Get your coat

By Vicky Richardson Vicky Richardson 2002-12-03T00:00:00

Source: Andy Keate

Not many homeowners would let an architect attach a rusting cube to their Georgian townhouse. Here's how Walter Menteth persuaded his clients – and the planners – that corten was the perfect material for an extension.

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