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Most impressive high-tech flats

By Pip Raven

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With technology moving forward in leaps and bounds, it’s no wonder that our homes are changing to reflect these advances. We look at the properties on our books that are embracing the future, utilising smart home technology and the best high-tech features.

Addison Gardens, Brook Green, W14

Addison Gardens, Brook Green, W14 - £1,450 pw (£6,284 pcm)

Want to come home and be greeted by lights, your favourite music and a hot bath? Well, this flat makes it possible.

Set over the second and third floors of a period conversion, this three bedroom flat has been renovated to an exceptionally high standard and offers the ability to control the settings of the house remotely with smart home technology, even from the other side of the world should you require it.

  • Home automation system, Control4, which controls everything from one main hub
  • Lutron lighting that enables you to control lighting remotely from your iPhone or iPad
  • Integrated sound system in the master bedroom, living area and en suite that is linked to all of the television screens, which you can synchronize
  • Digital taps for the baths and showers, so you can start running the bath remotely and at the temperature you want
  • Programmable automation system to save your favourite settings and set timers – e.g. you can be woken up by the lights coming on, music playing and your shower running
  • Electronically closing windows, activated when it starts raining
  • Intercom at the building links through to iPhone, iPad, television, and each guest who uses the front door is photographed

This apartment is perfect for anyone who likes their home comforts as soon as they walk through the door, especially appealing after a long commute back from the office.

Riverwalk, Westminster, SW1P

Riverwalk, Westminster, SW1P - £5,750 pw (£24,917 pcm)

This sleek three bedroom apartment in Westminster is set on the 13th floor of an exclusive apartment block that includes a fantastic concierge service - they’ll even book theatre tickets for you.

What makes this flat particularly appealing to tech lovers though is the amount of detail that has gone into the design, with a whole host of high-tech features:

  • An independent thermostatically controlled comfort cooling system which is provided by fan coil units integrated within the ceiling void
  • Underfloor heating in all bathrooms
  • Crestron architectural lighting system provides lifestyle scene settings to the main rooms
  • Main rooms are wired for surround sound to low level speaker sockets, enabling speaker installation for a home cinema experience
  • Crestron touch screen control panels
  • Four point locking system to entry doors and video entry system to apartments, pre-wired for NACOSS Gold certified intruder alarm systems with motion, vibration and shock detection

All of these gadgets make this property fit for any aspiring James Bond or Charlie's Angel – it even boasts views over the MI5 building from the communal gym.

North Eyot Gardens, Stamford Brook, W6

North Eyot Gardens, Stamford Brook, W6 - £695 pw (£3,012 pcm)

This stunning architect-designed three bedroom house is wonderfully bright and includes modern décor throughout.

The technical features uphold the contemporary feel of the property, with close attention paid to creating maximum comfort for the new tenants, minimising external sound and preventing the cold from seeping in – especially important with winter on its way.

  • Acoustic glazing - two layers of 6mm toughened glass sandwich a 3mm soft laminate which minimises the transfer of vibrations
  • Heat insulation - Celotex polyisocyanurate PIR insulation boards to whole external envelope (roof, walls and floor) in steel and timber framed structure
  • Space and water heating fully controllable by Mitsubishi air sourced heat pump
  • Full 95% heat recovery fresh air ventilation to all areas (so that the air is fully changed without opening windows and admitting noise) by a controllable ducted Vent Axia concealed system
  • Planted roof on Alwitra Evalon rootproof membrane

The fresh feel of this property is maintained throughout the colder seasons without sacrificing on warmth!

For the lowdown on what other features we will be seeing more of in the future, take a look at our article London in 2060: how will we live in the future?

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