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The back wall of the garden, made from stacked concrete blocks, was initially meant to be a row of vertical planting boxes.
The back wall of the garden, made from stacked concrete blocks, was initially meant to be a row of vertical planting boxes.
“It feels like one really grand room, and that’s the attraction,” says the architect of the kitchen and main living space.
“It feels like one really grand room, and that’s the attraction,” says the architect of the kitchen and main living space.
Langston-Jones, who grew up in Malaysia and Hong Kong, was attracted to corrugated metal for its its unique edges and visible flecks of material. He left the original 1920s corrugated steel roof and filled the interior with panes of the same material, as well as walls of sanded concrete and a concrete slab. “Inside and outside, there’s only one set of finishes, which succeeds in drawing the outside inside,” he says. “The climate here is wonderful, you can virtually live outside.”
Langston-Jones, who grew up in Malaysia and Hong Kong, was attracted to corrugated metal for its its unique edges and visible flecks of material. He left the original 1920s corrugated steel roof and filled the interior with panes of the same material, as well as walls of sanded concrete and a concrete slab. “Inside and outside, there’s only one set of finishes, which succeeds in drawing the outside inside,” he says. “The climate here is wonderful, you can virtually live outside.”