This three-bedroom property, sold by The Modern House in 2013, is one of a small row of highly imaginative townhouses built in 1988 to a design by the renowned architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw.

Grand Union Walk comprises ten three-bedroom houses, a one-bedroom maisonette and a bedsit. The design of the properties is a response to their site, with a blank corrugated metal wall to the parking and service area on one side, and open living spaces on the other that cantilever over the canal.

The main access is from a low-level private canal-side path. The form was dictated by the lack of south-facing windows and the need to allow sunlight to penetrate the living areas – hence the L-shaped, open-plan, top-lit living space on the first floor.

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