Art deco and modernist flats across UK hit the market
Several art deco and modernist flats in England and Scotland are currently for sale, showcasing distinctive architectural styles from the 1920s to mid-century. In Glasgow, the Beresford, built in 1938 as a hotel for the Empire Exhibition and converted into 112 apartments in 2006, offers a fifth-floor flat with an open-plan kitchen-dining-living room, double bedroom, and shower room for £143,000. In Clapton, London, the art deco Strand Building (1925, originally Hackney Electricity Demonstration Halls and Offices) has a second-floor flat with pastel decor, walnut cabinetry, parquet flooring, and a Juliet balcony for £590,000. At the Barbican, London, a triplex apartment in Willoughby House spans the fifth to seventh floors, renovated in brutalist style with grey resin flooring, stainless steel kitchen units, a stained-glass window, and two balconies for £1.55m. In Hove, East Sussex, an art deco development near the King Charles III England coast path features a ground-floor four-bedroom apartment with bright green kitchen, mosaic-tiled hallway, and pink feature wall for £425,000. In Radlett, Hertfordshire, a penthouse in the mid-century Darnhills estate offers three bedrooms, oak-engineered flooring, and a south-facing balcony for £860,000.
Key facts
- The Beresford in Glasgow was built in 1938 as a hotel for the Empire Exhibition and converted into 112 apartments in 2006.
- A fifth-floor flat at The Beresford is for sale at £143,000.
- The Strand Building in Clapton, London was built in 1925 for Hackney Electricity Demonstration Halls and Offices.
- A second-floor flat at the Strand Building is for sale at £590,000.
- Willoughby House at the Barbican is a Grade II-listed brutalist estate next to the Barbican Arts Centre.
- A triplex apartment at Willoughby House is for sale at £1.55m.
- In Hove, a ground-floor four-bedroom art deco apartment is for sale at £425,000.
- In Radlett, a penthouse in the mid-century Darnhills estate is for sale at £860,000.
Entities
Institutions
- Rettie
- The Stow Brothers
- The Modern House
- Winkworth
- Savills
Locations
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Sauchiehall Street
- Clapton
- London
- England
- Hackney Downs Park
- Barbican
- Barbican Arts Centre
- Hove
- East Sussex
- King Charles III England coast path
- Seven Sisters
- Radlett
- Hertfordshire
- London St Pancras