Courtyard

‘This is a great spot to spend the afternoon with a freshly brewed tisane made with herbs from the garden,’ says Neisha. ‘I like to pretend I’m on holiday.’ She took inspiration for the balustrades on the balcony above from ‘the spiral staircase in the Paris apartment of renowned French interior designer Madeleine Castaing’, one of her design heroes.

Get the look These are Tom Vac outdoor chairs by Ron Arad for Vitra. The concrete table is embedded with pebbles and was created by British artist Rachel Schwalm.