Contemporary homes – in pictures

From London’s Barbican to Wiltshire and Yorkshire, these cutting-edge properties capture the architectural spirit of the age

  • Box, near Corsham, Wiltshire


    Local opinion at first resisted this adventure in steel and glass built in a modernist style from the owner’s New Zealand homeland. Full-height windows absorb views over the valley. It has six bedrooms and smug eco credentials. However, two bedrooms and their shared bathroom open straight onto the kitchen-diner, which could disturb early-nighters. Guide price: £1.295m. Carter Jonas, 01225 562929.
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    Box, near Corsham, WiltshireLocal opinion at first resisted this adventure in steel and glass built in a modernist style from the owner’s New Zealand homeland. Full-height windows absorb views over the valley. It has six bedrooms and smug eco credentials. However, two bedrooms and their shared bathroom open straight on to the kitchen-diner, which could disturb early-nighters. Guide price: £1.295m.Carter Jonas, 01225 562929.

  • Scarborough, Yorkshire


    It was designed as a tribute to the sea views laid out before it, and glass walls open on to a glass balustraded terrace to absorb the panorama. The oak flooring is heated from beneath. Young families might be inconvenienced by the fact that the four bedrooms are in pairs a storey apart. Price: £799,995. Hunters, 01723 336760
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    Scarborough, YorkshireIt was designed as a tribute to the sea views laid out before it, and glass walls open on to a glass balustraded terrace to absorb the panorama. The oak flooring is heated from beneath. Young families might be inconvenienced by the fact that the four bedrooms are in pairs a storey apart. Price: £799,995.Hunters, 01723 336760

  • Barbican, London


    The fourth tower on the estate has been converted from a youth hostel to flats, the first residential development there in 50 years. Sunken gardens, waterways and cultural venues jigsawed amid the tower blocks were designed as a modernist utopia in the City. Sadly, they are the preserve of the wealthy: the starting price buys you a studio only. Prices from £640,000. Redrow, 0203 811 5645
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    Barbican, LondonThe fourth tower on the estate has been converted from a youth hostel to flats, the first residential development there in 50 years. Sunken gardens, waterways and cultural venues jigsawed amid the tower blocks were designed as a modernist utopia in the City. Shame they are the preserve of the wealthy: the starting price buys you a studio only. Prices from £640,000. Redrow, 0203 811 5645