perren street london nw5 - the modern house · positioned within the inkerman conservation area, at...
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Perren StreetLondon NW5
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Spanning two vast levels within a Victorian former pianolafactory is this extraordinary five-bedroom live-work spacewith private garden and off-street parking. It can be foundon Perren Street, a quiet no-through road brilliantlypositioned within the Inkerman Conservation Area, at thecentre of the coveted triangle of Kentish Town, Camdenand Primrose Hill.
From the beautifully symmetrical fenestration of thepink-painted brick facade, one enters a wide entrance hallat ground level, with bike storage, polished-concrete floorand beautiful, bespoke grated-windows. On the left, a steelstaircase rises to the first floor apartment, opening first toan expansive living room, kitchen and dining room. Lightpours in from every aspect and a series of arched sashwindows provide uninterrupted views to the far end of thestreet. Full-height glazed double doors open to asouth-facing balcony and lead in turn down a spiral staircaseto the garden. With the exception of timber flooring in the
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living space, polished concrete with underfloor heatingextends throughout.
Opposite is a studio, currently used as a yoga room, with awall of frosted glazing across the front facade and arooflight overhead. Through a sliding pocket door, thestudio connects to the master bedroom, an open roomwith built-in wardrobes and en-suite walk-in shower.
At the centre of the plan is a substantial common space,around which the other four bedrooms are arranged. Fromhere, two glazed bi-fold doors open fully to reveal anenormous internal terrace, retaining a brick wall and falsewindow, framing the sky to the south. On this level, alsosituated off the common area, is a utility room, familybathroom and a further guest WC.
The ground floor is currently arranged as an office, twointerconnecting studios and an expansive workshop. Anenormous glazed door opens to the south-facing terraceand wonderful growing garden, as do glazed double doorsfrom the office. There is independent entry to the mainstudio from Perren Street and a roller shutter providesvehicular access from the off-street parking area.
Planning permission is currently in place for theconstruction of a three-bedroom garden duplex apartmentwith separate entrance, the formation of three apartmentsat first floor level and the separation of the residential fromthe ground-floor commercial space.
Perren Street is a quiet residential street within walkingdistance of Kentish Town Underground station (NorthernLine) and seconds from Kentish Town West Overgroundstation, with quick access to St Pancras International. It iswithin easy reach of the shops, cafes and restaurants on thehigh street, the popular Soho House restaurants onHighgate Road, and the nightlife of Chalk Farm and CamdenTown. The nearby Collège Français Bilingue de Londres is aprivate school teaching the French curriculum, KentishTown Sports Centre and Talacre Community SportsCentre offer a wide variety of leisure activities. TheZabludowicz Collection is a minutes’ walk and displayscontemporary art installations in a former Methodistchapel, and nearby are the Forum and the Roundhouse,two among a number of outstanding local music venues.The green open spaces of Primrose Hill, Regent’s Park and
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