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ather like Muriel Spark’s estimable 1988 novel, despite its name, this striking home is a far cry from Kensington. It’s found, in fact, in the
heart of Sneyd Park – which may come as a surprise to any house-buyers who happen to be au fait with the Bristol property scene. Along with neighbouring Stoke Bishop, the area is best known for its 1930s Stride-designed family homes – which is all very well if you yearn for a bit of inter-war period ambience, but not if your tastes in interior design lean towards the unambiguously contemporary. In which case, you are likely to find
Kensington House a very alluring prospect indeed. Architect-designed, high-spec, state- of-the-art – a box-ticking cluster of buzz words sum up this six-bedroom, two-storey home whose spacious glass-walled rooms manage to maximise every last ray of Bristol sunshine. In a design that thinks big, even the ‘snug’ is a very respectable 19ft long. The expansive, welcoming tone of the house
is introduced right away, at the entrance hall, with its bifold concertina-style glass doors (better invest in blinds, or at least a decent dressing gown, for when the postman calls early in the morning). The doors open straight into the main
reception room – a mighty 34ft, whose width is matched by its height; it’s a double-storey room, meaning that the most dramatic of light fittings can be dangled from the first floor ceiling. A slate fireplace with a bio-ethanol fire combines warmth with style, and the floor is underheated. The house is also wired for sound and media throughout, with high-quality ceiling speakers and a central hub housing an iPod dock. You probably wouldn’t expect to find a
country kitchen in this home, and you’d be right. A vast arch links the reception room to a gleaming 22ft expanse of monochrome modernity; black island bar, white floor, black lights; cream stools, twinkly floor-level lighting
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