Detail of courtyard in house from South. Digital image of B 74290 CN.

Description Detail of courtyard in house from South. Digital image of B 74290 CN.

Date 29/7/1992

Catalogue Number SC 716121

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 74290 CN

Scope and Content Courtyard area from the south, Bernat Klein House, High Sunderland, Scottish Borders High Sunderland was built 1956-7 for the textile designer and artist Bernat Klein (b.1922) to designs by the Yorkshire-born architect Peter Womersley (1923-93). The architect also designed a studio for Klein which was built in 1972. The house is built using frames measuring 2.43m by 2.43m, and features two separate areas: one for guests and children's bedrooms; and one for the master bedroom and main living area. The house also includes a carport, two terraces and a courtyard. This shows the paved courtyard with sculptures as its focus. It is entered by sliding glass doors from the dining area (left) and the children's and guests area (right). The windows with four white horizontal bands in the centre of the photograph are those of the kitchen. A canopy with timber boarding repeats the decorative effect of the walls (far left). The architect Peter Womersley was chosen for this project after Klein had seen a Modern house built for the architect's brother in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. The design features rooms and exterior spaces contained within a rectangular framework of panels and beams, focusing upon a central kitchen area. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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