Unfolding behind the façade of a standard Victorian cottage, this impeccable two-bedroom house has been meticulously executed by the present architect proprietor. Totally up to date in its inside nature but concurrently delicate to its Nineteenth-century origins, the house inside has been fastidiously thought of all through. A easy, recent palette of sunshine tones permits the supplies – terrazzo, strong ash, polished concrete – to take centre stage. There’s an expansive backyard on the rear, and the home is inside simple attain of Dalston, Stoke Newington, Highbury and Islington.
The Constructing
As soon as a pair of railway staff’ cottages, this home and its neighbour (which have been renovated below the identical architectural plans) retain their quintessentially Victorian exterior but include up to date gems inside. The inside areas have been thoughtfully opened out, making a fantastically vivid plan that seamlessly flows to the backyard past. To be taught extra concerning the mission, please go to our Journal to learn an interview with the house owners.
The Tour
Positioned on a quiet nook in Dalston, reverse a picturesque church, the home presents a standard façade to the road of London inventory brick. A gate inside the brick parapet wall swings open to a small entrance backyard, the place bike storage might be discovered. Entry is to a hallway that opens instantly to the principle residing areas, making a welcoming and intimate environment.
On the entrance of the plan lies the lounge, the place the main focus is firmly on the unique Victorian fire on the centre of 1 wall. Strong ash floorboards lengthen underfoot, their textured grain refracting mild across the room. This enters by a sash window, the decrease half of which has been frosted for privateness. Open cabinets have been launched within the alcoves on both aspect of the fireside, and a desk is presently positioned neatly in a single nook.
A brief set of steps descends to the kitchen and eating room, open to the lounge above by a big cut-out within the wall but delineated by this shift in degree. Polished concrete grounds the house, whereas two huge skylights welcome mild in. Bespoke strong ash cabinetry extends alongside one wall in a fabric nod to the floorboards within the residing house above, and white paint gives a impartial backdrop that permits the completely different textures to shine. A full-height glazed door opens on to the backyard, making a seamless move between indoors and out.
The kitchen has been executed to an extremely excessive customary, with strong terrazzo worktops and splashback, good lino cabinetry and built-in home equipment by Neff. A window seat has been in-built subsequent to a large strip of glazing – the right sunny spot to take a break from cooking. There’s a rail above the sink for hanging storage, plus a lot more room within the built-in cabinetry. Strong ash open cabinets above the sink present additional simply accessible storage; there’s additionally a magnetic rail for hanging knives.
White-painted picket floorboards ascend to the primary flooring, whereupon lie two bedrooms and a household lavatory. The primary-floor touchdown is house to built-in cabinetry that conceals a washer/dryer, in addition to a pulley system for hanging laundry, plus additional storage above. Unique beams lengthen overhead, with the roof’s pitch rising excessive above to create a palpable sense of quantity. A piece of white-painted brick harks again to the house’s Victorian origins.
The primary bed room enjoys an identical sense of quantity care of the pitched roof. Bespoke built-in wardrobes are positioned on both aspect of the chimney breast, with a strong ash shelf connecting the 2. A sash window frames leafy views of the backyard under and welcomes mild in. The second bed room is equally vivid, with a sash window overlooking the church past. There’s entry to the loft storage from right here by way of a discreet pull-down ladder, which tucks neatly away into the ceiling.
A splash of colour is dropped at the plan within the lavatory, the place terracotta-colour cement tiles by Burt & Might clad the partitions and flooring. There’s a built-in tub, plus two mirrored cupboards for storage. A slab of terrazzo above the WC completes the house, including a textured component.
There’s a sizeable cellar and loft house for storage. The home is bought with full planning for a basement conversion.
Out of doors Area
Extending seamlessly from the rear of the home by tall glazed doorways, the backyard – in a lot the identical manner as the inside areas – has been fastidiously zoned through the use of completely different supplies and ranges. It has been fastidiously designed in order to make sure completely different sections obtain sunshine all through the day, with views above the home to a church spire in a single course and leafy mature timber within the different.
Within the decrease portion, terrazzo combination flows underfoot, extending upwards to type a built-in bench that curves gently round a eating desk. A excessive brick wall encloses the house on one aspect, offering privateness and reflecting southerly mild down into the backyard.
Cobbles gently step as much as the rear of the backyard; reclaimed from the unique web site of the home, these give a delicate nod to its Victorian heritage. Superbly planted borders body the steps on both aspect, with mature timber dotted all through the house, together with eucalyptus, cabbage palm, pyracanthus and an olive tree. A delicate, dappled mild flows throughout the greenery, creating shade and a splendidly secluded environment.
The Space
The home lies a couple of minutes from Dalston and its plethora of bars, eating places and pubs, together with Furanxo, The Dusty Knuckle, Good Corners and E5 Bakehouse. Close by Ridley Street Market is taken into account by many to be the beating coronary heart of Dalston’s group. It has run each Monday to Saturday for the reason that Eighties and is house to over 150 stalls providing recent produce from all over the world. Inexperienced house might be discovered at close by Hackney Downs, London Fields and Clissold Park.
King Henry’s Stroll can also be inside simple attain of the impartial outlets, cafes, eating places and pubs of Stoke Newington and Newington Inexperienced; Esters and Jolene are explicit neighbourhood favourites. A lot-loved Church Road is house to The Spence Bakery, Entire Meals and The Good Egg, in addition to many different impartial companies.
Dalston Junction and Kingsland stations are a brief stroll away, offering transport hyperlinks on the east/west and southbound branches of the London Overground. Buses run recurrently to London Bridge and the Metropolis from close by Kingsland Street.
Council Tax Band: E
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