Many of those embarking on home and backyard renovation might consider pool grottos to be too complicated or too expensive, ...

In 1767, William Wrighte compiled a volume of what he called “grotesque architecture”, meaning the architecture of grottos and related landscape structures such as baths, pavilions and green houses.

A giant French stove and a room for china make this area of the house very special. Another major change was the repurposing of the groin-vaulted wine cellar into a late-night party grotto à la ...