Synopsis

For six years, Bruno and Denise Del Tufo contemplated the substantial concrete water tower at the garden's base, pondering its potential. A remarkably uncommon structure, it was a square tower elevated on stilts, designed by architect Edwin Lutyens to serve the nearby manor house. With the planning authorities receptive to suggestion, they engaged an architect who proposed a striking extension of metal, glass, and concrete. Keen to preserve the original tower's presence, Denise and Bruno desi