In the July 2017 RIBA Journal, Wendy Perring writes “Finding the Houseboat is no easy task, but the journey is more than amply rewarded. Arriving at the site in Poole, Dorset, is the first moment of joy in a series of unfolding surprises… The obvious display of craft and consideration of every detail is evidence that the making of this house has been an act of patronage, collaboration and dedication… The Houseboat is a home, rooted in local context and crafted with perfection and love. It has joy and soul and will only improve with the patina of age. It is a refuge with a prospect worthy of its recent success in the RIBA awards.”
Rob Wilson’s article in the AJ concludes “This is a house you can image long holidays in, leaving sand on the steps or sitting and watching a westerly blow a storm in over the horizon; a house that’s highly tuned but which has an easy fit, its strong spaces able to take, indeed inviting, mess and life. It is already becoming encrusted, filled up with pieces that witness Zogolovitch’s beachcombing spirit, giving the sense of an ongoing project, which with the big moves now made, is gradually bedding down, filling out with the detail of life.”
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