Wilton Way, London, E8

The Colonnades occupies a former nineteenth-century warehouse on Wilton Way, in Hackney Central. The building takes its name from the classical columns that run through it, a detail that still governs the scale of the apartments inside: window apertures extend the full length of the front and rear elevations, a legacy of its industrial use, and the herringbone parquet runs unbroken from the entrance through to the reception room.

The apartment sits across a ground floor and mezzanine. The reception room is lit from both aspects through tall sash windows dressed with reed blinds, with London stock brick left exposed against plainer painted walls. A long modernist dining table with a set of hand-turned dining chairs runs down one side; a mesh and linen daybed on curved legs sits alongside folk-art and modernist pieces. The kitchen is fitted in navy shaker cabinetry with timber worktops and a Belfast sink, with a freestanding stainless range.

A staircase climbs to a cosy mezzanine bedroom, the bed set into a plastered enclosure lit by a small obscured-glass window at the head. There is a built-in wardrobe here, with generous concealed storage beneath the mezzanine level. The bathroom is simple and practical: the same herringbone floor underfoot, white square tiles run to the ceiling, chrome fittings and an over-bath shower.

The Colonnades is home to a thriving creative community, lived and worked in for many years by artists, designers and others drawn to the building’s light and proportions. At the heart of the building, the garden is mature and well established, with lawns and winding paths laid out beneath large plane trees and a run of pergolas. Enclosed by the two ranges, it stays private and quiet, and gives the Colonnades much of its character.

Wilton Way and the streets around it are known for independent shops and restaurants. Teal, Sally Abé’s British bistro, opened on the street this year; Violet, Claire Ptak’s bakery, is a short walk on, and Pophams’ London Fields bakery is close by on Richmond Road. Broadway Market runs on Saturdays; Victoria Park is a walk in the other direction. Hackney Central is four minutes on foot, with direct services to Highbury & Islington and Stratford; Hackney Downs, ten minutes away, runs direct to Liverpool Street.

The apartment is offered as a serviced short let for use as a non-principal residence, let fully furnished and equipped; furnishings and equipment may vary from those shown. The rate is inclusive of utilities, broadband, council tax and the building service charge, with cleaning at agreed intervals. Bookings are subject to a minimum stay and to the terms of the occupancy agreement, which grants a licence to occupy for a fixed period and does not create a tenancy or any security of tenure. The apartment may not be used as a principal or sole residence.