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| THIS big, open-planned house makes full use of its coverage restrictions on site by extending right to boundary walls on the sides. Two six-foot [1,8m] high walls actually run on the boundary itself so as to give a united integration of house and plot. There is a formal entrance through an open garden until one reaches a wrought-iron gate with a screen wall to the side. This formal entrance is extended by going through a forecourt before reaching the front door. The whole house is planned around a central courtyard which provides privacy as well as protection from the south-easter. Every room looks out onto its own open patio. The two studies (both the client and his wife are University professors) look out onto the entrance court, enabling students to call without using the front door. Living and dining areas look onto the garden on the street side. Privacy is provided by growth of flowers. (The clients are keen gardeners.) The dining room has its own completely private patio with solid walls interrupted by brise soleil screens. Ceilings throughout are white. Roof is flat with minimum pitch. Wale. 1962:38. [Submitted by William MARTINSON] Books that reference House Göldner
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