Dining table Washer Outdoor furniture Hangers Dishwasher Aesop conditioner Drying rack for clothing Bed linens Wifi Dishes and silverware Freezer Dryer Toaster Hot water kettle Cleaning products Free driveway parking on premises – 1 space Courtyard view Bathtub Refrigerator Extra pillows and blankets Indoor fireplace: wood-burning Backyard Microwave Aesop body soap Oven Private entrance Paid street parking off premises EV charger Iron Outdoor dining area Hair dryer Kitchen Smoke alarm Aesop shampoo Lockbox Hot water Carbon monoxide alarm Laundromat nearby Clothing storage: closet and dresser Coffee Luggage dropoff allowed Coffee maker: french press Self check-in Books and reading material Long term stays allowed Patio or balcony Wine glasses Cooking basics Babysitter recommendations Heating Stove Essentials
Walmer Yard - a unique architectural home
Walmer Yard is more than a home: it allows you to experience the best of what architecture has to offer, a potent distillation of light, volume, raw materials and refined craftsmanship. It's a place of contrasts: the starkness of black folded-steel stairs against the sensuality of the handrails, rope wrapped in leather; the roughness of exposed concrete against the gloss of lacquered wardrobes. Both contemplative and sensual, this is the luxury not of trinkets but of intensely lived experiences.<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />House One sits at the front of the site on the quiet residential street of Walmer Road. It has two double bedrooms which each have an ensuite. Alongside its large kitchen and dining space there are ample spaces to relax or to socialise. Venture to the top of the house and you will discover a large ‘yurt’ space with a balcony that overlooks the courtyard and down in the basement there is another large living space.<br /><br />There is also a large south-facing co
Sandwiched between bustling Kensington High Street, Notting Hill and Portobello Road, Holland Park is both laid back and buzzing. Residential blocks of mansions surround the communal gardens that inspired Richard Curtis’ film Notting Hill. This leafy neighbourhood has a historic green space at its heart - Holland Park - where you can walk among Japanese gardens and Dutch tulips. The park itself symbolises the epitome of West London living, where acres of lush green space meets the best of London’s cultural scene in the form of the open air opera house and theatre, and the Design Museum. In addition to the area’s scenic landscape, its hip boutiques and restaurants, international schools and high end property market have lured a global crowd.
I'm the Keeper of Walmer Yard, where I run the Baylight Foundation, a registered charity, with the aim of increasing the public understanding of what architecture can do, rooted in the experience of Walmer Yard. 