2 Willow Road is a house in Hampstead, London that was designed by architect Ernö Goldfinger and built in 1938. It has been managed by the National Trust since 1992 and is open to the public. It was one of the first modernist buildings acquired by the Trust, giving rise to some controversy. Goldfinger lived there until his death in 1987. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2553x1680, 691 KB) Summary 2 Willow Road, Hampstead, London, UK Example of 1930s Modernist architecture Photo taken 24th September 2005 by myself using Panasonic FZ20 camera. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2553x1680, 691 KB) Summary 2 Willow Road, Hampstead, London, UK Example of 1930s Modernist architecture Photo taken 24th September 2005 by myself using Panasonic FZ20 camera. ... Hampstead is a hilly and wealthy suburb of London. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... ErnÅ‘ Goldfinger (November 11, 1902 - November 15, 1987) was a Hungarian born architect and designer of furniture, and a key member of the architectural Modern Movement after he had moved to the United Kingdom. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It is part of the terrace 1-3 Willow Road which was designed to appear as a single building. The houses are made of concrete and faced in red brick.
At WillowRoad, completed in 1939, he built three dwellings (of which No. 2 is the central) appearing as one, visually unified by the strong horizontal lines, pared down architectural detail and features such as his "photobolic screen" (a band of glazing allowing natural light to penetrate the centre of the plan).
2WillowRoad, is different in being the National Trust's example of Modern architecture, and a case study in the avant garde; standing in its relatively unaltered state as a microcosm of 1930's modernism and of the Hampstead "scene" of that time.
However new to the visiting public No. 2WillowRoad may be, by opening under the auspices of the National Trust, and using standard interpretive methods effectively, it has already effected a crack in the "historic house" mould: and encourages deconstruction of the stereotyped definition.
A number of cottages were demolished to allow for the construction, which was strongly opposed by a number of local residents including novelist Ian Fleming (this was said to be his inspiration for the name of the James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger) and the future Conservative Home Secretary Henry Brooke.
2, which Goldfinger designed specifically as his own family home, is the largest of the three houses and features a spiral staircase designed by Danish engineer Ove Arup at its core.
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