Ten minutes north of Coromandel town finds the driveway to this secluded home curving down under huge, pre-European native trees. Massive drystone limestone walls border the drive which sweeps down into a large, level guest parking area leading on to double-garage parking under the house.
The craftsman-built, timber house has a stunning and peaceful aspect, designed to take both full advantage of the sun and spectacular forest and mountain views, which can never be built out.
Extensive internal use of native timbers gives the house a sense of space, warmth and substance.
The large, open-plan kitchen, dining and living area opens onto wide slate verandahs, allowing a flexible floor-plan - with private mezzanine bedroom and high vaulted ceilings, log fire and bi-fold French doors. Extensive polished benches and storage for the kitchen’s discreet modern appliances, are artist crafted from kauri and totara. A large walk-in pantry has room for the owner’s wine collection.
The master bedroom lies in a secluded, adjoining wing with its own covered, slate verandah from which stairs lead down to large workshops, a long gallery and more potential bedrooms.
There are two bathrooms, one containing a full-size Royal Doulton clawfoot bath.
The wide verandahs are spacious, shady areas for outdoor dining and entertaining, and the established gardens with their extensive rock features and exotic plantings give the impression of living surrounded by a botanical park, where the forest’s silence is only broken by native birdsong.
Climate-controlled greenhouses are through a wide belt of trees and invisible from the house. They have their own three-phase power supply, water and driveway. They have the potential for hobby or commercial plant production, or conversion to non-horticultural uses.
Years of work have gone into establishing this remarkable property of 2.5 hectares, with its landscaping, its stone walls and its poathways.
A recent QE ll covenant gives testament to the native bio-diversity and offers lasting endorsement to the new purchasers.
Minutes drive to a selection of beaches.
Viewing by appointment only.
Offers over $975,000.
Contact details:
Barry Fraser,
820 Colville Road,
Coromandel,
Ph/Fax: #64 7 866 8291,
Email: pennyb@ihug.co.nz
