The elephant house, dating from It was designed by the firm of Lubetkin and Tecton and is built from reinforced concrete. The other is a bungalow built between and It has one storey and a flat roof composed of thermalite panels.
The two buildings are the only private houses designed by Lubetkin himself, rather than by the junior partners of Tecton, and - though very small - encompass many of the ideas of free planning and the opening up of facades to admit greater areas of light found in his later, larger works, such as Highpoint II and the Finsbury Health Centre in London, themselves listed in high grades.
The small weekend house, appearing to float over the landscape because of its recessed plinth, was also to be extremely influential in the post-war period when Lubetkin's ideas of concrete framing were more widely adopted. Home Cookies. Welcome to Bedford Borough Council. Bedfordshire Archives. Published: PM September 6, Updated: PM September 6, You may also want to watch:. Most Read. What an opportunity for St Albans! Whipsnade Zoo. St Albans News. General enquiries : For press enquiries: Email : [email protected].
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