HOUSE IN THE TREES

An intimate entertaining area with a large contemporary oak dining table, bordered by tall terracotta pots, is located in a sheltered "courtyard space" adjoining the Kitchen. Partly shaded, and obscured by the feathery leaves and open branches of the largest Gleditsia (Honey Locust Tree), a specimen Espalier Morello Cherry tree features as the main focal point at the heart of the space. Hard landscaping incorporates massive slabs of textured fossilised honed limestone with "stepping stone" path details of the same material complimenting the resin-bonded gravel drive. Photography : Steven Wooster