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BRITISH SUBURBIA REIMAGINED WITH GIRA SOLUTION Gira, Made in Germany since 1905 Gira, one of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for commercial and residential property, bring the latest switch technology to a contemporary suburban home in London, designed by architects Fletcher Crane in a Cubist style. Shaking up the suburbs with an ultramodern design, the Tree House in Ealing 82 - www.refurbandrestore.co.uk
stands out from its neighbour’s on Waldeck Road, Ealing in West London. This traditional London middle-class residential street is halfway between Heathrow and the city centre and consists of properties with pointed roofs, red brick façades with white wooden elements, quintessentially Victorian. The Cubist-inspired new build by
Fletcher Crane Architects of Kingstonupon-Thames in Surrey, is set right in the middle of the street, on the site of a former garage, disrupting the streetscape at first glance then blending in harmoniously. “Stitched boldly into the street scenography” as the planners themselves put it, the structure looks as if it has been positioned with the utmost precision. Its cuboid shape and materials
