He Traded an Elegant, Polished Aesthetic for a Home That Would Last

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A former oil trader spent two years and $1.3 million creating an industrial-style house on England’s coast that would stand up to tricky terrain

By: Ruth Bloomfield

 | Photography by Joanna Yee for WSJ

Nov. 5, 2025 12:00 pm ET

HASTINGS, England—When Simon Basey took on a run-down house by the seaside, perched high on the side of a hill on a site prone to landslides, his most urgent challenge was making the property safe. LEARN MORE…

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