Manser Houses by Peter Murray charts the domestic work of a pivotal firm in the genesis of contemporary British modernism. Photography: Hanna Pasanen

我们往往会忘记，现代议会在英国经历了一段艰难的旅程。今天，现代建筑的需求量很大，对许多人来说，住在时髦的现代住宅里，是理想生活的终极目标。曼塞尔豪斯描绘了当代英国现代主义的起源中一家关键公司的国内作品。

迈克尔-曼塞尔和他的儿子乔纳森，在战后美国现代主义精神的基础上，设计了一套优雅而新颖的房屋，适合于英国的遗址和风景画。RIBA年度最佳新房奖被称为“曼塞尔奖章”，这并非毫无意义。

该公司的新专著详细研究了每栋房子，概述了从苦苦挣扎的自建者到国内一些最优雅的当代房屋的供应商的转变。

Michael Manser, and later his son Jonathan, have overseen the design of a clutch of elegant and original houses, building on the spirit of post-war American modernism. Pictured from the book: Golden Grove, Surrey, 1960. Michael Manser designed this house in the centre of an orchard as a home for his young family. Photography courtesy of The Manser Practice

Capel Manor House, Kent, 1971. The property was designed to give a sense of openness with panoramic views of the countryside. Photography courtesy of The Manser Practice

Yachtsman's House, Isle of Wight, 2014; the house was awarded 'One-Off Home of the Year' at the 2014 Sunday Times British Home Awards. Photography: Hufton+Crow

Armstrong House, Surrey, 1970. This house is designed in a U-shape around a south facing courtyard garden. Photography: Richard Einzig

Left: Welch House, Isle of Wight, 2009 – a two-storey box balanced on a teardrop shaped concrete tube fixed to the hillside. Photography: Morley von Sternberg. Right: Armstrong House, Surrey, 1970. Photography: Richard Einzig

Sea Glass House, Isle of Wight, 2008. Initially a 1960s bungalow extension, Manser developed this into a five bedroom house overlooking the sea. Photography: Morley von Sternberg

Forest Lodge, Surrey, 1965. An early steel framed British house, it is raised above the ground on steel stilts and designed for flexibility. Photography courtesy of The Manser Practice

Cliff Hanger, Surrey, 1962. This was one of Manser's more daring and budgeted projects; an L-shaped concrete retaining wall supports a Meccano-like steel frame. Photography: Nigel Papworth

Cliff Hanger, Surrey, 1962. Photography: Nigel Papworth

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