Paths and Walks

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July/August 1990
By Malcolm Wells 
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0F COURSE, the Brewsters thought about safety in planning and building their walks. They left no overhanging limbs low enough to bump unwary heads. All the steps are of uniform rise and tread, comfortably proportioned. Low-powered, hidden-source lights mark potential hazards for the nighttime stroller. But even with these precautions taken, everything seems to fit.

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It's hard to say what makes this particular network of walks and paths so nice. Anything half-hidden in the forest is bound to be appealing. But it's more than that. The Brewsters have a natural gift for design. They know about the need for focal points at the ends of the straight parts of the paths, leading the visitor deeper and deeper into the mystery.

They know about following, rather than fighting, the curving contours of the land. And their love of natural materials and muted colors seems to have been taught to them by Mother Nature herself. But that elusive extra something came from their willingness to listen, to see, and to ask themselves just what it is that this billion-year-old entity called a forest is all about.

Malcolm Wells, who wrote the birdhouse article in our last issue (Number 123), is one of America's most venerated architects and writers. A resident of Cape Cod, he is the author of An Architect's Sketchbook of Underground Buildings, available for $14.95 add 5% in MA) directly from him: 673 Satucket Rd., Brewster, MA 02631.

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