The cherry on top

From its foundations in the modernist movement, this 1930s property – set within a prestigious English estate – has been redesigned for the 21st century, creating a home of extraordinary symmetry and craftsmanship

As one sweeps up the drive, an eye-catching cylindrical window the height of the building greets you, a staircase spiraling up inside. Once indoors, your gaze is drawn through the opposite windows, across four and a half acres of gardens. “The aspect is fabulous. Its position, next to the exclusive Wentworth Club golf course, is the best on the estate,” says James Mackenzie of Strutt & Parker, the exclusive UK affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, who is marketing Cherry Hill. This is a house built for light, with windows stretching the length of the building, a south-facing terrace, and a near-circular sunroom.