The modern house

This characterful two-bedroom ground-floor apartment in Herrick Court forms part of the Grade II-listed Parkleys Estate, built by renowned developers Span in the 1950s. Parkleys was the first project by Span co-founders Eric Lyons and Geoff Townsend and is one of London’s finest residential modernist estates. It is set among beautiful communal gardens planted with flowering trees and expansive stretches of lawn that are much loved by residents. The estate is located in leafy Ham, a pretty…

This considered three-bedroom terraced house lies within Bow’s Medway Conservation Area and has been sensitively restored by its current owners, who have layered the building’s Victorian fabric with contemporary interventions. A new palette of warm white and terracotta sweeps through the plan, and expansive concertina doors open from the kitchen to garden patios, blurring the lines between indoors and outdoors.

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Built in 1961 by renowned developer Wates, this three-bedroom, end-of-terrace house has been the subject of an insightful contemporary renovation by its current owners. It has a private south-facing garden, along with a garage. Sited on the Elms estate, the house is an eight-minute walk from Chislehurst station in Bromley, where direct, high-speed routes arrive in Charing Cross and Canon Street in 30 and 35 minutes respectively.

Set on a quiet, tree-lined street in Clapton, this characterful four-bedroom home reaches almost 2,000 sq ft internally. With a mixture of original Victorian features and a seamless contemporary extension to the rear, the beautifully curated spaces offer a wonderful play on colour and natural light in a much sought-after area of east London. The south-facing walled garden has been lovingly maintained, and the house is within short walking distance of the larger green spaces at Hackney…

Architects Man Luo and Yuyan Zhang on revamping their Victorian home in Forest Gate, east London

This beautiful three-bedroom house in Leytonstone is close to the open green space of Wanstead Flats and the popular Francis Road. Built in 1880, its Victorian proportions blend with modern additions, such as Crittall-style doors, to create a carefully considered set of spaces. In the extended kitchen and dining room, wide swathes of glazing open to a thoughtfully planted garden, with a seating area under a wisteria-covered pergola. The house is defined by its tactile material palette of…