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House remodelling.
The sharply falling topography makes a house with
surprising level changes. Our response is to concentrate
the fun of these shifts in a single stair which
orientates to a different landscape at each level.
Following the light to the top, you discover a lantern
from which to enjoy the gradual unfolding of the
new landscape.
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Landscape.
A geometric planting of 60 fruit and nut trees,
blossom in a sequence. The orchard contains the
formal games of tennis and parking and a painting
studio. A living willow structure makes a room with
shelter and shade. In the ground, hidden, is an
ancient well, a hermit's source. A stream, run-off
from the fields, is cleaned of nitrates by reed
beds, and fills a pool. A thousand tree wood, in
a species mix taken from fragments of nearby ancient
woodland, shelters the buildings from the strong
winds that are funneled by the valley. Hedges, planted
to make sheltered play spaces, and walls make calm
spaces framing a meandering landscape.
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