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properties, which often feature a cluster of buildings. “The site lent itself to the idea of a series of connected pavilions, one of which would provide guest quarters, and another the master suite. This allowed us to break up the building and introduce pergola walkways as linking elements. The pavilions minimise the mass, downplaying the scale of the five-bedroom house.” There is also another defining characteristic of the architecture on the more exposed sid