House That Looks Like it's Built out of Lego With Its Own Salon, Cinema and Swimming Pool Goes on the Market for £34million
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For the adult who's never outgrown a childhood love of Lego, this could be the home of their dreams.
Because while Stratheden, which is for sale in north London's exclusive Bishops Avenue is undoubtedly sophisticated, it also bears more than a passing resemblance to the plastic construction bricks we all remember from our youth.
Inside, however, the £34m house offers the ultimate in grown-up luxury, with wall-to-wall mirrors, steam-room, and a ballroom with polished floor the size of a normal house.
Built in Cape Dutch style in 1925, it is one of the largest houses on a street that boasts some of the UK's most impressive - and expensive - properties.
The Bishops Avenue, also known as Billionaires' Row, is home to oil barons, oligarchs and royalty from Russia,the Middle East and Africa.
Knight Frank and Glentree International, the agents who are selling the vast home, are sure the house's features and high-end specification will ensure finding a buyer for Stratheden will be no trouble.
The ambassadorial style house boasts nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms, five reception rooms and - despite being located only a short drive from the centre of London - almost one acre of land.
One of the stand-out features of the mansion, which was recently rebuilt and has a look of (albeit very expensive) Lego about its exterior, is the ballroom which takes up a staggering 2,700sq/ft - making it perfect for entertaining guests.
The room, which could also double up as an art gallery, has the same floor-space as an average family home.
The mirrored ballroom has roughly the floorspace of a family's average-sized house - but the buyer of Stratheden probably won't have to vacuum it themselves
With polished marble floor, contemporary artwork and dramatic staircase, guests at the newly-refurbished house will enjoy making quite an entrance
No expense spared: Stratheden has nine bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and an impressive - particularly for London - one-acre garden
Stratheden, which will attract a stamp duty bill of £2.4m if it sells for the asking price, also has a 12-metre indoor swimming pool with separate gym, steam and sauna rooms, and a massage/hairdressing/spa room.
There is also a champagne bar, complete with glitzy silver seating and mirrored bar, where the new owner will be able to toast his or her purchase.
Trevor Abrahmsohn, director of Glentree, has sold £3 billion worth of properties on The Bishops Avenue over the past 35 years.
He said: 'Stratheden has Cape Dutch architecture and this is unique in the area. That is why the local authority has listed the building and, as such, preserved its architectural heritage.
The dirty plasters and stray hairs of public swimming pools will not trouble the new owner of Stratheden - it boasts its own indoor 12-metre pool, plus separate gym
Stratheden has a jacuzzi and relaxation area beside the pool, which enjoys natural light and French windows onto the one-acre garden
For those wanting to unwind after a hard session in the gym or pool, the mansion has a marble and polished-wood floored champagne bar, complete with silver banquette seating and mirrored bar
There is a subterranean cinema with luxurious burgundy velvet walls where the buyer will be able to relax and forget about their mortgage repayments for a while
This dramatic bathroom is one of eight in the mansion, although if the lady of the house does not feel like washing her own hair, she could pop into the hairdressing salon
'The pool and leisure area is absolutely stunning and what can one say when you have your own bespoke art gallery/ballroom area and champagne bar, how decadent.
'This is a home for the family that has everything except a home of this quality. You just have to bring your food and clothes and you are ready to rock and roll.'
The property is spread over four floors with the leisure complex which includes a cinema based on the subterranean level.
Outside, there is a huge drive at the front while the rear boasts an Italian sunken garden, raised garden, water features and a two-bedroom cottage for staff.
Stratheden has one acre of garden, which has been landscaped to provide a relatively easy-to maintain space complete with box hedges and small trees
This high-spec kitchen may not be the house's strong spot (and looks like it'd be tricky to keep clean) but the buyer of the house probably won't use it themselves
This pretty bedroom has expensive carpet, sloped ceiling and an attractive round window dating back to the house's origins in the Arts and Crafts period
Stratheden's garden is impressively large for a house so near central London, and water features, pergolas, and a grass lawn that would be perfect for croquet
The Bishops Road is already home to oligarchs, royalty and oil barons, but Stratheden is still one of the biggest houses on the street
The dining table comfortably seats 14 and boasts polished wood parquet flooring, handpainted panels, and a high-spec lighting system
Parquet floors, polished marble and mirrored walls are features of the vast mansion in The Bishops Avenue
The nine-bedroom house looks dramatic at night with its state of the art lighting system and landscaped garden
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