The staircase leading to this room is most ingenious. Not having enough space for a full-scale flight of stairs James was pleased to spot the unusual variation pictured in the English Building Bye-Laws Manual. He has now installed such staircases for a number of clients.
One of the clever things about this house is the fact that so many of the services are skilfully concealed. Wiring for sound and the discreet alarm system, for instance, has been entirely hidden between the ground floor ceilings and upstairs floors, and the natural stone cladding which covers the two main faces of the house conceals all the drainage downspouts. Even the vents from the lavatory soil pipes come out through the chimneys so that they cannot be seen, and James worked the drainage out so carefully that only two manholes have been necessary, as opposed to the ten or more normally required for a new house.

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