“(Manser’s houses) remain the zenith of British Mid-century cool, largely still uncelebrated but quietly confident of their place in history”. Manser Houses, extract from a foreword by Edwin Heathcoate
Built in 1975, Reading Road presents a fine example of untouched mid-century architecture, designed by the pioneering modernist architect Michael Manser. Manser made his name with a series of modernist rural houses across the UK and the house bears all the signature hallmarks of his work. Glass walls are framed in industrial steel, topped with a flat roof to form a series of perfectly proportioned and exceptionally light rooms, free-flowing across a lateral plan. Having been lived in by the previous owners for over thirty years, the house has been exceptionally well preserved and retains many of the original architectural details.
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