Islington, London
Clever joinery (pale oak and Valchromat, a sustainable version of MDF ) helps create as much space as possible in this apartment on the first floor of a grey-brick Georgian townhouse. It consists of a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. A pair of floor-to-ceiling sash windows open on to wrought-iron balconies overhanging Liverpool Road, part of the Barnsbury conservation area, near busy Upper Street, which runs from Angel underground station, to Highbury & Islington tube and overground transport hub. £450,000. The Modern House, 020 3975 5920
