6, Temple Gardens

TQ 0793 RICKMANSWORTH TEMPLE GARDENS (East side) Moor Park

14/236 No. 6

II

House. 1937. By Connell, Ward and Lucas for H. Tanburn. Reinforced concrete post and panel construction. Rendered. Flat roof. International Modern Style. 2 storeys with roof deck and basement. Projecting entrance bay just off centre. Curved outer staircase with hood. Glazed panels flank door. Completely glazed 3 x 7 vertical upper stage to entrance bay for stairs. Set back slightly to left is service end of house. Ground floor on pilotis with part basement. Long horizontal ranges of windows in steel frames with hoods or 'eyebrows'. Parapet. Curved stairs from front at left return angle. A round light immediately to left of entrance. To right and set well back is living room range with garage below ground floor on pilotis. 3 square ground floor windows. Continuous horizontal glazing on first floor. Eaves project slightly. Iron balcony to roof which has a curved shaped canopy, originally open, closed with glass and aluminium panelling. Right return has open ground floor balcony with cantilevered first floor. Garden front: curved outer staircase to right to recess on ground floor which is entirely glazed. Semi-circular cantilevered dining room projection to right. Railings to balcony to left. First floor continuous horizontal glazing and hood. Curved canopy on roof swept round to follow plane of garden front. To far right a short block projects with 2 windows. Interior: retains original arrangement with structural posts as features, one incorporating flue from fireplace. (Journal of the RIBA, 17/7/37, p.901: Pevsner 1977).

Listing NGR: TQ0783093033