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A NATURAL EVOLUTION

“WE DISMANTLED THE HOUSE, LEAVING ONLY THE EXTERIOR WALLS, AND CREATED A NEW FLOOR PLAN BUT WE WANTED TO PRESERVE AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE TO RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL CHARM”

rom the windows of David and Anouschka Rijks’ farmhouse the view is of a sleepy river drifting through meadows, slow-moving enough for lily pads to gather at its edge. Across the fields and beyond a small wood are the outskirts

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