“A inventive tour-de-force” – Historic England
Rising 4 storeys alongside its Georgian neighbours in one in all 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 now carries a Grade II itemizing in honour of its idiosyncratic re-invention of the standard terrace.
The Constructing
The design was, by Gough’s account, a distinctly private one, being an uncompromising reflection of its vibrant patron. It occupies a nook plot, left vacant because the Second World Battle, 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 up to date lattice impact.
The façade makes use of 4 shades of brick, ascending from darkish to gentle to create an impression of receding shadows on the decrease portion and ceaseless daylight on the higher. That is topped by a polygonal roof of vibrant blue tiles, in flip, supported by a trio of pediment-like buildings, one brick, one glazed, and one hole, with foliage bursting by way of the centre from the roof-terrace backyard. The buildings proceed with the form of the home windows on both sides as if squares slicing by way of the brickwork and adjoining to kind a barrier across the first-floor balcony. For extra data, please see the Historical past part.
The Tour
Complementing its fortress-like look, entry is inside a gated courtyard meant for off-street parking. The bottom ground opens to a hallway with three bedrooms, two adjoining. These have use of an an-suite toilet and there’s additionally separate bathe room, utility room and a cleverly integrated kitchenette. A stone staircase spirals to the primary ground, the place the principle bed room, with an en suite toilet and a dressing room, extends in an arch.
The second ground serves as the principle dwelling area, open plan with a birch plywood ceiling and large home windows crammed 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 means of the eating space is a door to the exterior staircase, resulting in a decked roof terrace and an extra bed room with an en suite bathe, which exists behind the big, triangular portion of glazing seen from the entrance.
The home can also be rarity in having a direct fibre optic connection offering seamless broadband all through the home.
The Space
Clerkenwell is famend for the standard and number of its bars, pubs and eating places. Close by Exmouth Market, Covent Backyard and Soho are all inside strolling distance. The Barbican Centre, with its world-class cultural programme of cinema, music, theatre, talks and exhibitions, is a couple of minutes stroll from the home. Smithfield Market is a brief stroll away, and below proposals by Studio Egret West, plans are afoot to transform the Smithfield East and West Market buildings right into a meals training centre and a cultural and leisure area, respectively, and a website for the relocation of the London Museum.
Kings Cross is definitely reached and has turn out to be one in all London’s foremost regeneration success tales, welcoming the likes of Google, Louis Vuitton, Common Music and Havas, alongside current outposts of Caravan, Waitrose, Dishoom, and audiophile bar Spiritland. The Thomas Heatherwick-designed Coal Drops Yard brings Margaret Howell, Tom Dixon and Aesop shops to the canal, together with a wonderful choice of bars, eating places and cafes.
The Elizabeth Line has lately commenced service from Farringdon, just some minutes’ stroll from the home. This station now affords high-speed transit throughout the East-West axis of London, extending out to Heathrow through Bond Avenue (with a direct service from Farringdon to Heathrow scheduled to start out in Spring 2023). Farringdon additionally supplies Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & Metropolis traces and Nationwide Rail providers.
Council Tax Band: H
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