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A PHOTOGRAPHER’S HOME IN GHENT

11th May 2016

Maybe it’s just me, but certain homes seem to resonate at certain times of the year. And now that spring seems to have officially landed in Scotland, I’m feeling drawn to white and airy living spaces and indoor-outdoor living.

This converted warehouse in the Belgian city of Ghent caught my eye from Inside Out. This former dairy warehouse dates from the 1930s and was converted by photographer Emilie Vercruysse and her husband David de Behr, who live here with their three children. The couple came across the building in 2007 and immediately saw the potential to create an interesting home and work space here, including a photographic studio for Emilie.

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THE SCHOOL HOUSE

6th October 2015

Having grown up in San Francisco, art director and visual designer Shilla Mehrafshani of Azar Design has always been used to social, open plan living spaces, so when she was property hunting in Edinburgh back in 2010 she had a clear idea of what she wanted from her home. Shilla acknowledges that she was challenged by the insular layouts she was encountering in properties, particularly those with separate kitchens.

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ESCAPE TO EYE

11th September 2015

This is a holiday home that makes me want to pack my bags, jump in the car, go on holiday, and forget to return. Some holiday homes have that effect on you, right? This incredible looking house is situated on the edge of the town of Eye in Suffolk and is available to let through The Modern House. This has to be one of the most stylish holiday homes around. With exposed beams and brickwork, poured concrete and oak floors and light-filled open-plan living areas, this house has been designed for entertaining and relaxed indoors-outdoors family living.

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THE CHAPEL ROOMS

4th August 2015

One of my favourite houses from the early days of The Property Files – so far back that it doesn’t appear here on Copperline – was Providence Chapel in Wiltshire, which was extended by the previous owner (I wrote about the house when it was on the market) working with designer Jonathan Tuckey. From the soaring volume of the main living space to the extension strikingly clad in black timber, that house has stayed with me as an example of how to tackle an old chapel and do it well. I loved it in 2013, and looking at the photos again while writing this post, it remains one of my favourite houses.

Which might explain why The Chapel Rooms leapt out the screen at me while looking through the homes being marketed by The Modern House. Again this building is a 19th century chapel, and again the original chapel has been transformed and extended to create a remarkable contemporary home.

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THE LAUNDRY

17th March 2015

I’ve long had a soft spot for Georgian houses. Their simplicity and understated elegance; their sense of balance and great proportions. Stating the obvious really, but there’s a lot to admire in Georgian architecture, and this B-listed house, The Laundry, is a fine example of the period.

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ALBION WORKS

25th February 2015

If I was to turn the clock back ten years – when my ideal was all about urban living, and before the days when a garden became my top priority – this open plan loft-style apartment located on Sigdon Road in London’s Hackney district would have been right up my street. I’ve always had a soft spot for warehouse conversions and the like because of their gutsy volume and original features, and this apartment exemplifies that industrial style with its super-scaled ceiling heights, steel columns and giant windows.
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