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6 of the Best...Homes designed by a starchitect

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Architects are highly skilled and professionally trained to turn homeowners' dreams into reality, applying impartial and creative thinking to projects large and small.

A 'starchitect' is a term used to describe architects whose celebrity and critical acclaim have transformed them into the idols of the architecture world and may even have given them some degree of fame among the general public.

The advantage of living in a house designed by a starchitect is that it is likely to be truly one of a kind. For example, Savills is currently marketing a property in Notting Hill with an incredible roof (pictured above) – quite unlike anything I’ve seen before. Although there are of course other factors to consider, the name of a famous architect can sometimes sway undecided potential buyers to make an offer.

Here are six of the best homes designed by starchitects, past and present, currently on the market:

 

Pavilion, Pembridge Villas, Notting Hill, London W11

Designed by award-winning contemporary architect Gianni Botsford and completed in 2018, Pavilion, Pembridge Villas, London W11 – Guide price £5,950,000

Barton Rocks, Barton, Winscombe, North Somerset

Designed in the early 1900s by Sir George Oatley, best known for Bristol University's Wills Memorial Building, Barton Rocks, Barton, Winscombe, North Somerset – Guide price £1,295,000

New Farm, Great Easton, Dunmow, Essex,

Built in the 1930s by WF Crittall, in collaboration with architects Messrs Joseph (Shell Mex House) and Sir Owen Williams (Wembley Stadium, M1 motorway, Daily Mirror Building) – New Farm, Great Easton, Dunmow, Essex – Price on application

Shotley Hall, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham,

Designed and built in 1863 by Edward Robson, an associate of both John Dobson and Sir George Gilbert Scot, Shotley Hall, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham – Guide price £1,250,000

Amwell Grove, Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire,

Designed in 1794-7 by architect and Chief Engineer to the New River Company Robert Mylne (Blackfriars Bridge), Amwell Grove, Great Amwell, Ware, Hertfordshire – Guide price £2,999,000, 

Drum House, River Lane, Richmond, Surrey

Designed by world famous architect Sir Terry Farrell, CBE and completed in 2018, Drum House, River Lane, Richmond, Surrey – Guide price £7,500,000

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