Horbury Crescent, W11

Property Summary

Horbury Crescent presents a rare proposition in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: a five-bedroom detached house arranged across five levels, designed by 3W Architects to reconcile a classically stucco-fronted Victorian exterior with a thoroughly contemporary interior language. The ground-floor reception room retains original cornicing and a black slate fireplace, set against a full-height glass wall that floods the space with natural light, while a dedicated media room is fitted with projector, surround sound and acoustic panelling. Below, a double-height void anchors the lower-ground floor, where a bespoke Danish kitchen features Verde Fantastico quartzite, honed Nero Assoluto granite and fully integrated Miele, Gaggenau, Vola and Quooker appliances. A remarkable mechanised rear extension can be lowered into the basement level, converting the interior into an open-air entertaining space. The entire first floor is given over to the principal suite, with wenge wood floors, antique fireplace, a dedicated dressing area and a bathroom finished in Verde Fantastico quartzite. Four further bedrooms occupy the upper storeys, served by three additional bathrooms detailed with Bisazza mosaics, white ceramics and sculptural freestanding baths. A private garden of patio and raised lawn enclosed by mature planting completes the offering, all within a three-minute walk of Notting Hill Gate station.

Key Features

• Detached five-bedroom house arranged over five levels
• Designed by 3W Architects with considered industrial-contemporary interiors
• Principal reception room with original cornicing, black slate fireplace and full-height glass wall
• Dedicated media room with projector, surround sound and acoustic panelling
• Double-height void to the lower-ground floor with Italian Basaltina stone flooring
• Bespoke Danish kitchen with Verde Fantastico quartzite, Nero Assoluto granite, Miele, Gaggenau, Vola and Quooker appliances
• Mechanised rear extension that lowers to create an open-air basement setting
• Entire first floor devoted to principal suite with dressing room and quartzite-finished bathroom
• Four further bedrooms across the upper levels
• Three additional bathrooms with Bisazza mosaics and sculptural freestanding bath
• Private garden with patio, raised lawn and mature planting
• Freehold within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
• Three minutes from Notting Hill Gate station (Central, Circle, District lines)
• Vintage 1960s Vistossi chandelier and bespoke design details throughout

Design Comment

Horbury Crescent is an exercise in disciplined contrast. The architects have preserved the Victorian structure’s period DNA — cornicing, fireplaces, porticoed entrance — and overlaid it with a material palette of considerable rigour: Basaltina stone, wenge wood, honed Nero Assoluto granite. The result is a house that reads as layered rather than decorated, where each surface has been selected for texture and depth rather than ornament. For a new owner with ambitions to refine further, this is an unusually well-resolved starting point.

The mechanised rear extension at basement level is the house’s most distinctive engineering feature and offers genuine scope for reinterpretation. One could envision this threshold between interior and garden developed into a more fully resolved entertaining sequence — perhaps integrating climate-controlled planting, sculptural lighting or retractable glazing to extend the seasons in which the space is usable. The double-height void above the kitchen and dining area is an exceptional volume that would reward a carefully considered lighting scheme and curated art programme.

The principal suite already benefits from high-quality finishes, though a buyer investing at this level may wish to elevate the dressing area into a fully bespoke walk-in wardrobe with integrated lighting and specialist joinery. Across the upper bedroom floors, the existing bathrooms demonstrate strong material choices; a comprehensive interior design scheme could unify these spaces under a single cohesive vision, introducing coordinated stone, hardware and bespoke cabinetry to bring greater coherence across all five levels.

Development Consultations

To assist potential buyers of this property to understand their full design and development options, Janine Stone & Co. is able to provide complimentary design concept and development consultations. It can be arranged for these consultations to take place at the property or in our London studio. Janine Stone & Co. will provide guidance on architecture, refurbishment and planning considerations, in addition to helping interested parties to develop their early design ideas into floor plans with estimated project costs and timelines for realisation.

Should a successful acquisition take place, we would be happy to take these initial concepts through to a full concept and subsequent planning, design and build phases.