Would you live in this triangle-shaped property? Amazing space up for rent for £36k a year
A TRIANGLE-shaped property measuring 2.5-metres wide and transformed by architects into a fascinating two bedroom home has been put up for rent - for £36,000 per year.
The Wee House is part 'George Clarke's Amazing Spaces' part 'Grand Designs'.
It was originally used as a cycle courier depot and then an awkward pied-a-terre until it was bought by its current owner who wanted to turn it into a more practical living space.
He teamed up Joe Wright Architects to make use of every inch of the pint-sized pad, changing the layout, adding a roof extension and converting the basement.
As a result, it was transformed from a one bedroom home in the heart of trendy Clerkenwell, London, into a two bedroom, two bathroom, two reception room home.
It is 2.5-metres at its widest with each floor almost pizza slice-like in shape.
Joe Wright, the architect behind the project, said: "It's only 2.5-metres across at the front and landlocked at the back, so it was very tricky to get access.
We had a very good builder who was up to the challenge and we were very happy with the result.
"Planning was difficult because it is in a conservation area and the work at the back was done by builders on abseils.
"It is basically one room per floor and a staircase so we had to make them work hard.
"We had a very good builder who was up to the challenge and we were very happy with the result."
The Wee House is on Laystall Street, just a short walk away from Farringdon train station.
Work on the property was completed at the end of 2016 and it has now been put on the rental market with Dexters for £700 per week.
This works out at £3,033 per calendar month and an annual bill of more than £36,000 - around the same as the average Londoner's salary.
But this is around the going rate for a two-bedroom house in Clerkenwell.
Open the front door of the four-storey property and you're met with the kitchen which leads through to one of the shower rooms.
Stairs go downstairs to the master bedroom and up to the reception room on the first floor.
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The second floor has the second bedroom and there is are steps to a mezzanine level where the second toilet and shower room are located.
The third floor has the second reception room and a part-glass roof which could be used as an indoor garden.
Chris Dowds, Dexters Clerkenwell lettings director, said: "Whether you buy a whole cow in Smithfield market, haggle for diamonds in Hatton Garden, enjoy Clerkenwell Design Week or dine in the dark at Dans Le Noir, Clerkenwell will keep you inspired.
"Still, The Wee House is fairly unusual even for Clerkenwell.
"It is slightly smaller than most two bedrooms that rent for its asking price.
"However, it offers that little bit of something special, which is of high importance to the creative minds of Clerkenwell dwellers. It would make the perfect pied-a-terre.
"The road itself is small and is mostly made up of modern blocks rather than houses, making The Wee House unique among its peers.
"Clerkenwell attracts creative industry professionals thanks to its range of amazing places to eat, drink and live all close to work."