On the market: 1980s Chu and Carter-designed five-bedroomed house in Chislehurst, Kent
Does this place look familiar? it should, as we featured a house looking very similar to it last week. But this 1980s Chu and Carter-designed five-bedroomed house in Chislehurst, Kent is actually a little cheaper.
Aside from that, it shares many of the same features – the same team of architects, the same era and a number of notable features. You’ve probably already spotted that external brick staircase, the wood cladding, the hardwood tongue and groove ceilings, exposed brick walls and the floor-to-ceiling windows. Are there more of these? If there are, do let us know.
But let’s focus on this property now, which is said to be in a prime area of town and is set over three floors. The double door entrance leads to a wooden spiral staircase rising to the first and second floor. A sun pipe lets in natural light to the top end of the staircase.
You’ll find two bedrooms to the ground floor, along with a shower room located on the same floor. There’s also a utility room with side access to a double garage. The first floor landing opens onto the dining room, which is adjacent to the kitchen/breakfast room, while an inner lobby leads to a double aspect master bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows, fitted wardrobes and en-suite bathroom. Also on this floor are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.
Head up to the second floor and you’ll a triple aspect sitting room occupying the whole of the floor with access to the decked roof terrace. Outside, there’s a raised driveway, plenty of parking and a rear garden set out over three levels.
All of that will set you back around £825,000.
AndyChislehurst on 9 November, 2011 8:28 am
There are a couple of really cool houses by Carter (without Chu?) built in 1969 at the junction of South Hill and Sylvester Avenue Marle Oak and Marle Lodge. Similar in design with the external brick staircase and wood cladding, but they are much better looking in my view. They are locally listed, which is good. http://www.chislehurst-society.org.uk/Pages/About/Locallistbuildings.html. The most interesting house on sale in Chislehurst at the moment is Starretts by Norman Starretts – http://www.themodernhouse.net/tmh/sales/328/intro/0/0/4 and http://www.jdmonline.com/index.php?option=com_propertysearch&view=full_details_adv&propertyID=371714&Itemid=97. More details here – http://www.hyndewood.co.uk/article/22/another-building-by-norman-starrett. Andy