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Step
out onto this balcony and be bathed in an ocean of brilliant sunshine
as you take in the panoramic dockland scene.
You
are in a working world of boats, sirens, cranes cranking, horns
honking and goods coming and going from all over the world.
You
can smell the sea and taste the fish, and what hits you most is
the intensity of the light, and the repetitive blueness of cranes
dotted about on the waterfront.
The
view is the star attraction of Megan's penthouse flat, high up in
a modern Bristol development, and the existing rows of bland concrete
slabs did nothing to 'anchor' the balcony to its location.
It
screamed out for a sympathetic mixture of decking underfoot and
accessories designed to blend with the surroundings and reflect
the industrial maritime landscape.
Inside
the flat, Megan's taste in decor was minimalist, and the strength
of her own interior design ideas, coupled with the starkness of
the scenery around could not be ignored.
Traditional
planting would have been grossly out of place in terms of style,
and also because of the severity of the prevailing weather conditions
for many months of the year.
Balconies
are much more exposed than gardens at ground level, and it is also
important to take into account the weight of materials - not too
heavy to cause structural problems, and yet not so light that they
blow away!
We
were also restricted because nothing could be fixed to the walls
of the building - one idea for a sail-shaped awning over the sitting
area to give shelter from the sun had to be abandoned for this reason.
on
to the design >
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