Richard Neutra (1892-1970) was born in Austria, spent the majority of his working life in the United States where became one of their most successful architects, and died in Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Most famous for his houses, in the last 10 years of his life Neutra had eight villas constructed in Europe; four in Switzerland, three in Germany and one in France. Haus Kemper in Wuppertal, Germany, is one of these houses and it has now come onto the market for €2.4 million (circa £2 million). Designed in 1965, architecturally-speaking the house brought modernism back into Europe, and with it the American way of life. The house sits on a plot of 25,000 square metres and is laid out over 380 square metres over two floors, with everything from an au pair room and ‘gentlemen’s room’. Its special Neutra features include overhanging floor plates and structures, fully glazed walls, fireplaces and pool which runs up to the very boundary of the house. The house has had some recent work to the bathrooms, heating and insulation, as well as some adaptations to the paint scheme on the exterior.

Wuppertal itself is known for its steep slopes, woods and parks and its suspension railway. Two-thirds of the total municipal area of Wuppertal is green space. From any part of the city, it is only a ten-minute walk to one of the public parks or woodland paths.