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A 1960s Home Remodelled

Tony Pithers and Gordon Craig have reinvented a ‘60s classic — transforming it into a home for the 21st century.

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House Size	170 sq m
Build Time	22 months
Land Cost	£600000
Build Cost	£650000
Current Value	£1500000
Cost /m2	£2888
Build route	Building contractor and specialist contractor
Construction system	Steel frame with zinc roof

Some contemporary houses are architecturally stunning but feel cold and rather unwelcoming. Others are perfectly executed but may stand on a less-thanperfect plot, or somehow lack that wow factor which makes visitors gasp in astonishment. Kaywana Hall in Devon, however, is a sculptural yet comfortable home that most definitely has it all.

The house was constructed on the remnants of the structural frame of an existing 1960s design — one of four such properties designed in Devon by Mervyn Seal, a well-known and progressive local architect. These were dubbed ‘butterfly houses’ because of their distinctive (albeit asymmetrical) wing-shaped roofs. Kaywana Hall was designed as Seal’s own residence and deliberately sited at right angles to the steep westfacing slope. Not only did this maximise the view but also ensured that one long side of the house benefitted from the southern sun.

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Author: Debbie Jeffery
Photographer: Nigel Rigden
Issue date:: August 2010

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Kaywana Hall

Alison Hamer (not verified)

Mon, 23/08/2010 - 10:13

It really is as good as it looks! It's my brother and partner's home and now it's up and running as a B&B it's fabulous. It's really quirky and unusual, the location is perfect to visit most of South devon. You wouldn't believe what it looked like before, and it had a few stories to tell too!
Well worth a visit if you can get booked in!

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