‘SOMETHING UNIQUE’
Oro-Medonte 15 Pemberton Ln. (Highway 11 and Ridge Road West) Asking price: $9.995 million Taxes: $12,700 (2017) Bedrooms: 4+2 Bathrooms: 8 MLS# S3874743
For the artist Zarum, everything he works on has to be extraordinary, including his home. “As with my other works, it had to be a work of art. It had to reflect the fact that it is a waterfront property, not by simply being built on a waterfront, it had to say you are at one with the water when you enter and throughout almost every room. Even before you open the front door, all you can see through the glass that surrounds the front door is water. It’s as though the house is floating on the water.”
Zarum, who grew up in Toronto, says he was inspired by the waterfront and Mediterranean style of architecture, especially the rooflines he saw while living in Amsterdam and Spain. “Keeping in mind that we are in Canada, obviously function was followed by form and we were able to design a very geometrical and interesting roof with a twist on the Mediterranean look…It had to be simple, elegant, sleek and warm despite the grandeur of the home,” Zarum says.
The 13,000- square- f oot residence is described by listing agent Kelly Lazar of Forest Hill Real Estate as “a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship.”
The feeling of being on the water continues in the great room, where views of the water are seen through a wall of glass framed by trees, Zarum says. “The porcelain floors were chosen to reflect this effect and give you an almost infinite depth of the sky and water within them. The home is something unique, rare and certainly exclusive like a true masterpiece of art should be.”
It has high ceilings, lots of natural light and a fresh contemporary interior. The great room is the perfect backdrop for the owner’s art, including a piece from his Lips series.
The property has 260 ft. of prime Kempenfelt Bay waterfront, a boathouse, a pool and spectacular outdoor entertaining space.
It will appeal to many buyers, including professionals or executives from Barrie or the GTA who want to live on the water. Lake Simcoe offers waterfront living with close proximity to all the major cities whether your commute is by plane, Go Train or car,” says Lazar, who has co- listed the property with David Wagman.