HARFIELD GARDENS GROVE LANE LONDON SE5 385,000 FREEHOLD

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1 HARFIELD GARDENS GROVE LANE LONDON SE5 385,000 FREEHOLD Viewing by appointment with The Modern House Tel +44 (0) The kitchen and bathroom have both been sympathetically updated by the current owner, and the garden has been recently redesigned by the award-winning garden designer Annie Guilfoyle. An exciting opportunity to buy a house of exceptional architectural merit in a quiet location in south east London. Designed in 1979 by the architect Martin Crowley, the house is constructed from steel, glass and brick. It features a front courtyard, a garden, full-height glass windows to the front and rear and a flat roof. Built to a rational modular plan, this three-bedroom single-storey house is firmly in the European Modernist tradition of architecture established by Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe and others. This unique house is situated behind a private gate on Harfield Gardens, close to Grove Lane. Denmark Hill train station is five minutes walk away (offering frequent services to London Bridge and Victoria in approximately fifteen minutes) and numerous buses run to central London and other destinations from Grove Lane. There is a popular pub, restaurant and local shops within easy walking distance on Grove Lane and there are more extensive shopping and dining opportunities in nearby East Dulwich and Dulwich Village.

2 ACCOMMODATION Clockwise from top: Kitchen with view into Reception Room; Corridor; Reception Room GROUND FLOOR The house is reached from the street via a gate approximately 2m high that leads into a Front Courtyard. The house is entered via a glass sliding door that leads onto a Hallway. In the Hallway is a large storage cupboard (which contains a new energy-efficient gas boiler). Bedroom m x 2.82m / 10 x 9 3 With full-height glass windows giving views to the courtyard to one side. Integrated shelving and overhead storage space. Kitchen 3.12m x 2.90m / 10 3 x 9 6 The kitchen has been recently updated by the current owner with tiled floors,

3 Bathroom Recently updated by the current owner, the bathroom features tiled floors and a heated towel rail. Bath with shower attachment, sink and WC. Bedroom m x 3.12m / 11 9 x 10 3 With full-height sliding glass doors giving views to the courtyard to one side. Closet with garment hanging space, integrated shelving and overhead storage space. wood-panelled units, a double sink and granite worktop. Appliances include a Bosch dishwasher, Bosch washing machine and a Neff oven. There is a four-ring gas hob. Overhead storage space. Reception Room 6.25m x 3.12m / 20 6 x 10 3 This room is separated from the kitchen area by a pair of Vitsoe / Dieter Rams storage units. With full-height sliding glass doors giving views and access to the garden to one end. Overhead storage space. A door from the Reception Room leads to a Corridor with overhead skylight. Linen cupboard and broom cupboard. Bedroom m x 3.12m / 11 9 x 10 3 With full-height sliding glass doors giving views and access to the garden. Closet with garment hanging space and overhead storage space. From top: Bedroom 3; Bathroom

4 OUTSIDE SPACE Front Courtyard 5.03m x 3.69m / 16 6 x 12 9 This can be used as an off-street parking space. Rear garden 8.69m x 7.87m / 28 6 x The garden, recently landscaped by the award-winning garden designer Annie Guilfoyle, features a dense mixture of exotic planting, black slate edging, chipped slate beds and architectural features including steel girders and a decked platform. Plants found in the garden include black bamboo, a mature tree fern and a European fan palm. The garden is fitted with an irrigation system. Approximate gross internal area: 77 sq m / 816 sq ft Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these sales particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. The Modern House has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor. Left from top: Decked platform; Garden

5 HISTORY Martin Crowley (b. 1936) designed the house at Harfield Gardens for his own occupation in 1979, and it was built a year later. Echoing the famous words of Le Corbusier, Crowley has said in a recent interview that the house was built as a machine for living in. Crowley studied architecture at what is now Kingston University, where he closely studied the work of the great European Modernists, including Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe. The house at Harfield Gardens is based on a rational modular system (the 3 bedrooms and the kitchen are all of a similar size) and originally was intended to have two storeys. Indeed, planning permission was granted for an extra storey and the house is structurally composed to make this addition a relatively simple one. The roof and floor of the house are insulated, with the construction of the roof being of particular interest. With brick on the exterior, it is what is now known as an inverted roof. At the time of building this was an entirely radical method of construction, although it has subsequently become quite common. Developed by the Dow Chemical Company, a firm that Crowley had worked for as a consultant, the inverted roof is still in place at Harfield Gardens and is still highly effective. Now based in France, Crowley worked extensively throughout his career with the architect Robin Moore Ede. They collaborated on numerous commercial projects including an office block at 100 Piccadilly and the renovation of the Curzon cinema in Mayfair. Later on in his career Crowley also assisted the renowned architect Alan Camp. When designing the house, Crowley joined forces with the celebrated engineer Sam Price, who later worked on private residences by architects including Adjaye Associates, Caruso St John, Niall McLaughlin, Sarah Wigglesworth and Jeremy Till, Seth Stein and Tony Fretton. From top: Rear elevation and garden; Original architect s drawing

6 FLOORPLANS N Garden 8.69 x 7.87m / 28 6 x Reception Room 6.25 x 3.12m / 20 6 x 10 3 Bedroom x 3.12m / 11 9 x 10 3 Kitchen 3.12 x 2.90m / 10 3 x 9 6 Bedroom x 3.12m / 11 9 x 10 3 Storage Cupboard Bedroom x 2.82m / 10 0 x 9 3 Courtyard 5.03 x 3.89m / 16 6 x 12 9 GROUND FLOOR Contact The Modern House +44 (0) info@themodernhouse.co.uk