Ben Pentreath is renowned as a designer of new-traditional buildings and country houses. This just-published book, the first to present his work in its entirety, comes on the 20th anniversary of the author’s London-based firm.
Pentreath both wrote the text and took the photographs. Projects range from colorful and romantic cottages to buildings of sumptuous splendor, as well as town-scale plans. All exhibit the respected designer’s sense of scale, proportion, craft, detail, and appropriateness. Thirty case studies, large and small, are documented.
Designs show his understanding of materials, texture, classical and vernacular detail, color, richness, and simplicity by turn. While being steeped in classicism, Pentreath’s work is celebrated by multiple generations, around the world. His approach is classical, often traditional … and yet displays a fresh, welcome playfulness.
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