The Lantern House at sunset, seen from above the infinity pool with the sea beyond

Meridian Private Estates Sandbanks, Dorset Guide £8.5m

The Lantern House
in every light.

Six bedrooms on thirty-four metres of private shore. Every room can be seen at midday and after dark — drag between the two.

See it after dark
The pool terrace at sunset, the pool lit and the sun on the horizon 6 rooms, shown in both lights

The house

Built to face west,
and nothing else.

Completed in 2021 and barely lived in since, The Lantern House was designed around a single idea: that a house on this plot should get out of the way of it. Bronze-framed glazing runs the length of the ground floor, so the water reads as another room rather than something you look at.

Inside, the palette is deliberately quiet — smoked oak, honed travertine, river stone and unlacquered brass that will warm with age. The lower ground floor holds a pool, gym and cinema; above, a principal suite with its own terrace faces straight down the water.

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The principal suite at midday, its own terrace opening straight onto the water

Day and night

The same room,
twelve hours apart.

Viewings happen in daylight. The house is at its best after it. Pick a room, then drag the line across it.

The living room at midday The kitchen at midday The principal suite at midday The dining room at midday The principal bathroom at midday The pool terrace at midday
The living room at sunset The kitchen at sunset The principal suite at sunset The dining room at sunset The principal bathroom at sunset The pool terrace at sunset
12:40 pm 9:05 pm
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Specification

Nothing here
is standard.

Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
5
Frontage
34m
Built
2021
  • Marine-grade bronze-framed glazing throughout
  • Lower ground pool, gym, cinema and wine store
  • Lighting, blinds, heating and security on one panel
  • Gated entrance, garaging for four, private mooring
The dining room after dark, the table lit by a linear chandelier against a river-stone wall

Private shore

Thirty-four metres of it, gated from the road

Due west

Sunset over water from every principal room

Built for salt

Glazing and ironmongery specified for the coast

One panel

Hand the whole house to a managing agent

Private appointments

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Viewings are by appointment only and accompanied throughout. Ask for an evening slot — the house is a different building after dark.

Meridian Private Estates Sandbanks Office 01202 000 000

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