The country house presents a rather dour and austere façade and is sited in such a way so as to mask the gardens to an approaching visitor. To the rear of the house the gardens are relieved by a Renaissance style cloister which is allegedly designed to ape Michaelangelo's cloister at Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome.
The country house presents a serious and unadorned exterior and is strategically positioned to hide the gardens from view as one approaches. In contrast, the rear of the property features a Renaissance-style cloister that is said to be modeled after Michelangelo's famous design at Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome.