2019-06-01 Homes and Gardens

Thesenseofspatialexpansionandrefinementinside

the13th-centurychurchatLeThoronetAbbeyin

Provenceis overwhelming.Itis anexpressionof

massandlightwithoutequalthatneverfailstofill

mewithawe.Everyencounterleavesmeexhilarated

buthumbled,knowingthatI continuetolearnfrom

thisplaceeachtimeI visit.I remembertakingmy

eldersononesummerholiday,whenhewasfouror

five.Hebeganrunningupanddownandanelderly

touristtoldhimtobequiet,buta priestadmonished

theman,sayingtheboyshouldbeallowedtobe

himself.I thinkheunderstoodthat,asa child, you

feel the charge of that space viscerally.

JOH N PAW S ON

Anarchitectwellknownfora minimalist

aestheticthatrunsthroughdesignsfor

privatehomes,fashionstoresandthe

reconstruction of London’s Design Museum.

ASHLEY HICKS

Architect,interiordesignerandwriterwhose

booksincludevolumesabouthisfather,

renownedinteriordesignerDavidHicks,and

the soon to be releasedRooms With a History.

LordBute’sbedroomatCardiffCastle,builtand

decoratedforhimbyWilliamBurgesin1871,is

oneofthemostatmosphericroomsI’veeverseen;

a supremelyluxuriousmonk’schamberina tower

overlookingthecity.I’vebeena hugefanofBurges

sinceI wasa childandmyfatherusedtoraveabout

hisworkandthefascinatingMarquessofBute,

Burges’patron.Theroomhasa themeofprecious

stones,andlittlepolishedspecimensfromLord

Bute’sminesaresetintothechimneyhood.I love

Burges’workbecausehewaseccentric,passionate

andinspiredbyhistory.Hemaderoomsthattold

stories and had very particular atmospheres.& PHotogrAPH

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pawson)

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years