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A new focus

The fields of Somerset have been blooming this year with thousands of acres of new apple orchards. Increased demand in the south-west England county for local apples with old-fashioned names such as Slack ma Girdle and Pig’s Snout has been driven by the reinvention of cider as a fashionable drink, served over ice in cosmopolitan bars across the UK.

Meanwhile Taunton, the largest town in Somerset, is undergoing a transformation of its own. This modest market town is in the midst of a £1bn regeneration aimed at turning it into the commercial hub of south-west England. The ancient cattle market has already gone, relocated to junction 24 off the M5 motorway, to make way for a series of high-rise office blocks and sleek, aspirational, canal-side apartments.

The question is: will plans to raise the town’s profile and attract new business enterprises sit comfortably with the existing mien of peaceful country life? One of the charms of Taunton is the impression it gives of timelessness. Even on a busy market day it has a quiet, contented air. No cars pass along the main street, allowing shoppers to walk freely past boutiques selling handmade crafts and stalls with locally reared meats, to reach a moderate selection of retail chains including Debenhams, the town’s solitary department store.

Source: Financial Times

Greenhouse modern eco home design by Carl Verdickt | Best House Design

This modern eco greenhouse design is located in Asse – Belgium. Designed by Carl Verdickt which is also a belgium based designer, The greenhouse modern eco home is furnished minimally with whites and woods to complement the feeling of ‘openness’ that prevails throughout the abode. Such is achieved through the reverted house layout in which the private quarters are located below whilst the rest of the house is located above and set in an open-floor concept.

This modern eco-home boasts a steel frame encased in super-insulating transparent glass and translucent polycarbonate plates, which gives the house awesome heat-trapping ability found in a traditional greenhouse, not to mention a contemporary look worthy of a triple-take.

A loft is added to serve as a private room for social or private activities like a reading room to maximise the use of space without hampering the airiness. For the nighttime, the revolving fireplace installed at the side of the room would provide solace on particularly wintry nights.

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