1 bed Flat For Sale £945,000
This outstanding live/work duplex apartment in Camden has a private courtyard terrace and access to communal gardens. It is located on the ground and first floors of Cliff Road Studios, built in 1968 to a design by the Modernist architect and founding member of Team 4, Georgie Wolton. Originally designed as an artist’s studio, the space is characterised by wonderful levels of natural light, care of double height ceilings and banks of angled skylights. The neighbourhoods of Primrose Hill, Camden Town and Kings Cross are all within easy reach.
The Architect
Georgie Wolton has been described by Jonathan Meades as “the outstanding woman architect of the generation before Zaha Hadid”. In 1963, she was a founding member of the architectural firm Team 4, which comprised a membership of future luminaries, including Richard Rogers, Su Brumwell, Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman. The firm designed a number of houses, perhaps most notably Creek Vean, which was featured in issue three of The Modern House magazine. As the only qualified architect at the time of the practice’s formation, Wolton was essential in helping the group to establish themselves and accept commissions.
Wolton left Team 4 relatively swiftly and worked on a small selection of projects during the 60s, 70s and 80s, which bear her trademark style of modern classicism. Cliff Road Studios is perhaps her most well-known building, but her pioneering Field House on Crocknorth Farm in Surrey was the first house in the UK to use Corten steel as its primary structure. The house was completed in 1969 but was dismantled in the early nineties. Wolton also designed the gardens for The River Café on the banks of the Thames near Hammersmith, which feature a sunken area of lawn designed for parties and for children to play in, as well as an elevated plinth with a bench for staff and customers at the café to gather with views of the river. Wolton died in August 2021 at 87 and leaves behind an impressive architectural legacy.
The Tour
Cliff Road Studios presents a beautifully reserved façade to the street. Its front elevation is defined by pale concrete render and ribbons of glazing at each of its five storeys. Access to the building is at ground level behind a blue gate. The entrance foyer is bright and tiled with extensive glazing to the rear, with views of the communal gardens and recently reinstalled internal spaces to lock bikes.
The apartment can be accessed via the entrance foyer, where a staircase leads up the first floor, or to one side of the foyer, via the apartment’s private courtyard terrace on the ground floor. Upon entry via the courtyard, through an elegant set of glazed Crittall doors, the kitchen and dining rooms unfold beneath the mezzanine level above. These spaces have an intimacy to them, with fitted shelving along one aspect and a long kitchen counter in thick volcanic stone along the opposite wall. Stainless steel cabinets with occasional accents in yellow sit beneath the work surfaces, and there is a beautiful range cooker, as well as other integrated appliances.
These spaces open out dramatically to a living room with impressive double-height ceilings extending 33 ft overhead. Here, banks of angled skylights provide treetop views of the communal gardens.
An open-tread timber staircase leads to the mezzanine level, where there is a large double bedroom space with hardwood flooring, clerestory windows, and sliding pocket doors to a dressing room and a bathroom.
Outdoor Space
The apartment has use of attractive communal gardens, which are laid to lawn, with mature trees and shrubs at their borders. These spaces are perfect for entertaining in the warmer months and can be accessed via the entrance foyer or a small glazed door directly from the apartment’s living room.
This apartment is one of only two in the building with a private courtyard terrace, which the current owner has filled with potted plants, trees and shrubs. There are four unallocated off-street parking spaces for residents and additional storage space in the building’s basement.
The Area
Cliff Road Studios is positioned on a quiet residential street just north of Camden Square and Caledonian Park in north London. The apartment is excellently positioned for a number of different local neighbourhoods, including Camden itself, Kings Cross, Primrose Hill and Lower Holloway.
The Lord Stanley is an excellent local pub renowned for its relaxed seasonal menu and leafy garden. Caravan Coffee Roasters have recently moved their roastery to nearby North Road. The space is also home to its brew bar and an excellent café. Camden Lock and markets are a 20-minute stroll south and have a wide array of independent shops, food stalls and traders. Coal Drops Yard, the Thomas Heatherwick-designed retail space near Kings Cross, opened in 2018 and is home to a vast number of restaurants, cafes and shops, including Margaret Howell, Barrafina, Cos, Tom Dixon and Spiritland.
