His influences included Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, fathers of the modernist International Style that took hold in the 1920s.

The elevated house with its lean modernist lines and industrial materials, is open plan with the spaces signified by furniture arrangement.

Décor includes signature wall papers, innovations such as mechanised blinds over the floor to ceiling windows, convertible work desks, multipurpose cabinets (some with interior lighting), concealed storage and bedroom ensuites.

There were originally five bedrooms, later four, and the colour scheme is neutral ranging from cream or white, shades of brown to chocolate and black with some sky blue accessories.

Both parents died of natural causes before the end of World War II and did not survive to live in the final result.

After five rounds of interviews organised by the Trust, the house was offered in October 2007 to David Scott, Louise Cavanagh, and their daughter Isabella.

The property has been featured in the ITV series Endeavour ("Rocket" episode) and Agatha Christie's Marple (Endless Night), both shown in 2013.