Hole in the Wall

The house is set within landscaped grounds which relect the architectural language of the house. Besoke metal entrance gates on Overton Road open onto a long drive to a courtyard with entrance to the house almost hidden; boarded gates lead to the garage ab rear of the house. The house is screened from view by careful planting within the garden and by its alignment to the entrance and the approach.

The extent of the house is only apparent from the lawned area of the garden which the main elevation overlooks. It is a long low single storey structure combining fair faced brick and glazed panels laid out in horizontal and vertical lines and falt sufaces: the projecting wide timber clad roof canopy provides the main visual character and controls the vertical elements of the house underneath, compising full height glazing with exposed framing and faced brick.

The main garden elevation is primarily glazed, allowing the main space of the house in the living room to receive maximum light. There is a cut-out in the corner of this wall at the left hand end and a connecting screen wall that ties the house to the outdoor space of the terrace and swimming pool. The right hand functional end of the house that contains the kitchens and bedrooms is divided by a slim brick pier and has low brick walls with glazing above. The rear or entrance elevation is a solid brick wall that is carried beyond its junction with the side walls and is broken only by the two entrance doors (one outside garage gates and another inside) and a door for the boiler room. Adjacent to the house at the rear us the garage and workshop block in the same style and materials as the house.

The house is divided into two with an open plan living room at the western end with a small snug room at the extreme end. To the east are the functional rooms of the house with a central top lit bathroom and toilet, a gallery kitchen to the garden side with original fittings and a hallway to the entrance side leading ti both doors around a small study. The two bedrooms are at the east end off a corridor linking the entrance hall with the kitchen. Along with this plan form, the interior retains many of the original fittings and finishes, such as built stoage units, exposed brickwork and tounge and groove ceiling linings.

Along with this plan form the interior retains many of the original fittings and finishes, such as exposed brick walling throughout, the units and equipment in the gallery kitchen, the brick fireplace wall in the living room, original doors, floor surfaces and light fittings.