Monday 17 March 2008

The House In The Clouds


Walking towards the 'House in the Clouds' in Thorpeness, a village in Suffolk, England, for the first time can be a confusing experience if you approach from the right angle as the otherwise normal-looking home appears to either float above the trees or perch on a non-existent hill behind the surrounding greenery.

What you're actually looking at is the top of an old 30,000 gallon water tower, brilliantly designed 85 years ago by architects who were asked to disguise what would have been an ugly 70ft high blot on the landscape.

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