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PROPERTY FEATURE

Haddon Lake House
W h a t eve r h a p p e n e d t o t h e S t . L aw r e n c e
‘ Tr o p i c a l B i r d Pa r k ’ a t t r a c t i o n , a f t e r i t c l o s e d i t s
d o o r s fo r t h e l a s t t i m e a l m o s t 1 0 ye a r s a g o ?
T h e s i t e o f t h i s fo r m e r V i c t o r i a n g a r d e n ,
c o m p l e t e w i t h t h i r d o f a n a c r e l a ke, wa l l e d
g a r d e n a n d wo o d l a n d wa l k s h a s r e c e n t l y
undergone a dramatic restoration and
t r a n s fo r m a t i o n t o b e c o m e H a d d o n L a ke H o u s e,
t h e h o m e o f, P h i l l i p p a a n d S t e p h e n L a m b e r t

l a ke t o t h e w e s t , ove r l o o k s t h e wa l l e d g a r d e n t o
t h e e a s t , a n d a p p e a r s t o f l o a t e f fo r t l e s s l y o n
t h e wa t e r. T h e i n t e r i o r, f i l l e d w i t h l i g h t a n d t h e
r e f l e c t i o n s o f t h e wa t e r, h a s a c o h e s i ve p a l e t t e
o f n a t u r a l m a t e r i a l s a n d g l a s s s u r fa c e s. T h e s e
glorious materials tie the whole structure to its
e nv i r o n m e n t , p r o d u c i n g a c o o l , c o n t e m p o r a r y
bu i l d i n g t h a t bl e n d s s e a m l e s s l y w i t h i t s
l a n d s c a p e.

T h e i n s p i r a t i o n fo r t h i s u n i q u e ‘ s e l f - bu i l d ’ h o u s e
c a m e f r o m a r c h i t e c t M i c h a e l R a i n ey w h o
fo l l ow e d P h i l l i p p a ’s b r i e f t o d e s i g n a Ja p a n e s e
i n f l u e n c e d ‘ b o a t h o u s e ’ t h a t d e ck s o u t ove r t h e

T h e n ew l y r e s t o r e d g a r d e n s a r e o p e n by
a r r a n g e m e n t a n d w i t h o u t c h a r g e fo r s c h o o l s a n d
o t h e r i n t e r e s t e d g r o u p s. T h o s e w i s h i n g t o v i s i t
should call Phillippa on 01983 855151.

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