Isokon Building penthouse for sale

Posted by On July 26, 2018 0 Comment


A modernist gem in Belsize Park, the Isokon’s top level apartment comes with a giant south-facing roof terrace, original features including birch veneer panelling and build in storage space. The building itself is Grade 1 listed. This, from The Modern House…
“With its curved forms and pale render, the Isokon Building (also known as Lawn Road Flats) has been likened to an ocean liner. The first block ever to be built chiefly using reinforced concrete, it was the subject of an exemplary restoration by Avanti Architects in 2004. The building’s list of illustrious former residents includes Agatha Christie, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus. J.M. Richards, the architectural critic, wrote that it was “more like the machine-à-habiter than anything Le Corbusier ever designed”.

Guide price, £950,000.