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PRIVATE UNIVERSE

For most of us, getting away from it all would not involve staying home. At architect Eva Nash’s, there’s no place like it for feeling as if you’re in another realm — and not just one.

The experience begins at the front gate. The brief given to landscapers Babylon Gardens described three distinct outdoor areas: a tree-lined entry with hints of a Nordic forest, a leafy courtyard surrounded by lush natives, and a separate magical fairy garden to grant the wish of the resident seven-year-old. Each now acts as subtle portal to a new mood, while inside, Rogan Nash Architects’ expert harnessing of light has made the house its own little world— with several others within it,

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