The white stucco townhouses of Cornwall Terrace overlooking Regent’s Park in London were designed by Decimus Burton, the 19th century English architect, garden designer and protégé of John Nash. At more than 10,000 sq ft each, these splendid examples of Regency architecture could not in any way be described as mean or cramped. Nonetheless, Westminster council is considering a planning application from a member of the Qatari royal family, who owns 1, 2 and 3 Cornwall Terrace, to combine the properties into a single home which, at 34,155 sq ft, would be more than 30 times the size of the average UK house.
康沃尔排屋(Cornwall Terrace)俯瞰摄政公园(Regent's Park)，外墙粉刷着白色灰泥，其设计者是19世纪英国建筑师兼园艺设计师、约翰•纳什(John Nash)的门生德西莫斯•伯顿(Decimus Burton)。康沃尔排屋的每栋住宅占地均超过1万平方英尺，作为摄政时期风格的出色代表，它们与“破败”和“狭小”等词绝对沾不上边。不过，威斯敏斯特议会仍然在考虑一名卡塔尔王室成员的规划申请，此人是康沃尔排屋1、2、3号的所有者，准备将这些房产打通成一套住宅，完工后其总面积将达到34155平方英尺，是英国住宅平均面积的30倍还多。