Richard and Su Rogers’s 22 Parkside gifted to National Trust

This article was first published by the Twentieth Century Society.

C20 Society is thrilled with the news that 22 Parkside in Wimbledon, the modernist masterpiece home by Richard and Su Rogers, has been gifted to the nation and taken into the care of the National Trust.

Designed and built in 1968-70 for Richard Rogers’ parents, Nino and Dada Rogers, the house is set within a narrow-wooded plot beside Wimbledon Common in south-west London and used a pioneering approach to flexible living, light-filled interiors and contemporary construction techniques. The house and studio are arranged as separate single-storey pavilions around a central courtyard, creating privacy while maintaining a strong connection to the surrounding mature garden and being flooded with natural light.

The property was Grade II* listed in 2013 for its architectural and historic interest as an early executed example of a High-Tech steel-framed house in Britain, for its experimental use of materials and techniques, and as a pivotal early work by one the most significant architectural practices of the late 20th century