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"The generosity in proportions is matched only by the meticulous calculation of each room's relation to the next. Light and life flow through these spaces, which retain a colourful characterisation of the 1960s."
This extraordinary five-bedroom house was designed and built by Stafford Pollard architects in 1964. It remains in entirely original condition and appears for the first time on the market. Occupying a wonderful position on Hawthorndene Road in Hayes, the house overlooks Hayes Common and is a five-minute walk from Hayes train station.
Hawthorndene Road
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History
Built in 1964, this house is the result of a collaboration between the architectural practice Stafford Pollard and the family who have lived in it ever since.
The original owners were a self-employed publisher, an artist, and their young family. They wanted to build a house for themselves that reflected the ideals of the new Modern Family of the 1960s. As such, the features in evidence are entirely indicative of the period; pine, Formica and large sections of glazing, all gathered around a large galleried staircase at the heart of the house.
However, beyond the bright colour palette and period features, it is arguably the layout and orientation of the house that are its most impressive characteristics. Designed initially by the family so that one could see London in the distance from one aspect and the Kent countryside from the other, the house has been formed as much by the views it affords, as it has by the flow of every day life it enables.
While bringing up children, the family was engaged in the running of an independent theatrical magazine, as well as a burgeoning career in the decorative arts. The spaces have been designed so that there is always somewhere quiet to retreat to, to make an edit, or to work a canvas or fabric pattern. This free-flowing versatility in design, with use and practicality never sacrificed in the name of style, seems to truly reflect the best design ethos of the 1960s.
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