RECOMMENDED:\u00a0Five iconic London buildings you\u2019ll be able to access for free in Open House 2025<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Maybe you\u2019re the kind of curtain-twitching neighbour that\u2019d love nothing more than a good old snoop around the big fancy gaff at the end of your street, or maybe you\u2019re just looking for some inspiration for your home renovation project. Either way, don\u2019t miss your chance to tour these five remarkable properties.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Green House, South Tottenham<\/strong><\/p>\n This South Tottenham marvel is an ordinary family home \u2013 with a difference. It’s inspired by the greenhouses that once sat on the site, making it a plant and light-filled marvel. Architects Hayhurst & Co\u2019s award-winning 2021 design takes the familiar outlines of a classic British terraced house and reimagines them in elegant panels of polycarbonate and concrete blocks, creating an eco-friendly space that\u2019s worlds way from your average cramped London gaff. There are plenty of ideas you could bring home with you, though, like practical room-dividing curtains or tactile recycled cork floors.<\/p>\n 25 Jansons Road, N15 4JU. Sat Sep 13. Free. Book\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Triangle House, Hampstead<\/strong><\/p>\n We all know space is at a premium in London, but this Hampstead micro home is next level.\u00a0Winner of the 2024 \u2018Don’t Move Improve\u2019 award for best project under \u00a3100,000, it\u2019s squashed into just 39 square metres, turning a former mechanic\u2019s garage into a practical little pad. Go along to marvel at its sliding beds, triangular sofas and pocket garden: all with a bright and breezy aesthetic that somehow makes this tight plot feel spacious.<\/p>\n 1A Glastonbury Street,\u00a0NW6 1QJ.\u00a0Sat Sep 13-Sun Sep 14. Free. Book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Six Columns, Crystal Palace<\/strong><\/p>\n RIBA\u2019s House of the Year in 2024, this family home in the leafy suburbs of south London was designed by and for architect William Burges. Its unassuming exterior sits inconspicuously alongside neighbouring properties, but peek inside and you\u2019ll find all sorts of characterful details, including stepping brickwork, sliding pinewood partitions, clerestory windows and an impressive marble and concrete entrance loggia.\u00a0<\/p>\n 29A Dulwich Wood Avenue, SE19 1HG.\u00a0Sat Sep 20. Free. Book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Twin House,\u00a0Hackney Downs<\/strong><\/p>\n Featured in the most recent series of \u2018Grand Designs\u2019, this sustainable house was designed by architect Graeme Williamson as a home for his and his partner Melanie\u2019s blended family. A double-gabled structure that subtly references the family unit within, it features an upside-down layout, with bedrooms on the ground floor and basement levels, and communal spaces upstairs. Make like Kevin McCloud and have a good old nosy at its gorgeous details, including red cement cladding, a spiral staircase and full-height windows overlooking the rear garden.<\/p>\n 19 Maury Road, N16 7BP. Sat Sep 20. Free. Book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Walter Segal Self-Build Houses, Honor Oak<\/strong><\/p>\n Building your own home is the dream, right? But not many people have the steely nerves and bottomless bank accounts you need to knock one up from scratch. That\u2019s where visionary architect Walter Segal comes in. He developed a modular system to help ordinary people create affordable homes from scratch, working together to build mini communities. London’s tight planning laws mean his ideas didn’t gain much traction, but this 1987 Honor Oak development is a vision of what could have been. 13 sustainable, timber-framed homes cluster together amongst the trees, each as unique as its owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n Walters Way, SE23 3LH. Sun Sep 21. Free. Book here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The River Thames is getting a brand-new embankment in central London<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The historic Westminster pub that will soon reopen after a massive \u00a3950,000 makeover<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0<\/strong>follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755324341_666_image.webp.webp\")
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