Description
This is the first of Pentreath’s books to present his own output in its entirety-from hispersonal residences in Dorset, London, and Scotland that brought him international fameto many old and new houses that he has designed and some of the larger, town-scaledprojects that make his practice unique in the world of traditional design. Although theresults range from his colorful and romantic versions of the English country cottage totraditional splendor, there are underlying ideas that inform the breadth of his output-asense of scale, proportion, craft, detail, sustainability, and appropriateness-that have auniversal relevance today.Pentreath has authored as well as taken all photographs in this book, which looks at somethirty case studies, large and small, including many previously unpublished works. Thedesigns encompass an understanding of materials, texture, classical and vernaculardetail, color, richness, and simplicity by turn-as exemplified in both sumptuous andhonest interiors, grand country houses, and pragmatically organized town plans. Whilebeing steeped in a learned classicism, Pentreath’s work is celebrated by young and oldaround the world, as exemplified by his coverage in major media outlets.
