House For Sale £950,000
Exceptionally rare opportunity to purchase an iconic contemporary home in a superb New Town location
Location
Hart Street is a charming street situated within the east end of the New Town Conservation Area.
It is particularly well located for all the amenities of the city centre with a wide variety of local specialist and artisan shops, bars and restaurants on Broughton Street and is within a few hundred metres of the recently opened St James Quarter, John Lewis, Multrees Walk, Harvey Nichols, George Street and Princes Street.
There is an excellent choice of cultural activities in the vicinity including theatres, cinemas and museums.
The tram, Waverley train station and bus links to Edinburgh airport are close by while the delightful open spaces of Calton Hill, Holyrood Park, Inverleith Park and the Royal Botanic Garden, as well as Edinburgh's cycle network, are also within easy reach.
The area is convenient for a variety of private and local schools, including Edinburgh Academy, Fettes College and Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools.
Description
The Steel House is a truly exceptional and unique contemporary home presented in immaculate order throughout. Offered for sale for the first time in almost twenty years, this is an exceptionally rare opportunity to purchase one of the New Town's most iconic and individual houses.
The house was designed by the prominent Zone Architects
() and completed in 2002, winning a commendation for Best Domestic Project in the Scottish Design Awards as well as a Saltire Society Design Award in 2003.
This distinctive property was constructed on an unusual site, contributing to the high urban quality of the city and an innovatively arranged family house with garden space and street frontage was created.
The design approach was very much focused on the site, core spatial characteristics and distinctive external materials. The aim was to create as robust and coherent an architectural and urban presence as possible. The site was reimagined as a New Town walled garden, a potential setting for a lightweight 'pavilion-like' house, more appropriate to formal street frontage than the plain service buildings of the mews.
The hidden entrance sits behind a traditional stone wall which continues from the nearby tenement, with the garage just visible to the street. However, the upper level which elevates beyond the wall is both striking and intriguing, with clean lines and showcasing the stylish interiors. On entering the property, the light and use of glass is immediately apparent creating an impressive hallway from where the stair rises to the first floor, and steps lead down to the bedroom accommodation. The principal bedroom is a generous space with a floor to ceiling glazed wall and a large door leading to the garden. A dressing area and study lead to the luxurious en suite shower room. There are two further comfortable double bedrooms on this level, one of which has double doors leading to the garden. This level also contains the family bathroom with jet bath, as well as a large utility room which again leads to the garden.
The open plan, yet distinctly sectioned kitchen, dining and sitting room is a magnificent space. The extensive glazing ensures it is exceptionally light, yet the gas fire and separation make it equally cosy. The high specification Leicht kitchen is beautifully appointed with integrated Miele appliances and ample space for a large dining table. The sitting room is both a superb space to relax and to entertain, making this a truly special home.
Outside
The house is set back from Hart Street with the garage providing off street parking for one car. Built to be a New Town garden, is a wonderfully stylish landscaped garden to the rear split into three distinct segments with mature palm trees providing tropical style screening and privacy. There is a stone terrace and cedar hot tub with fully lockable lid sunk into the timber decking at one end, a central lawn with a stylish water feature, while there is a further section that is now used as an ornamental area but could easily revert back to its former use as a children's play area. The garden is accessed from two bedrooms and the utility room as well as a steel staircase leading from the first floor living space. Also accessed from the upstairs living space is the superb roof terrace, offering a private zone to sit and further enjoy the sunshine.
Specification
Designer lighting system internally and externally combining Argon and LED, fully adjustable from muted white light to vibrant colour
Integrated sound system internally & externally combining Systemline, Arcam & Bose
Built in lounge wall fire and air conditioning unit
Square Footage: 1594 sq ft
Location
Hart Street is a charming street situated within the east end of the New Town Conservation Area.
It is particularly well located for all the amenities of the city centre with a wide variety of local specialist and artisan shops, bars and restaurants on Broughton Street and is within a few hundred metres of the recently opened St James Quarter, John Lewis, Multrees Walk, Harvey Nichols, George Street and Princes Street.
There is an excellent choice of cultural activities in the vicinity including theatres, cinemas and museums.
The tram, Waverley train station and bus links to Edinburgh airport are close by while the delightful open spaces of Calton Hill, Holyrood Park, Inverleith Park and the Royal Botanic Garden, as well as Edinburgh's cycle network, are also within easy reach.
The area is convenient for a variety of private and local schools, including Edinburgh Academy, Fettes College and Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools.
Description
The Steel House is a truly exceptional and unique contemporary home presented in immaculate order throughout. Offered for sale for the first time in almost twenty years, this is an exceptionally rare opportunity to purchase one of the New Town's most iconic and individual houses.
The house was designed by the prominent Zone Architects
() and completed in 2002, winning a commendation for Best Domestic Project in the Scottish Design Awards as well as a Saltire Society Design Award in 2003.
This distinctive property was constructed on an unusual site, contributing to the high urban quality of the city and an innovatively arranged family house with garden space and street frontage was created.
The design approach was very much focused on the site, core spatial characteristics and distinctive external materials. The aim was to create as robust and coherent an architectural and urban presence as possible. The site was reimagined as a New Town walled garden, a potential setting for a lightweight 'pavilion-like' house, more appropriate to formal street frontage than the plain service buildings of the mews.
The hidden entrance sits behind a traditional stone wall which continues from the nearby tenement, with the garage just visible to the street. However, the upper level which elevates beyond the wall is both striking and intriguing, with clean lines and showcasing the stylish interiors. On entering the property, the light and use of glass is immediately apparent creating an impressive hallway from where the stair rises to the first floor, and steps lead down to the bedroom accommodation. The principal bedroom is a generous space with a floor to ceiling glazed wall and a large door leading to the garden. A dressing area and study lead to the luxurious en suite shower room. There are two further comfortable double bedrooms on this level, one of which has double doors leading to the garden. This level also contains the family bathroom with jet bath, as well as a large utility room which again leads to the garden.
The open plan, yet distinctly sectioned kitchen, dining and sitting room is a magnificent space. The extensive glazing ensures it is exceptionally light, yet the gas fire and separation make it equally cosy. The high specification Leicht kitchen is beautifully appointed with integrated Miele appliances and ample space for a large dining table. The sitting room is both a superb space to relax and to entertain, making this a truly special home.
Outside
The house is set back from Hart Street with the garage providing off street parking for one car. Built to be a New Town garden, is a wonderfully stylish landscaped garden to the rear split into three distinct segments with mature palm trees providing tropical style screening and privacy. There is a stone terrace and cedar hot tub with fully lockable lid sunk into the timber decking at one end, a central lawn with a stylish water feature, while there is a further section that is now used as an ornamental area but could easily revert back to its former use as a children's play area. The garden is accessed from two bedrooms and the utility room as well as a steel staircase leading from the first floor living space. Also accessed from the upstairs living space is the superb roof terrace, offering a private zone to sit and further enjoy the sunshine.
Specification
Designer lighting system internally and externally combining Argon and LED, fully adjustable from muted white light to vibrant colour
Integrated sound system internally & externally combining Systemline, Arcam & Bose
Built in lounge wall fire and air conditioning unit
Square Footage: 1594 sq ft
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