About this home
Property Details: • Type: N/A
• Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 0
Description: Designed by award winning architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, this bright loft apartment is located in the The Sweeps Building, named after it’s original purpose as a bullion refinery specialising in extracting precious metals from the floor sweepings of jewellery manufacturers in Hatton Garden<br><br> Developed by Derwent London and designed by riba Stirling Prize winning architectural practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, The Sweeps Building is so named due to it's original purpose as a bullion refinery that specialised in extracting precious metals from the floor sweepings of nearby jewellery manufacturers in Hatton Garden.<br><br>14 loft style apartments form part of a wider mixed use city fringe urban quarter knows as The Johnson Building, set behind a handsome Art Deco facade dating from 1927 by legendary architects of the period Wallis, Gilbert & Partners - famous for landmarks including The Hoover Building, Victoria Coach Station, the emi factory in Hayes and the former Birmingham offices of the General Electric Company.<br><br>Elements of the building's original industrial scale are present, including large full height crittal style windows, generous ceiling heights with visible cast-concrete cross-members, creating an apartment with abundant natural light, a sense of space & volume and genuine character.<br><br>The main living space is dual aspect, with an open plan contemporary kitchen and views over bustling Leather Lane, a dual aspect principal bedroom with en-suite shower room is situated to the rear, with views over the quiet courtyard that forms part of the development.