Ladbroke Road, London, W11

A truly one-of-a-kind and highly versatile 1,030 sq ft ground-floor apartment set within the converted former Notting Hill Old Fire Station. The Old Fire Station is a remarkable historic landmark dating back to 1870, with the rare added benefit of a private front garden.

Designed by the architect Gunnar Orefelt in the early 1990s, and featured in Conde Nast publications, the property has a feeling of a house and is entered via its own front
patio and through a large pivoting front door.

The modernist interior dramatically features a double height studio space with a ceiling height of nearly 4.5 meters providing huge volume.

The mezzanine level, overlooking the grand reception room below, adds a further sense of volume, character and architectural drama to the apartment. Currently arranged as an atmospheric attic-style bedroom, it is a highly versatile space that could equally serve as a home office, study, creative retreat or second bedroom.

The front room, positioned behind the original timber-framed fire station doors that can open to the front garden, is one of the most flexible spaces in the property. Although currently arranged as a dining room and home office, it could equally serve as the principal bedroom, guest room, studio, or creative workspace. The adjoining en suite bathroom features a sliding glass panel that opens into the studio room, reinforcing the adaptable, open-plan character of the space while allowing it to shift easily between work, living, entertaining, and sleeping use.

Located close to both Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park, the flat is convenient for all the shopping, restaurants, cafes and transport amenities that are moments away including the characterful Ladbroke Arms, Portobello Market and wide open spaces of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park.