The Concrete House

The Concrete House is a house built in 1935 by Connell, Ward and Lucas. It is constructed from reinforced concrete and features a flat roof, showcasing the International style. The house has two storeys and a penthouse, with a three-window range. It has wide windows with steel frames and plate glass, separated by thin mullions, which wrap around the left-hand corner. The first-floor windows on the right are set back to create a balcony supported by slender columns, with a parapet above. A curved, flat porch roof on piloti leads to the doorway on the left, beneath a full-height glazed stair bay that accesses the penthouse. The balcony and flat roof have railings.

Inside, there is a lateral passage that retains original light fittings and door furniture, built-in cupboards, radio speakers, and a curved flue in the living room. The left-hand stair tower above the entrance is glazed, and the rear right-hand kitchen includes service bells.

Historically, this house is significant as a rare example of early Modernist architecture in Britain, largely preserved in its original condition and accompanied by a garden. It is noted as the first house in Britain constructed according to Le Corbusier's Dom-ino system.