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"An exceptional example of virtually unaltered 1960s modernist design, replete with carefully conserved original features"

This week's Property of the Week in Clapham is a Grade-II listed, five-bedroom house on Crescent Grove, on the market with The Modern House for £2,200,000.

Crescent Grove is the quintessential expression of modernist architecture in Britain.

Designed by Chief Architect for the Department of Education, John Kay, and his wife Ann after they won the plot of land in a local competition, the house was a rare residential project by Kay built for the family between 1965-66.

Believed to be the first timber-framed residential building built in London since the Fire of London in 1666, Crescent Grove remains replete with carefully conserved original features.

Situated on a gently sloping corner plot at the end of a terrace of Georgian houses, it unfolds across two split level storeys.

A large entrance hallway painted in a deep ochre leads to a family room, and down a short flight of stairs towards the kitchen dining room.

There is a utility room, larder, internal garage and secondary entrance to Crescent Grove on this floor.

The kitchen is replete with original wooden cabinetry and shelving, with storage units in olive green and walls above in navy blue. A black tiled splash back sits above the reconstituted granite worktop; a narrow timber pelmet runs around the space at head height, concealing the lighting behind.

It is partially open to the dining room – a wonderfully bright space, with full-height doors that open onto a sunken patio, which in turn leads to the garden.

From the hallway a dog-leg stair with a curved, rounded hardwood rail and stick balusters ascends to the first floor, where the main living room is found, and a long corridor, with several cupboards for storage space, leads to four bedrooms and a bathroom.

The living room flows across two half-levels, mirroring the gently sloping plot of the house.

Up a short flight of stairs are two more bedrooms (one of which is currently used as a study) and a bathroom. Both bathrooms have windowsills made from reconstituted stone.

John Kay, who co-authored The Lighting Of Buildings, was an expert in natural and artificial light, and designed a bespoke electric lighting system for Crescent Grove, as well as much of the built-in timber furniture.

His architectural work focused on raising the technical standards of buildings in order to improve people's quality of life.

The Kays eschewed the fashion for open-plan living. Designing Crescent Grove, John with his wife Ann carefully thought through what suited family life, and designed the home to have designated zones that offered privacy.

Crescent Grove itself is a peaceful, Private Estate of Grade-II listed houses laid out by Francis Child in the 1820s.

Clapham Common is mere minutes from the front door, as too is the variety of exciting restaurants and bars on The Pavement, High Street and in Clapham Old Town.

For the Northern Line, Clapham Common tube station is a few minutes walk from Crescent Grove, and Clapham High Street Overground is also within easy walking distance.

Visit The Modern House to request a viewing or call +44 (0)20 3795 5920.

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