VISION Issue 33 | Page 14

14 There is considerable discontent about new houses maxing out their allotments. You have put quite some value in the negative space of the garden and the pool, rather than building wall to wall. Well, that's the whole point. It’s a 500 square metres allotment. It’s not small, yet it’s not enormous. It’s about 30 squares, including the garage. Most of the house opens to the garden and light. Out of one house are three houses. Three families now live here, which to me is serious urban consolidation. Resolving the