Photography: Rosella Degori
Welcome to our weekly property digest, where we bring together the best homes for rent and sale across the works. This week, we discovered a contemporary desert idyll and a city loft whose interiors have been honed by a fashion designer.
Carapate Teardrop Trailer, Europe-wide
Sleeps 2; from €14,000 via Carapate Adventure
The Carapate’s trapezoid shape puts a twist on the classic teardrop caravan, and its lightweight 990-lb shell is made from marine-grade plywood. The mobile home can sleep two, and its yacht-inspired gallery is fitted with a stove, sink and built-in storage. See more.
Pobble House in Dungeness, UK
3 bedrooms; via The Modern House for £522,000
Sitting on the UK’s only desert is this Guy Hollaway designed holiday home which is wrapped in a tawny timber and corten steel skin. Pobble House sleeps up to 10 people across three bedrooms (one of which is a dormitory) and has minimalist interiors, fitted with full-height and ribboned windows which frame views of the arid landscape. Go inside the award-winning home.
Gasholders penthouse by Roksanda Ilinčić in London, UK
3 bedrooms; £7.5m
Fashion designer Roksanda Ilinčić curated the pink-hued interiors of this penthouse apartment, which sits inside one of three 19th-century gasholders converted by WilkinsonEyre and Jonathan Tuckey Design in King’s Cross. It’s being sold furnished, with pieces from Ilinčić’s favourite female designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Lina Bo Bardi. Get a closer look.
A converted factory in London, UK
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2 bedrooms; £1,25m via My Warehouse Home
This converted industrial factory in east London has exposed brickwork, steel columns, high ceilings and original Crittall windows. A private rooftop terrace has views towards Canary Wharf.
Baroque townhouse in Antwerp, Belgium
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6 bedrooms; POA via Sotheby’s International Realty
This Baroque bolthole in Antwerp is set over three levels, with a mansard roof and shuttered windows.
