecognisable as the gloomy 70-year-old house it once was. ...
henthishousewasbuiltin1949,it wasonthe edgeof theurbanareas,overlookingfarm- land. The design was typical of suburban housesofth ...
Theinteriorwallsof theold housewereremovedto createan open-plankitchenandlivingspacewithexposedtimbertrusses. Aglimpseintothenew ...
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Largesteel-and-glasssliding doorsopenup theentire livingspaceto thegarden. Interiorglassdoorsand windowsalsoseparatethe playroom ...
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ABOVEThenewbedroomwindowswere designedto be at an angleskewto the wallsso theyfacenorth.Stripwindows allowcontinuousglimpses of ...
To ensuremaximumgardenfrontageanda north orientation,thenewpatiois locatedto theeastside of thehouse.Thesteelpatiostructureis co ...
ABOVETheshallowpropertyenforcedthedecision to accommodatethenewadditionsin a double storeyto theonesideof theold house. BELOWA b ...
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Theclient,whosoughtto preservethehistoryof theeverydayportrayedby thehouseandthefarmreferences,requestedopen-plan spaces with a ...
PAST MEETS PRESENT Builtin 1856,a renovatedCapeDutchhousein Montaguis now a guest-house annexe and garden-produce shop. PHOTOSMI ...
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