This wonderful modern mews house was designed by the noted architect John Howard in 1967. It offers 1,348sq ft of internal accommodation, as well as a patio garden at the rear and a terrace on the first floor. The house is currently owned by an artist, who has enjoyed the flexibility of space offered by the original layout. He has also been careful to maintain the original fittings, including a fantastic 1960s kitchen with moveable gas hobs. The house features in the book Key Buildings of the 20th Century Volume 2 by David Dunster, who describes it as having “one of the great interiors of the decade: subtle, inventive and full of delight”.
Camden Mews is a quiet cobbled street that runs parallel with Camden Road. It is renowned for its innovative and diverse modern architecture, and has been home to a wealth of architects for many decades. Its most famous resident is Ted Cullinan, who still lives in the house he built for himself in1964.
This house is located towards the northern end of Camden Mews, approximately equidistant between the Underground stations at Camden Town (Northern Line), Kentish Town (Northern Line) and Caledonian Road (Piccadilly Line). Camden Road train station is close at hand, and there are also overground services from Kentish Town and Caledonian Road. The house is well placed for access to the new Eurostar terminal at King’s Cross. Camden Mews is within the catchment area of Camden School for Girls.
In his aforementioned book, David Dunster describes the house as follows: “[It] is almost blank to the street, showing only two doors, one to the house, the other to the garage. From an entrance space, with a cloakroom to the left, steps rise to a dining lobby off which is a bathroom, the bedroom and a kitchen. A curved wall signals a staircase that rises to a living room that opens on to a roof terrace, and off the living room lies a library, to the front and behind it a top-lit studio.
“Throughout the house the advantage of such a free plan is used to give small enclosures with long internal vistas. The back-to-front dimension gives a clear line of sight from the kitchen to the front door, and on the first floor diagonal views are emphasised. This sense of spaciousness is not simply scenographic. It is tied to the use of materials and construction. All the cupboards and fittings are framed by walls, plastered where non-load bearing and painted brickwork where structural. This primary ordering device is continually matched against continuities of surface planes that bring to mind Dutch references, although hidden volumes carved out of wall planes dominate impressions of the interiors, as in the innovative kitchen.”
The new owner would have the opportunity to reconfigure the house to suit their needs, and could incorporate the garage into the living space. The house has retained its original electric ceiling heating.
Please note that all areas, measurements and distances given in these particulars are approximate and rounded. The text, photographs and floor plans are for general guidance only. The Modern House has not tested any services, appliances or specific fittings — prospective purchasers are advised to inspect the property themselves. All fixtures, fittings and furniture not specifically itemised within these particulars are deemed removable by the vendor.
