Sphinx Hill, Oxfordshire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sphinx Hill | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The house in 2010 viewed from across the Thames. | |
 Interactive map of the Sphinx Hill area | |
| Alternative names | Egyptian House |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | |
| Location | Ferry Lane, Moulsford, England |
| Coordinates | 51°32′51″N 1°08′45″W / 51.54751°N 1.14587°W |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John Outram |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Sphinx Hill, its surrounding hard landscaping, terraces and water feature |
| Designated | 20 June 2024 |
| Reference no. | 1485669[1] |
Sphinx Hill, also known as the Egyptian House, is a Grade II* listed house in Moulsford, Oxfordshire, England. Designed by John Outram, the Egyptian-style postmodernist house was completed in 1999, making it the youngest listed building in the United Kingdom.
The house sits alongside older houses, such as Victorian and Edwardian villas, and stands out from its neighbours with its polychromatic Egyptian-style exterior.[2] The symmetrical two-storey structure has barrel-vaulted roofs reminiscent of the funerary complex of Djoser in Saqqara and is crowned by an attic storey which resembles a giant Eye of Horus. The exterior features columns with tartan pattern tiling along the base and black capitals topped with terracotta circles, representing the hieroglyph for the rising sun.[3]
The property's garden was designed to symbolise the course of the Nile and features a rill in its centre which flows down three pools from a fountain.[4]
