David Chipperfield’s first residential project is for sale in Primrose Hill

One of the first houses designed by legendary architect Sir David Chipperfield has gone on sale in London’s Primrose Hill.

Dating back to 1890, the Elsworthy Road property has a rich and storied history. Originally a Victorian residence, it served as a vicarage from 1907 until 1984, housing a nun and the local vicar for St Mary’s Primrose Hill, and is located on a road where Sigmund Freud once lived.

In 1984, Chipperfield, then at the start of his career, was commissioned to remodel the house from top-to-toe. Chipperfield reimagined the flow of the Victorian property, designing it to draw people into the reception and living rooms. He added a bridge from the raised ground floor into the garden and installed a large staircase to better connect the kitchen to the living spaces.

Just a year after working on this London property, Chipperfield founded David Chipperfield Architects in 1985. His internationally famed career has seen him win both the RIBA Stirling Prize and the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

Now on the market for the first time in 40 years via Hampstead property agent KIRE, the detached seven-bedroom home spans 4,179 square feet across four floors.

It features two grand reception rooms with 3.6-metre-high ceilings, a study, four bathrooms, a loft, an annexe, and off-street parking. And most intriguing of all, a 90-foot-long south-facing garden with a private door that opens directly onto Primrose Hill Park.