FIRST PRINCIPLES 



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FIG. 7. Elm Tree Farm, West Wittering. 



arcade, a series of piers, or a pergola. By this 

 means the house is made to spread itself along 

 the ground, it is coaxed into performing its proper 

 function in regard to the garden upon which it looks, 

 and it is rid of the isolation which divides it from 

 its surroundings. The whole appearance is trans- 

 formed by the simple work of co-ordination. This 

 problem of the house as viewed from the garden, 

 and as an integral part of the design, must be 

 considered in the same way that an artist considers 



