We’ve seen some architectural gems in our time, but this one, in a tranquil spot in Nottinghamshire, really steals the show. It is the stuff of dreams – a midcentury dream home, one might say.

 

Local architect David Shelley designed the house in 1970. The five-bedroom steel-framed home is built into a banked hillside; it contains open-plan living spaces consisting of ‘zones’ that step-up or step-down, which divide the rooms without the need for partition walls. Each one is its own stage set (it comes as no surprise to learn that the house is regularly used for filming). There is a stunning sunken lounge with wrap-around seating, a fireplace and a TV – complete with surrounding tracked curtains for additional cinematic privacy! The flue is cleverly concealed within a tall rosewood ‘column’, which transforms into a drinks cabinet on the other side. Very James Bond.

 

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One of the most beautiful elements of the building is its interior. The architect was clearly given free reign when it came to the materials and finishes. There are warm teak and rosewood panels on some of the walls, slatted teak on the ceiling and yet more teak on the floor, as well as a stunning pale terrazzo in places. And there are natural granite feature walls, which appear to run seamlessly from indoors to out.

 

There are numerous other neat design touches, a cube-shaped Zen garden for instance, built within the internal structure of the building and glazed on all four sides so that it’s only accessible from the roof. And the indoor swimming pool, housed within another glazed construction, adds to the wow-factor. The house seamlessly connects with the landscape.

 

If you believe in fate, you might say that it was a fairly generous dose of the stuff that brought Simon and Monica to their mid-century dream home. Here is a couple who have long shared a passion for Modernism, and it seems only too right that such worthy aficionados of Mid Century Modern should end up living in what is possibly one of the most stunning homes in the country!

 

Source: midcenturymagazine

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