{"id":73600,"date":"2021-09-14T16:35:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=73600"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:37:14","slug":"alter-company-revamps-1960s-home-to-create-sri-lankan-informed-bawa-house-by-amy-frearson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/alter-company-revamps-1960s-home-to-create-sri-lankan-informed-bawa-house-by-amy-frearson\/","title":{"rendered":"Alter &#038; Company revamps 1960s home to create Sri Lankan-informed Bawa House-by Amy Frearson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Alter &amp; Company revamps 1960s home to create Sri Lankan-informed Bawa House-by Amy Frearson<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73601 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Architecture-studio-1-418x400.jpg\" alt=\"Architecture studio\" width=\"418\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2021\/09\/12\/bawa-house-alter-company-1960s-renovation-sussex\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Daily%20Dezeen&amp;utm_content=Daily%20Dezeen+CID_fa58d1d377cee795fcb7fc8b2cc538b3&amp;utm_source=Dezeen%20Mail&amp;utm_term=Alter%20%20Company%20revamps%201960s%20home%20to%20create%20Sri%20Lankan-informed%20Bawa%20House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Architecture studio Alter &amp; Company has updated a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/mid-century-renovations\/\">mid-century house<\/a>\u00a0in East Sussex,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/england\/\">England<\/a>, using a layout and materials palette inspired by trips to Sri Lanka.<span id=\"more-1713250\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Bawa House, named after Sri Lankan modernist Geoffrey Bawa, is a renovation of a typical two-storey detached house built in the 1960s.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-0\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713332\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_4-852x1136.jpg\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Vertical larch battens now clad the exterior<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alterandcompany.com\/\">Alter &amp; Company<\/a>&#8216;s design sees the interior layout reconfigured to better connect with the gardens \u2013 just like many of Bawa&#8217;s projects \u2013 while the exterior features a new cladding of vertical larch battens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Sri Lanka reference originally came from the property&#8217;s owners, who love the country and spend a lot of time there. They run a travel company,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soulandsurf.com\/\">Soul &amp; Surf<\/a>, which specialises\u00a0in surfing and yoga trips.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-1\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713330\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"The house was originally built in the 1960s\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713330 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Facade of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The house was originally built in the 1960s<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">For Alter &amp; Company directors Grant Shepherd and Leith Mckenzie, this led them to explore some of Bawa&#8217;s\u00a0house designs, with a particular focus on the flow through indoor and outdoor living spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">By adding extensions to the ground floor on both sides, then flipping the orientation of the existing staircase, they were able to create a more open-plan ground floor for Bawa House with various openings to the gardens.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-2\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713334\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x1136.jpg\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x1136.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"The renovation creates more connection with the gardens\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713334 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x1136.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1773px) 100vw, 1773px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x1136.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x2272.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Garden facade of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x1136.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-1704x2272.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-exterior_dezeen_2364_col_6-852x1136.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1773px) 100vw, 1773px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The renovation creates more connection with the gardens<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;The house is positioned central to the plot, which enabled us to design a house that had multiple vistas into the gardens,&#8221; said Shepherd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Taking from Bawa&#8217;s work a distinct relationship the interior has with its landscape, our approach was to make it feel like the\u00a0garden opens on to the interior, not the other way around,&#8221; he told Dezeen.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-3\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713352\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x639.jpg\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x639.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"An open-plan layout has been created on the ground floor\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713352 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x639.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Ground floor of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x639.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An open-plan layout has been created on the ground floor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Externally the 200-square-metre building looks very different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The new larch cladding on the upper section of the walls made it possible for extra insulation to be added, improving the building&#8217;s thermal performance. Brickwork is still exposed below, but has been painted in a dark grey shade.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-4\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713351\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"The kitchen contrasts black and natural wood cabinets\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713351 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Kitchen of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-kitchen-dining-lounge_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x639.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The kitchen contrasts black and natural wood cabinets<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;The style of the architecture is very much a retro-mod villa,&#8221; said Mckenzie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;However, the experience of the house looks to Bawa&#8217;s architecture for sense of approach, relationship to nature, and attention to craftsmanship and materials.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-5\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713343\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1136.jpg\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1136.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"The staircase was relocated to create a more efficient layout\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713343 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1136.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1136.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Hallway of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1136.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-1704x2272.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x1136.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The staircase was relocated to create a more efficient layout<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Inside, the house brings together a range of materials, tones and textures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In the ground-floor kitchen, dining and living areas, a mix of dark and light surfaces include\u00a0a black tiled fireplace, oak parquet flooring, a two-tone kitchen and wooden pocket doors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The hallway features a soft shade of pink, while the bathrooms feature dark green, hexagonal tiles and speckled terrazzo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">With the new layout, the house now contains four bedrooms. In addition to the three upstairs, there is now a guest suite on the ground floor that might one day house an elderly parent.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-6\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713341\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x1136.jpg\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x1136.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"The bathrooms feature dark green, hexagonal tiles and speckled terrazzo\" data-orientation=\"portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713341 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x1136.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1773px) 100vw, 1773px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x1136.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-1704x2272.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Bathroom of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x1136.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-1704x2272.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_1-852x1136.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1773px) 100vw, 1773px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The bathrooms feature dark green, hexagonal tiles and speckled terrazzo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Turning the existing staircase around opened up a number of spatial opportunities,&#8221; added Mckenzie.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"preload-7\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713346\" data-lightboximage=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-852x639.jpg\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-852x639.jpg\" data-lightbox=\"dz-slideshow\" data-title=\"An oak window seat was created in the main bedroom\" data-orientation=\"landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1713346 size-full lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-852x639.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" alt=\"Bedroom of Bawa House by Alter &amp; Company\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-852x639.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-1704x1278.jpg 2x\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bawa-house-interior_dezeen_2364_col_5-852x639.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><\/a><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1713346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">An oak window seat was created in the main bedroom<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;It allowed us to remove the landing floor and create a double-height entrance hall, and it better connected the bedrooms and bathrooms, which in turn meant the master suite became more private,&#8221; he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This main bedroom now includes an oak window seat overlooking\u00a0the south garden.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alter &amp; Company revamps 1960s home to create Sri Lankan-informed Bawa House-by Amy Frearson Source:Dezeen Architecture studio Alter &amp; Company has updated a\u00a0mid-century house\u00a0in East Sussex,\u00a0England, using a layout and materials palette inspired by trips to Sri Lanka. 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