Re-imagining contemporary family life, Shades of Grey House was born of core principles of light, luxury and space. It was designed to critical acclaim by the architect Robert Dye, previous winner of the RIBA Manser Medal for the best new one-off house, the CEDIA award, and winner of Best Residential Design in the 2014 Daily Telegraph H&R awards.

The gated, densely planted front garden provides a welcoming introduction to the house with off-street parking for two cars, secure bicycle shed for 6 bikes and 3-phase power for electric car charging. There are two entrances: the custom oak front door by Urban Front floats off the house in a dramatic light box, while the side door provides practical access to the boot room with a warm water hose for dog washing.

The elegant yet traditional façade of the property belies the dramatic, contemporary brilliance that lies within, revealing its scale only when seen from the rear.

Configured across three principal levels, it includes six generous double bedrooms, four bathrooms and two reception rooms.

The formal entrance opens into a hallway with oak floors and teases an axial view through to the garden. The Study, Media Room, Cloakroom and Boot Room are located off the Hall, with light flooding in through a dramatic slice of frameless glass in the stairwell, running up the entire side of the house from the ground floor and connecting with the skylight three storeys up in the roof.

The rear of the ground floor is a series versatile free-flowing, interlinking rooms with an entire wall of glass by IQ at one end opening onto the garden. The space serves as a centrepiece for family life where work and music practice can co-exist with cooking and entertaining.

The south east facing sunken living space, with 4m ceilings, is flooded with natural light and centres on a two sided DEFRA approved wood burner. A bright dining area is positioned on one side of the room with a glazed ceiling overhead.

The custom kitchen by Alno was finalist in the Designer Kitchen Awards, recognised for its integration with the building's architecture, succeeding at hiding it in plain view. Finished to top specification, the kitchen features a monolithic island with flush fit Gaggenau induction hob and retracting extractor. The cook's kitchen also conceals extensive storage, multiple ovens and Miele fridges / freezers.

An oasis of calm, the exceptional designer garden by award-winner Charlotte Rowe (Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal and others) is integrated with the architecture of the house, with planting and construction by Chelsea Gold winner, Landform. The secluded garden is a haven of herbaceous borders, densely planted with an avenue of trees, grasses and manicured box hedges, that acts as an elegant central courtyard to the property with three separate zones, including a summer kitchen with BBQ, a sunken firepit seating area, and large water feature with the gentle sound of running water heard from the kitchen areas.

The dramatic oak and glass staircase floats up through its stairwell and forms the spine of the house. Leading to the first floor with four generously sized bedrooms, a family bathroom, an en-suite bathroom and separate laundry room. The two front bedrooms on this level have verdant views onto the front garden and the two back rooms have views over two green roofs, to the main garden. The master suite occupies the entire second floor, with its fully equipped dressing room, an en-suite bathroom and floor-to-ceiling glazing framing views of the garden.

Guided by a Home Living consultant, the current owners specified multi zone Heatmiser smart heating controls throughout for maximum comfort. Built-in Lutron lighting and Sonos music in the interior and garden create whatever atmosphere is right for the moment. Protected by a Banham alarm and a CCTV system, the house is designed to handle the reality of family living as well as being a place to proudly entertain in.

The property