Architecture Wednesday: The Observatory

Welcome to The Observatory, a light-filled three-bedroom penthouse apartment in Fulham. That offers an expansive 2,700 square feet plan and a private roof terrace with 360-degree views across London, as well as a downstairs garage.

The apartment occupies the upper levels of a former paint factory and has a fantastic sense of volume and scale throughout. You enter through a gated foyer through which you can also access the double garage why a key-activated lift provides secure access to the fourth floor, directly into the apartment.

 An open-plan kitchen, dining and living room occupies much of the apartment's lower level, extending over 55 feet in length with soaring vaulted ceilings, exposed timber trusses and steel beams. Two sets of French doors open to enclosed balconies and light pours through a wonderful arched Crittall window at one end of the space. A breakfast bar separates the dining area from the kitchen, which has Corian worktops arranged around a kitchen island and a stainless-steel Brittania range cooker.

There are three double bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes and Crittal windows in painted-brick surrounds. The main bedroom opens from the living room through full-height doors between floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. From here, there is access to a generous bathroom with a walk-in shower and steam room, beautifully tiled in mosaics, with underfloor heating and illuminated by two skylights. The bathroom has secondary access from the dining area through a short hall separating a utility room and guest WC.

There are two bedrooms at the south-east end of the apartment, reached via a hallway that turns with the curve of a glass-brick wall. Both bedrooms have skylights and the larger has glazed doors onto a balcony, as well as a built-in wardrobe, bookshelves and desk area. A recently renovated bathroom is shared by the two rooms, with marble floors and a large walk-in shower.

A steel spiral staircase ascends from the dining area to another living room within the extended apex of the glazed roof. This has maple flooring and glazed sliding doors at each end, opening to two huge terraces with incredible, uninterrupted views of London in all directions. A new irrigation system has been added and there is new decking throughout.

All this can be yours for £2.750 or 3.71M USD. I’m available for visits … or if you prefer to simply gift it to me for Christmas?

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