Your Home and Garden

PLOTTING SUCCESS

andscape architect Andreas Jorgensen and journalist Mikkel Hybel Fonsskov had always wanted to create their own house, and on a plot bordering Asserbo Plantage in Denmark, they built their dream house with one over-riding imperative. “We wanted to build a simple year-round house that fit into the area, in the Nordic style with a Japanese touch with only a few good quality items and materials – preferably natural, such as wood, clay and stone. But

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