Holly Frindle Bungalow

Bungalow, constructed between 1933 and 1936 by Berthold Lubetkin of Lubetkin and Tecton. The building incorporates a reinforced concrete frame with cork insulation, set upon concrete foundations featuring some 'thermalite' panels, and topped with a flat roof. It is a single-story structure with a 'T' shape, encompassing a living room to the southwest, bedrooms and a bathroom arranged along a tapering corridor to the northeast, and a kitchen to the northwest. The bungalow is designed to appear as if it is cantilevered from the foundations, creating a dark plinth or "flashgap" effect.

The west-facing entrance is accessed from an open terrace enclosed by high, blind walls. This terrace features a large vista opposite the kitchen window, and the wall forms a semi-circular enclosure to the north, incorporating a circular flower bed. The southwest elevation features a five-bay living room, with four horizontal lights in each bay, set within steel frames and separated by concrete mullions and transoms. The central lights are glazed, with the upper sections retaining insulated glass panels, while the lower rows have been replaced. The central steel windows have pivoting opening lights; the others were renewed in 1996. The bedroom and bathroom wing mirrors the glazing pattern on its south-east side. The corridor wall, on the northwest side of this wing, is largely blind, except for a narrow strip below the roof slab and several circular rooflights. Glazed brick surrounds the entrance door. A dining area features a curved screen along the rear wall which projects above the roofline, incorporating a shelf.

These bungalows were a pair designed by Lubetkin, the other intended for his own use and also listed at Grade II*. They represent the only private houses designed directly by Lubetkin, rather than by other members of Tecton, and demonstrate concepts of free planning and expansive natural light, found in his later, larger works, such as Highpoint II and the Finsbury Health Centre. The weekend house, with its appearance of floating over the landscape thanks to its recessed plinth, proved influential in the postwar period. The design reflects Lubetkin's experiences in Russia. As with projects where the architect is also the client, these bungalows allowed Lubetkin to explore ideas that would later be incorporated into larger schemes.