Category: Property

A five-bedroomed house from the swinging 60s and near the Kings Road has gone onto the market – although you'll probably need a Lotto win to afford this property on Draycott Place, Chelsea, London.

When I hear the term 'in need of complete modernisation', my ears always prick up and that's the case with this. Originally designed by John Wright in the 1960s, it's been in the same family since 1972, offering up a four-floor property and a cellar, all with a look that can only be described as 'of its era'.

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Not the biggest house on the market, but if you want to spend time in one of the most important mid-century houses in the UK, you can by renting The Turn.

The Turn is a two-bedroom property that forms part of a group of a trio of houses designed and built by the renowned architect Peter Aldington in 1964 – 67, their importance obvious with the grade II listing (like the majority of the Aldington residential designs).

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If you know any footballers with a love of art deco design, you might want to point them in the direction of White Gables in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.

Why? Well from the outside, it looks like a stylish art deco home say in three quarters of an acre of land. But look up close and you’ll see an over-stylised interior  and a seriously high price, both of which will appeal to your average Premier League player – and leave the rest of us running a mile.

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Looking to sell up and head for the coast? Well, this art deco house in Porth, near Newquay, Cornwall could be the perfect retreat.

The house was built by the family who owned Porth harbour and commands fantastic views of the harbour (just a short walk from the house) from the bay windows. The current owners have obviously spent some serious money on the property too, with just about everything updated, mixing period features with more modern utilities.

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The pictures of this 1960s-designed house in Bois-le-Roy near Paris, France say it all really – my jaw dropped when I saw it.

The house was designed by French architect Claude Parent, winning awards aplenty, including being selected as a worldwide architectural masterpiece by the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Arts in 1983. We love that curved concrete roof, which is clad in copper, as well as that wood, glass and concrete finish for the house. Part space age, part mid-century, totally stunning.

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