House For Sale £1,750,000
A wonderful and architecturally designed hidden gem of a house.
Location
Harpenden town centre 0.5 miles, Harpenden Station 0.8 mile
M1 (Junction 9) 3.5 miles, St Albans 5.3 miles, London Luton Airport 5.4 miles
Harpenden is a sophisticated town boasting a bustling High Street with a comprehensive range of shops, supermarkets, boutiques, bistros and restaurants.
Access into London for the commuter is convenient with Harpenden Station just over a mile away providing fast and frequent trains to St Pancras International from 22 minutes.
Harpenden has a great choice of schools with both private and state catered for including, Roundwood Park Junior and Senior Schools, Sir John Lawes and St Georges secondary schools. Private schools in the area include St. Hilda's School for Girls and Aldwickbury Boys Preparatory School.
Description
This fantastic detached house was designed and built in 1959 as one of a pair using the influence of the well renowned functionalist architect Alvar Aalto. Offering spacious and incredibly flexible accommodation, the house sits on a wonderful plot and is tucked behind mature trees and hedgerows offering complete privacy.
Arranged over the ground floor there is an extensive number of receptions rooms which can all be used in various different ways, there is wonderful formal sitting room which is semi open plan to the dining room, a large conservatory which leads out to the rear section of garden, a beautifully bright sun room, a recently fitted high end kitchen which has an extensive range of appliance's and two further rooms which could be used a bedrooms. Some of the rooms are interconnecting with sliding doors allowing the spaces to evolve on a day to day basis.
The first floor consists of three large double bedrooms, all of which have fitted wardrobes and there is a family bathroom. Previously the house has had planning permission to extend over the flat roof on the upper floor, allowing for further enhancement and maximising the living space of the property.
Externally the house has been considerately placed on the optimum position of the plot in order to draw in elements of nature within different areas of the house, to highlight its own internal natural elements. There is a wonderful garden area, various patios, a garage and an abundance of off street parking.
Square Footage: 2536 sq ft
Location
Harpenden town centre 0.5 miles, Harpenden Station 0.8 mile
M1 (Junction 9) 3.5 miles, St Albans 5.3 miles, London Luton Airport 5.4 miles
Harpenden is a sophisticated town boasting a bustling High Street with a comprehensive range of shops, supermarkets, boutiques, bistros and restaurants.
Access into London for the commuter is convenient with Harpenden Station just over a mile away providing fast and frequent trains to St Pancras International from 22 minutes.
Harpenden has a great choice of schools with both private and state catered for including, Roundwood Park Junior and Senior Schools, Sir John Lawes and St Georges secondary schools. Private schools in the area include St. Hilda's School for Girls and Aldwickbury Boys Preparatory School.
Description
This fantastic detached house was designed and built in 1959 as one of a pair using the influence of the well renowned functionalist architect Alvar Aalto. Offering spacious and incredibly flexible accommodation, the house sits on a wonderful plot and is tucked behind mature trees and hedgerows offering complete privacy.
Arranged over the ground floor there is an extensive number of receptions rooms which can all be used in various different ways, there is wonderful formal sitting room which is semi open plan to the dining room, a large conservatory which leads out to the rear section of garden, a beautifully bright sun room, a recently fitted high end kitchen which has an extensive range of appliance's and two further rooms which could be used a bedrooms. Some of the rooms are interconnecting with sliding doors allowing the spaces to evolve on a day to day basis.
The first floor consists of three large double bedrooms, all of which have fitted wardrobes and there is a family bathroom. Previously the house has had planning permission to extend over the flat roof on the upper floor, allowing for further enhancement and maximising the living space of the property.
Externally the house has been considerately placed on the optimum position of the plot in order to draw in elements of nature within different areas of the house, to highlight its own internal natural elements. There is a wonderful garden area, various patios, a garage and an abundance of off street parking.
Square Footage: 2536 sq ft
