1-bedroom flat · TN38 0DN
For saleListed 17 days
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British Modernism moors in Punta del Este The flat, see, is a pure vertical escape from the high-street demographic—from the sub- prime, semi-detached, mortgage-strangled mindsets who view real estate as a nesting box rather than an aggressive curation of space.
Let the suburban uniformity fade into its pebble-dash cul-de-sacs. We are up here on the fifth floor, suspended in mid-air inside a steel-framed, interwar cruise liner that refuses to capsize.
You are living in a structural manifesto.
Marine Court doesn’t just sit on the promenade; it glares out at the Channel, its white functionalist ribbing permanently locked in a staring match with the Atlantic shelf. And the interior?
It’s a total aesthetic hit.
A monochromatic, deep-saturation *Lobster* blue by Christopher John Rogers that completely swallows the ceiling and the walls, turning the raw coastal light into a high-art installation.
When you stand at the far edge of that sprawling, seven-metre ocean salon, you aren't looking at a view—you are dominating the horizon. No chains. No lengthy bank valuations.
£145,000—cash only and priced for a fast sale. If a design purist wants to own a pristine collector’s piece of international-style functionalism, they pay the entrance fee.
If not, they can fall back on the predictable and purchase a generic white box.
The Plan & Provenance • The 5th Floor Vault: Entirely re-plastered with the main rooms wrapped in saturated colour blocks from fashion designer Christopher John Rogers’ collection for Farrow & Ball.
All switches and sockets are polished chrome toggle units by the Soho Lighting Company. • The Entry: Whitewashed walls as a transit zone.
A single, vintage Charlotte Perriand wall light anchors the geometry upon entry.
Beneath your feet, original 1930s pitch pine floorboards run straight toward the kitchen's parquet flooring, stained the colour of solid ebony.
• The Ocean Salon: A linear expanse measuring over seven metres in length—a grand scale entirely unique among the building's single-bedroom blueprints.
Planning-approved, warrantied south-facing new double glazing provides total insulation from the promenade acoustics.
A minimal track of five adjustable architectural spotlights lines the ceiling, explicitly engineered to pin fine artwork to the wall.
• The Epicurean Lab: Positioned to the rear of the plan with a north-facing window framing the structural rhythm of East Ascent.
Features free-standing contemporary stainless steel utility fittings balanced against preserved 1950s painted wooden cabinets and original 1930s vitrified wall tiling.
Illuminated by Bauhaus style globe fixtures. • The Sanctuary: The bedroom features wall and ceiling lights designed by the celebrated Italian architect Michele de Lucchi.
Original 1930s built-in wardrobes, handles, and decorative pelmets have been refurbished to retain their character, sitting alongside an original copper thermostat and heating.
• The Wet Room: Stripped back to a gallery baseline of clean white, balancing preservation and utility. The original 1930s cast iron bath, panel, and wall tiling have been forensically restored.
Features a premium basin and WC by Fired Earth, with the basin set against bespoke slabs of rich Verona red marble.
A historic towel rail runs constantly off the building's communal hot water loop, maintaining permanent ambient heat. Current electricity bills default to a negligible £35 a month.
The Block Overhead Marine Court operates with a heavy, uncompromising service infrastructure block (£9,118 per annum, half of which is currently being funnelled directly into the collective structural major works fund).
For that, the perimeter is completely guarded: • A 24-hour uniformed concierge • Lifts and step free access • Constant communal hot water mains • A daily porterage loop that removes refuse straight from your threshold • CCTV throughout the building
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