Piers Gough, principal of CZWG, designed this quirky postmodern London townhouse for journalist Janet Street-Porter in 1987. This Grade II-listed five bedroom property is now available to rent through Savills.

The Britton Street house rises four storeys, echoing the height and volume of its period Georgian neighbours, built in four shades of brick. Its façade features a diamond frame motif that continues across its angular windows onto the top floor terrace and polygonal roof.

From the outside, the Britton Street property looks a bit like a fortress though it's more subtle inside. The winding staircase, whose exterior wall is inlaid with glass bricks, is faintly reminiscent of a medieval battlement, with the slits fanning like a volley of arrows. Latticed windows have a mock Tudor vibe adding some dramatic shadow play, and on the second level (which serves as the main living space), windows are filled with foilage from the surrounding plane trees. There is a master suite occupying the entire first floor with two/three flexible bedrooms and two bathrooms on the ground floor. A studio space with vaulted ceilings can be accessed via and external staircase separately to the property.

N.B The Landlords furniture may be removed and stored at the tenants expense and replaced at the end of the tenancy.