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RICHARD EDEN: Apple genius Sir Jony Ive who worked on the iPad and iMac as well as King Charles's Coronation in furious row with country neighbours over his 'lazy' and 'pretentious' designs for historic Cotswolds mansion
RICHARD EDEN: Sit Jony Ives and his architects Foster and Partners have been lambasted for proposing to raise the height of the walls separating the house from the village.
Well, almost everything, it seems, judging by the derision that's greeted the resultant proposals, which seek permission for numerous internal changes to the Grade I listed house, dating from 1590, as well as the demolition of a tower and various 20th century buildings and the erasure of a tennis court and outdoor riding school. Sir Jony, who designed the emblem for King Charles's Coronation, and his architects, who take care to state that their plans have involved 'detailed discussions with Cotswold District Council and Historic England', are then lambasted for proposing to raise the height of the walls separating the house from the village. Sir Jony, who, despite his love of classic British cars – Aston Martins and Bentleys in particular – now puts his talents at the disposal of Ferrari, can perhaps take heart from one detail: no one's objected to his proposal for a swimming pool.
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