Design Buy Build Issue 40 2019 | Page 120

The Great, Innovative, Outdoors at The Gateway With an innovative design set to maximise natural daylight yet limit direct sunlight into homes, The Gateway, Chiswick, offers new residents a unique combination of outdoor space in the heart of West London. Located on the popular Chiswick High Road, the new one and two bedroom apartments are set around a communal podium landscaped garden, providing a secluded space for new neighbours to meet and socialise. Balconies surrounding the garden are equipped with perforated aluminium screens, allowing varying amounts of sunlight into homes. The location and further different sizing of the perforations depends on the position of the sun and how this hits the building – a unique design feature, already impressing potential purchasers. Offering Help to Buy on selected apartments, The Gateway provides an alternative route onto the property ladder in the premium West London postcode – ideal for young professionals and growing families. The majority of homes at The Gateway are dual aspect, and have full length windows. Inside, the apartments feature bright open-plan kitchen/living areas with integrated appliances, while pristine bathrooms have smart white sanitaryware by Roca and ceramic floor 120 and wall tiles. Underfoot, floor finishes include Oak Amtico to kitchens, living areas and entrance halls, with luxurious carpets in soothing neutral tones in the bedrooms. Residents at The Gateway are spoilt for choice when it comes to public parks – the area benefits from several outstanding green spaces, with Chiswick Common and Turnham Green both under 25 minutes’ walk away, the untamed woodland of Gunnersbury Triangle Nature Reserve also within easy reach. The Gateway is ideally positioned for Kew Bridge Station, with regular direct trains running into Waterloo taking