There’s nothing like a high ceiling to lift the weight off your shoulders, and nothing like some chunky beams, roof voids and mezzanines to take a room to new heights.
We’re quite partial to a bit of double height, so we’ve put together a capacious collection of lofty, err, lofts to share the peak of perfection when it comes to these voluminous spaces. Call it touching the void, call it ceiling the deal, call it the enheightenment… however you prefer it, here’s a short story, about tall storeys
The Paragon, Searles Road SE1
This classic loft on the fourth floor of a Victorian school conversion in Bermondsey has two mezzanine bedrooms with lovely parquet floors that overlook the double-height living room with a gorgeous pair of magnificent schoolhouse windows that flood the space with light and look out towards the City. For sale at £699,995
Port East, Hertsmere Road E14
One of the first developments from Manhattan Loft Corporation is home to this warm, inviting and achingly authentic one-bedroom apartment on the top floor of a converted spice warehouse in one of the best locations in Canary Wharf, right on West India Quay with a waterside strip of restaurants and bars on the ground floor. For sale at £725,000
Kirkwood Road SE15
This former hosepipe factory in Peckham is now one of the most extraordinary houses we’ve seen with incredible beam work and vaulted ceilings inset with plentiful skylights to produce an arresting and quite beautiful property. There’s almost 3,000ft2 of living space along with a detached office/studio of 400ft2 at the end of the private garden. For sale at £2,295,000
Henry Tate Mews SW16
Tucked away in Streatham in the grounds of Henry Tate’s former personal home is a disarmingly charming collection of town houses set in 6 acres. This three-bedroom property has a double height living space on its first floor and a mezzanine master bedroom above it with a timber vaulted ceiling. For rent at £575 per week
These are four of our current favourites but the list of lofts, factory and warehouse apartments, schoolhouse conversions and other alternative living spaces for sale and for rent is a forever changing one. Do drop us a line if you are looking to buy, sell or rent an interesting, unusual or unique property.
