Goldsmith Mews, Chalk, Kent, DA12

OPEN HOUSES SATURDAY 12th and 19th JULY by APPOINTMENT ONLY. GUIDE PRICE £400000-£450000. STAMP DUTY PAID FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS and £1000 CONTRIBUTION TO LEGAL FEES.
Situated in the heart of Chalk Village is this BRAND NEW TWO BEDROOM END OF TERRACED HOUSE offering square feet of accommodation set over the 3 floors. Approached via a private driveway the property has an ALLOCATED PARKING SPACE and the house has a sheltered entrance with outside ELECTRIC CHARGER POINT. Internally the property is of a HIGH SPECIFICATION with SOLID WOOD FLOORING and UNDERFLOOR HEATING THROUGHOUT so no need for radiators taking up unnecessary wall space. On the ground floor is an ENTRANCE HALL with MODERN FULLY FITTED KITCHEN, GROUND FLOOR CLOAKROOM and FRENCH DOORS leading to the NEWLY TURFED and PATIO'd WEST FACING GARDEN. On the first floor is the MAIN LIVING ROOM and TWO BEDROOMS on the second floor. The master bedroom has its own EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM and there is a SEPARATE MODERN FAMILY BATHROOM. DOUBLE GLAZING is installed throught and there are views of the RIVER THAMES from bedroom 2. CALL TODAY to RESERVE YOUR VIEWING SLOT.

Exterior
Rear Garden - 32'8. Decked patio. Laid to lawn. Paved patio area. Storage shed. Fenced to side and rear.

Allocated parking space.

Outside store cupboard.

Private driveway leading to parking areas.

Key Terms
Goldsmith Mews is a development of four homes that replaces a row of derelict garages. The design channels the memory of the neighbouring Lord Nelson pub – long since demolished – taking the name of the pub’s first landlady, Sarah Goldsmith. The village of Chalk has a rich history, most notably as the seaside resort frequented by Charles Dickens, who holidayed and honeymooned there, and based his novel Great Expectations on what he observed in Chalk. The design is inspired by the character of the local village, which up until the 1940s was characterised by timber weatherboard buildings, including the former pub. This scheme seeks to reinstate the weatherboard aesthetic, but with a contemporary twist: using a high-quality robust material which will not weather. The cladding panels replicate the rhythm and dimensions of timber weatherboarding, yet are durable enough to withstand the conditions of this exposed location on the edge of the Thames.
While the proposal is a characterful re-interpretation of historic elements from the site, this is a contemporary scheme with overtly modernist detailing. Office S&M’s admiration for the work of Jean Prouvé and his innovation with detailing is referenced in the porthole windows that provide a contrast to the otherwise historic material character. Similarly, the proposed colour palette circumvents the traditional colours associated with weatherboard, avoiding being described as vernacular.