A small estate.

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A gated drive down an avenue of mature trees leads to Home House. This is a spectacular modern family home in a woodland clearing built to a superb design by award winning Architects Platform 5. They certainly fulfilled their brief to provide contemporary rustic outside / inside living with stylish interiors and detailing, whilst taking maximum advantage of light, aspect and outlooks.

 

This has produced an arrangement of rectangular forms providing a series of layers, courtyards and walkways – living spaces surrounded by nature. A series of brick columns support an external galleried walkway around the perimeter with covered external rooms at focal points providing shelter and a strong connection with the woodland setting.

 

Above, the timber-clad first floor is arranged as an informal composition of overlapping roofs and terraces providing excellent outlooks over the garden, wooded grounds and Crown farmland.

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This property provides towards 4,000 sq ft of contemporary living internal space with extensive exteriors terraces to both floors.

 

Little House (yet to be finished) has been designed to provide excellent ancillary / staff accommodation including 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large lounge, kitchen/dining room and ample storage space.

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Outside in secluded grounds of around 1.5 acres are the lawned garden, barbecue area and fire-pit, many mature trees and ample parking.

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The ambience is “middle of nowhere, but handy for everywhere”, just outside St Albans via the Redbourn Road and very well placed for access to St Albans, Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead as well as excellent road & rail communications and popular schools.