EDITORS CHOICE
SHH COMPLETES NEW-BUILD WEST LONDON HOUSE WITH STUNNING POOL AND LEISURE FACILITIES
SHH has completed a new-build , detached , seven-bed , five-storey house in west London ( with retained front façade ), which features one of the largest pools of any property in the area ( measuring 14m x 4.5m and located behind a sunken rear courtyard ).
An original Victorian property on the site had been split into four flats in the post-war period , which the current owner had purchased piecemeal over time , before coming to SHH with a vision of converting the entire property into a single , luxury family home , based on the principle of lateral living , with high ceilings and extensive living spaces , as well as a very generous pool and leisure complex below ground , to include a spa , sauna , steam room , gym , bar area , changing rooms , toilets , walk-in wine cellar , playroom and cinema / media room .
ARCHITECTURAL OVERVIEW :
“ The new house ’ commented Project Leader and SHH Associate Director Guy Matheson , “ has a similar aboveground footprint to the one we replaced . A former 1950s flatroof extension to the left of the property has been replaced in the same style as the retained façade , with the new roof covering both sections . The brickwork of the retained front façade has also been tuck-pointed , which is something of a lost art-form and gives the building a very crisp aesthetic .”
GARDENS AND EXTERNAL LAYOUT :
To the front of the house is a paved area for parking , with four small sculptural trees in large , off-white stone pots adding punctuation to the front elevation . Noise from the road has been abated by insulating behind the retained façade and replacing all the windows with acoustic glass double-glazed units without trickle vents , all of which works together to deaden the impact of any external noise almost completely .
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