The Underground is available at Caledonian Road (Piccadilly Line). King’s Cross, with its National Rail and Eurostar services, is also within close proximity.
Tenure: Share of Freehold
Lease Length: Approx. 125 years remaining
Service Charge: Approx. £1,600 per annum
Council Tax Band: F
The Architect
Georgie Wolton has been described by Jonathan Meades as “the outstanding woman architect of the generation before Zaha Hadid”. In 1963, she was a founding member of the architectural firm Team 4, which comprised a membership of future luminaries, including Richard Rogers, Su Brumwell, Norman Foster and Wendy Cheesman. The firm designed a number of houses, perhaps most notably Creek Vean, which was featured in issue three of The Modern House magazine. As the only qualified architect at the time of the practice’s formation, Wolton was essential in helping the group to establish themselves and accept commissions.
Wolton left Team 4 relatively swiftly and worked on a small selection of projects during the 60s, 70s and 80s, which bear her trademark style of modern classicism. Cliff Road Studios is perhaps her most well-known building, but her pioneering Field House on Crocknorth Farm in Surrey was the first house in the UK to use Corten steel as its primary structure. The house was completed in 1969 but was dismantled in the early nineties. Wolton also designed the gardens for The River Café on the banks of the Thames near Hammersmith, which feature a sunken area of lawn designed for parties and for children to play in, as well as an elevated plinth with a bench for staff and customers at the café to gather with views of the river. Wolton died in August 2021 at 87 and leaves behind an impressive architectural legacy.
The Tour
Cliff Road Studios presents a beautifully reserved façade to the street. Its front elevation is defined by pale concrete render and ribbons of glazing at each of its five storeys. Access to the building is at ground level behind a blue gate. The entrance foyer is bright and tiled with extensive glazing to the rear, with views of the communal gardens and recently reinstalled internal spaces to lock bikes.
The apartment can be accessed via the entrance foyer, where a staircase leads up the first floor, or to one side of the foyer, via the apartment’s private courtyard terrace on the ground floor. Upon entry via the courtyard, through an elegant set of glazed Crittall doors, the kitchen and dining rooms unfold beneath the mezzanine level above. These spaces have an intimacy to them, with fitted shelving along one aspect and a long kitchen counter in thick volcanic stone along the opposite wall. Stainless steel cabinets with occasional accents in yellow sit beneath the work surfaces, and there is a beautiful range cooker, as well as other integrated appliances.
These spaces open out dramatically to a living room with impressive double-height ceilings extending 33 ft overhead. Here, banks of angled skylights provide treetop views of the communal gardens.
An open-tread timber staircase leads to the mezzanine level, where there is a large double bedroom space with hardwood flooring, clerestory windows, and sliding pocket doors to a dressing room and a bathroom.
Outdoor Space
The apartment has use of attractive communal gardens, which are laid to lawn, with mature trees and shrubs at their borders. These spaces are perfect for entertaining in the warmer months and can be accessed via the entrance foyer or a small glazed door directly from the apartment’s living room.
This apartment is one of only two in the building with a private courtyard terrace, which the current owner has filled with potted plants, trees and shrubs. There are four unallocated off-street parking spaces for residents and additional storage space in the building’s basement.
The Area
Cliff Road Studios is positioned on a quiet residential street just north of Camden Square and Caledonian Park in north London. The apartment is excellently positioned for a number of different local neighbourhoods, including Camden itself, Kings Cross, Primrose Hill and Lower Holloway.
The Lord Stanley is an excellent local pub renowned for its relaxed seasonal menu and leafy garden. Caravan Coffee Roasters have recently moved their roastery to nearby North Road. The space is also home to its brew bar and an excellent café. Camden Lock and markets are a 20-minute stroll south and have a wide array of independent shops, food stalls and traders. Coal Drops Yard, the Thomas Heatherwick-designed retail space near Kings Cross, opened in 2018 and is home to a vast number of restaurants, cafes and shops, including Margaret Howell, Barrafina, Cos, Tom Dixon and Spiritland.
The Underground is available at Caledonian Road (Piccadilly Line). King’s Cross, with its National Rail and Eurostar services, is also within close proximity.
Tenure: Share of Freehold
Lease Length: Approx. 125 years remaining
Service Charge: Approx. £1,600 per annum
Council Tax Band: F
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