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Aumbrey Apartments Eastway, London E9 SOLD This excellent three-bedroom apartment is positioned on the third floor of Aumbrey Apartments, a RIBA Award-winning development by Matthew Lloyd Architects, adjoining St Mary of Eton Church in Hackney Wick. Completed in 2014, Aumbrey Apartments is one of three blocks which have been integrated across the site of a 19th-century Anglican church and is defined by its diamond-patterned brickwork. The patterning of traditional red, glazed pastel-blue and oyster-white bricks is an homage to the Victorian style of masonry known as 'diaper-work.' This facade is augmented by reconstituted stone architraves creating a sense of harmony with the neighbouring ecclesiastical architecture. Access is gained via private gated entrance and courtyard, alongside the buttressed walls of the church. Of these spaces, the RIBA Journal reported, "Inside, the cuts and complexities of the flanking facade to south start to make themodernhouse.com [email protected] 020 3795 5920
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Aumbrey ApartmentsEastway, London E9
SOLD
This excellent three-bedroom apartment is positioned onthe third floor of Aumbrey Apartments, a RIBAAward-winning development by Matthew Lloyd Architects,adjoining St Mary of Eton Church in Hackney Wick.
Completed in 2014, Aumbrey Apartments is one of threeblocks which have been integrated across the site of a19th-century Anglican church and is defined by itsdiamond-patterned brickwork. The patterning of traditionalred, glazed pastel-blue and oyster-white bricks is an homageto the Victorian style of masonry known as 'diaper-work.'This facade is augmented by reconstituted stone architravescreating a sense of harmony with the neighbouringecclesiastical architecture.
Access is gained via private gated entrance and courtyard,alongside the buttressed walls of the church. Of thesespaces, the RIBA Journal reported, "Inside, the cuts andcomplexities of the flanking facade to south start to make
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sense - both preventing overlooking and admitting naturallight."
The apartment occupies the whole of the third floor of thebuilding. Internal accommodation extends to 855 sq ft,configured around a large open-plan kitchen, living anddining room with wonderful views of the Olympic Park inthe distance. A contemporary kitchen is configured towardsthe rear of this space. There is floor-to-ceiling glazing andengineered floorboards with underfloor heating throughoutthe apartment. Close-up views of the historic churchestablish a relationship between the simple contemporarydesign of the apartment and the historic masonry of theadjacent church.
A master bedroom with dual-aspect windows is positionedto one side of these areas with an en-suite bathroom. Twofurther bedrooms, one currently used as a study arepositioned, along with a family bathroom, at the rear of theplan. Opposite the apartment, on the same floor, is aspacious communal roof terrace with views south towardsVictoria Park.
The scheme won Matthew Lloyd Architects a HousingDesign Award, a RIBA National Award and a New LondonArchitecture Award. The two blocks of housing replacedexisting unused church buildings, resulting in a dynamic mixof historic Grade II-listed architecture and strikingcontemporary additions. At the centre of the development,beyond a beautiful limestone arch, is a courtyard with abox-edged green space overlooked by the vicarage, aflorist's workshop and stall, and further apartments.
Aumbrey Apartments is located in Hackney Wick, betweenVictoria Park and the River Lee. Since the 2012 Olympics,Hackney Wick has seen a significant influx of culturalinvestment. There are numerous restaurants and barsincluding the award-winning Cornerstone, Silo, CrateBrewery and MOTHER vegan cafe to name only a few. TheHere East campus is a short walk away and operates as aco-working hub and cultural centre, while award-winningtheatre and music venue The Yard is also close by. Theamenities of the Olympic Park are also nearby, where theEast Bank, a new world-class cultural quarter is now underconstruction, including new facilities for the V&A Museum,Sadler’s Well’s Theatre, the BBC and the London Collegeof Fashion, as well as a new campus for UCL.
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Victoria Park is close by and is surrounded by a number ofgood pubs. On the north side of the park is Victoria ParkVillage with its excellent range of restaurants and shops.
The apartment is an eight-minute walk from Hackney Wickstation which runs London Overground services toHighbury and Islington in around 10 minutes and StratfordInternational in approximately six minutes.
Tenure: LeaseholdLease Length: approx. 120 years remainingService Charge: approx. £2,200 per annum, coveringbuildings insurance, repairs to shared areas, cleaningservices, communal garden and bike store maintenance.Provision has also been made for a sinking fund.Ground Rent: approx. £300 per annumCouncil Tax Band: D
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