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Above: Connected to the land. Large-format sliding
doors minimise the number of vertical lines in the
lounge which is effectively a sheltered viewing
gallery. The stone floor tiles continue from the
lounge out to the terrace, further blurring the
lines between indoors and out. A nib wall and
low glass balustrade frame the setting without
detracting from it. The landscaping is built up to
terrace height at right, avoiding the need for safety
balustrading on this side.

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life – was partially retained, with rooms
reshuffled to create a new kitchen, dining
areas and bedrooms. This was clad afresh
in Italian travertine stone and a brand new
traditional sloping roof was introduced.
However, the front section of the home
has been spectacularly reinvented.
“Together with the new kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms, and redeveloping
the existing basement, the owners wanted
a new expansive lounge pavilion and terrace to maximise the setting,” says Rowe.
“To achieve this, we first stripped out

the existing front section of the residence,
which was a few steps up from the rear
half, and rebuilt from the floor up.”
In contrast to the sloping rear roof,
Rowe introduced a boldly contemporary
flat roof on the front pavilion. The lounge
area is much like an expansive viewing
gallery, having double-glazed glass walls
and sliders on three sides. The sliding
doors were designed to the maximum
area to reduce the number of vertical lines
that would have otherwise interrupted
the 270° view of the picturesque lake and