The Homewood
The Homewood is one of Britain's finest Modernist houses, designed in 1938 by the young architect Patrick Gwynne for his own family. Floating on a podium above sloping woodland gardens, it pairs open-plan living spaces, sliding screens and bespoke fittings with floor-to-ceiling glass that pulls the trees indoors. Gwynne went on living and tinkering here until his death, so the house feels like a complete, intensely personal vision.
- 1930s Modernist architecture
- Open-plan living space
- Woodland rhododendron garden
Best for design lovers and anyone who's never seen Modernism done this beautifully.
Things to see at The Homewood
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- The house raised on piloti
- Oval mosaic-tiled pool
- Green marble fireplace
- Glass-block front door wall
- Curved south-facing terrace