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'''2 Willow Road''' is part of a [[terraced housing|terrace of three houses]] in [[Hampstead]], London designed by architect [[Ernő Goldfinger]] and completed in 1939. It has been managed by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] since 1995 and is open to the public. It was one of the first [[Modernist architecture|Modernist buildings]] acquired by the Trust, giving rise to some controversy. Goldfinger lived there with his wife Ursula and their children until his death in 1987. |
'''2 Willow Road''' is part of a [[terraced housing|terrace of three houses]] in [[Hampstead]], London designed by architect [[Ernő Goldfinger]] and completed in 1939. It has been managed by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] since 1995 and is open to the public. It was one of the first [[Modernist architecture|Modernist buildings]] acquired by the Trust, giving rise to some controversy. Goldfinger lived there with his wife Ursula and their children until his death in 1987. |
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1–3 Willow Road was constructed using concrete and a facing of red brick. A number of cottages were demolished to allow for the construction, which was strongly opposed by a number of local residents including novelist [[Ian Fleming]] (this was said to be his inspiration for the name of the [[James Bond]] villain [[Auric Goldfinger]]) and the future [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Home Secretary [[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor|Henry Brooke]]. No. 2, which Goldfinger designed specifically as his own family home, is the largest of the three houses and features a [[spiral staircase]] designed by Danish engineer [[Ove Arup]] at its core. The building is supported by a concrete frame, part of which is external, leaving room for a spacious uncluttered interior, perhaps inspired by the ''[[Villa_Müller#Architecture|Raumplan]]'' ideas of modernist architect [[Adolf Loos]].<ref>[http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=478563 English Heritage listing details] accessed 28 April 2007</ref> |
1–3 Willow Road was constructed using concrete and a facing of red brick. A number of cottages were demolished to allow for the construction, which was strongly opposed by a number of local residents including novelist [[Ian Fleming]] (this was said to be his inspiration for the name of the [[James Bond]] villain [[Auric Goldfinger]]) and the future [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Home Secretary [[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor|Henry Brooke]]. No. 2, which Goldfinger designed specifically as his own family home, is the largest of the three houses and features a [[spiral staircase]] designed by Danish engineer [[Ove Arup]] at its core. The building is supported by a concrete frame, part of which is external, leaving room for a spacious uncluttered interior, perhaps inspired by the ''[[Villa_Müller#Architecture|Raumplan]]'' ideas of modernist architect [[Adolf Loos]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071211185013/http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?pid=1&id=478563 English Heritage listing details] accessed 28 April 2007</ref> |
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Goldfinger himself designed much of the furniture in No. 2, and the house also contains a significant collection of 20th-century art by [[Bridget Riley]], [[Prunella Clough]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Henry Moore]] and [[Max Ernst]]. |
Goldfinger himself designed much of the furniture in No. 2, and the house also contains a significant collection of 20th-century art by [[Bridget Riley]], [[Prunella Clough]], [[Marcel Duchamp]], [[Henry Moore]] and [[Max Ernst]]. |
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Revision as of 23:36, 27 July 2019
| 2 Willow Road | |
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 1–3 Willow Road | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Terraced house |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Hampstead London, NW3 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°33′25.92″N 0°10′9.01″W / 51.5572000°N 0.1691694°W |
| Completed | 1939 |
| Owner | National Trust |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ernő Goldfinger |
| Website | |
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2 Willow Road is part of a terrace of three houses in Hampstead, London designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger and completed in 1939. It has been managed by the National Trust since 1995 and is open to the public. It was one of the first Modernist buildings acquired by the Trust, giving rise to some controversy. Goldfinger lived there with his wife Ursula and their children until his death in 1987.
1–3 Willow Road was constructed using concrete and a facing of red brick. A number of cottages were demolished to allow for the construction, which was strongly opposed by a number of local residents including novelist Ian Fleming (this was said to be his inspiration for the name of the James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger) and the future Conservative Home Secretary Henry Brooke. No. 2, which Goldfinger designed specifically as his own family home, is the largest of the three houses and features a spiral staircase designed by Danish engineer Ove Arup at its core. The building is supported by a concrete frame, part of which is external, leaving room for a spacious uncluttered interior, perhaps inspired by the Raumplan ideas of modernist architect Adolf Loos.[1]
Goldfinger himself designed much of the furniture in No. 2, and the house also contains a significant collection of 20th-century art by Bridget Riley, Prunella Clough, Marcel Duchamp, Henry Moore and Max Ernst.
Nos. 1 and 3 remain private homes.
References
- ^ English Heritage listing details accessed 28 April 2007
- Warburton, Nigel. Ernő Goldfinger: The Life of an Architect (Routledge, 2004) ISBN 0-415-25853-7.
- Historic England building description
External links
Media related to 2 Willow Road at Wikimedia Commons- 2 Willow Road information from the National Trust
