Hertfordshire haven
Orchard View, an exceptional newbuild property in landscaped gardens in Radlett, is for sale through UK Sotheby’s International Realty with an asking price of £11,995,000. The house is set behind gates and approached via a sweeping driveway with parking for numerous vehicles and access to a double garage with storage room. The grand entrance hall of the house features a spiral staircase with Flos chandelier. Also on the ground floor are the 39ft Siematic kitchen/lifestyle room with Miele appliances and Quooker tap, utility room, WC, formal 21ft lounge, family room/ kids’ playroom, large study and cinema room. There is also a home gym, along with a 29ft indoor swimming pool and whirlpool bath (with bi-folding doors opening on to the garden), steam room, dressing/shower room and WC.
On the first floor is the master suite including a dressing room and en-suite bathroom with a free-standing bath, wet room, his and her sinks, floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony. Four additional double bedrooms all have en-suites and Neatsmith fitted wardrobe space and there is also a laundry room with Miele appliances. An extra double bedroom, on the ground floor, has not only an ensuite but also a kitchen, making it ideal for an au pair or guests.
The property has Crestron home automation, Lutron lighting, automated blinds/curtains and a security system
with alarm, external movement sensors and CCTV. The wrap-around garden has an extensive patio area with an integrated Napoleon barbecue and an additional two acres of rear land.
Lee Koffman, director and head of North/North West London prime house and flat sales at UK Sotheby’s International Realty, says: “Extending to nearly 8,000 sq ft and arranged on only two floors, Orchard View gives a wonderful sense of space and light and is perfect for indoor or outdoor entertaining. Radlett
High Street is minutes away with its good choice of independent cafés and restaurants. The area also has excellent transport links, with close access to the M25 and M1 and is less than half an hour from London St Pancras by train”.
James Chapman, associate and project architect at Strom Architects, says: “At Strom we seek to create boutique modern homes with restrained elegance and an air of tranquillity. We believe it is important to connect with nature and that our homes should be a place of calm
retreat. This is exemplified by our experiences of living with Covid where our senses have become more attuned to the natural rhythms of the day, the birds and the changing patterns of the weather.
“At Orchard View it was always our aim to bring the landscape into the building and to frame the views of the sky. The large floor-to-ceiling glazing blurs the boundary between inside and outside space and provides multi-directional views to the different parts of the house. The use of materials
and light are also carefully curated design features. The pristine beauty of the white volumes at first floor bring light deep into the building and cast shadows with the shifting moods of the weather. The ground floor walls are clad in large format concrete tiles with a beautiful pale hue that provide solidity to the lightweight volume that floats above. Another important aspect is the introduction of wood for the front door, garage and secondary entrances which imbues an important tactile quality and material richness.
“Orchard View is very much of the modernist tradition, but that does not come at the expense of warmth and comfort. The careful choreography of interlocking spaces and the delicate play of light set against natural materials, have been designed to create a beautiful home to be enjoyed by family and friends”.