Surrey: Lakeside Drive, Esher. Designed and built in the late 1970s by the award-winning architect Royston Summers, Lakeside Drive is one of 16 contemporary houses set around an ornamental lake. Master suite, 2 guest suites, 2 further beds, family bath, breakfast/kitchen, recep with view across the lake, 1 further recep, family room, cloakroom, hall, double garage, parking. £1.65m; Knight Frank (01372-464496).
Hertfordshire: Ahm House, Harpenden. Described as “probably the best Modern house in the world” by the architecture critic Hugh Pearman, Grade II Ahm House was designed in 1962 by Jørn Utzon, best known for his design of the Sydney Opera House. Master suite with dressing room, sauna and double doors onto the garden, 6 further beds, 2 further baths, shower, kitchen, open-plan double recep, 1 further recep, utility,…