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DINING AREA

The view from the long but narrow picture window almost looks like a painting.

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THE OWNER

Swiss-born philosopher and author Alain de Botton bought the beachside plot to build one of the first of his Living Architecture holiday rental projects in 2008. Mark Robinson became the company director in 2007 and project-managed the build. He lives only 200 metres away.

THE PROPERTY

A rebuilt, architecturally designed coastal cabin on the footprint of an old fisherman’s

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