Britton Street

Rising 4 storeys alongside its Georgian neighbours in certainly one of Clerkenwell’s most fascinating areas, Britton Avenue is an lively and celebrated instance of post-modernism. It was designed by the architect Piers Gough, principal of CZWG, for Janet Avenue-Porter in 1987. It occupies a nook plot, left vacant for the reason that Second World Conflict, with a traditional elevation of fenestration in alignment with the neighbouring terrace. The home windows, nonetheless, are overlaid with interlinking diamond frameworks above log lintels, creating, in distinction, a recent lattice impact. Entry is inside a gated courtyard meant for off-street parking. The bottom flooring opens to a hallway with three bedrooms, two adjoining. These have use of an en-suite toilet and there may be additionally separate bathe room, utility room and a cleverly integrated kitchenette. A stone staircase spirals to the primary flooring, the place the primary bed room, with an en-suite toilet and a dressing room, extends in an arch. The second flooring serves as the primary dwelling area, open plan with a birch plywood ceiling and large home windows stuffed with the foliage of surrounding airplane timber. Behind curved partitions, echoing the steps and courtyard wall is the kitchen, which opens onto a semi-circular balcony on the south-facing elevation. By way of the eating space is a door to the exterior staircase, resulting in a decked roof terrace and an additional bed room with an en-suite bathe, which exists behind the large, triangular portion of glazing seen from the entrance.
How great would it not be to personal such a lovely instance of post-modern structure in such a distinguished location. On the market (£3,750,000) by way of The Trendy Home.