{"id":78163,"date":"2018-01-28T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/journey-into-space-from-empty-plot-to-family-home\/"},"modified":"2018-01-28T13:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T06:03:51","slug":"journey-into-space-from-empty-plot-to-family-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/journey-into-space-from-empty-plot-to-family-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey into space: from empty plot to family home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe site of a former office block gives an architect and his family the chance to build their perfect home from scratchMichael Squire points out the jewel-bright lights which glow against the minimalist setting of his south London home. \u201cMy daughter Miranda, who\u2019s a graphic designer, chose those.\u201d The lights are not the only evidence that all the family has had a say in the house which Squire, an architect, built from scratch. There are vivid paintings by Squire\u2019s wife Rosy, while grandchildren\u2019s toys piled by a designer chair point to a cheerful compromise between blueprint and reality. \u201cThis isn\u2019t an architect\u2019s mission statement, it\u2019s a family home full of colour and the paraphernalia of three generations,\u201d says Squire.The house sits on the site of a former office block, a few doors away from the couple\u2019s previous home. When the plot came up for sale, Squire saw an opportunity to develop \u201cthree sensible townhouses\u201d. But when the bank proved reluctant to fund the whole project, he jettisoned caution, sold the family home and ploughed the proceeds into building one for himself. His son, Henry, a partner in the firm, had already drawn up detailed plans. \u201cWhen I announced the news, Henry\u2019s head crashed on to the desk. \u2018You\u2019re going to change everything,\u2019 he said. In the end we did alter quite a lot, but this remains very much a family project.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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