3 bed house for sale Clerkenwell Green, London, EC1R

“My feeling about really brilliant architecture is that it is not only beautiful, sculptural and able to fulfil a brief, but that it also takes on notions of tranquillity, shade and rest” Heidi Locher.

Simply known as the Paxton Locher House, this outstanding home has been described by renowned architecture critic Kenneth Powell as “one of the great London houses of the late 20th century.” Designed by the London practice Paxton Locher, founded by Richard Paxton and Heidi Locher in 1985 this celebrated modern courtyard house is discreetly hidden behind Clerkenwell Green. Very much loved by the Clerkenwell community Paxton Locher virtually invented the "Clerkenwell Loft”. They were masters at bringing daylight deep into buildings creating striking spaces from constrained sites with this house designed around a central atrium with a retractable glass roof. Built between 1995/96 it is often cited as one of London’s most inventive urban homes, with rooms arranged around a central atrium, across multiple levels, with a clear connection between the spaces, creating a sense of openness.