Cloud House, architect Peter Morris's pink home in Gospel Oak, London

Architect Peter Morris admits his work usually gets toned down by the end. Not this time. Cloud House, his own family home in Gospel Oak on the southern edge of Hampstead Heath, is painted soft pink and green, with a scalloped roofline that makes the roof terrace feel like looking out over the skyline through candy floss.

It replaces the worn, damp Victorian house where Morris and his partner, producer Emily Kennedy, used to live. Winning permission from Camden Council took a few years, and the whole project took ten. It is actually two semi-detached homes, one for the family and one for clients about to move in. For all its colour, it follows the massing and rooflines of its neighbours, and its arches echo the Grade I-listed St Martin's Church across the road. Under the rough render is polystyrene stone cladding, cheap, light and good insulation, and neighbours pitched in to help finish the painting.

Inside, three floors hold living space and a home office below, bedrooms above, and a skylight over the stairwell that opens onto the sunny roof terrace. Painted arches meet arched doors, and ball-shaped plaster mouldings nod to Sir John Soane's Museum. Morris calls it 'the museum of Peter and Emily'.

It is a private home, so admire it from the street. Worth a look for anyone who thinks a house can be joyful.

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