Exquisite Oriental Bay Opportunity
An opulent Oriental Bay villa that’s been architecturally renovated and extended combines city and harbour views with the rare bonus of flat lawn.
The four-bedroom house, at 10 Hay St, is for sale for the first time since 2005.
It’s on a useable 759-square metre section with landscaped garden and a large internal garage.
The original villa retains its Edwardian exterior, with a front veranda and bay windows, but has been breathtakingly refurbished internally and integrated with a cedar roof extension.
Athfield Architects undertook the renovation in 2012 and it took four years to complete.
The result is a sublime, exceptionally specified, 460sqm blue-chip oasis of character and comfort, complete with an internal lift.
The front door of the extension opens into a tiled entrance with a harbour view and adjoining bedroom with an ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and in-ceiling speakers wired to a Bose system that extends throughout the house.
On the next level are multiple living rooms and an open-plan dining room and superbly- appointed kitchen with a deluxe scullery.
A stylish bridge with overhead glazing links the entry to the original villa with a casual sitting area that has bifold windows and a harbour view It’s next to an elegant media room/office with a built-in desk, a bespoke wall unit for discreet audio-video storage, and French doors to a balcony.
Both the dining room and the formal lounge open to a north-facing veranda; the lounge also has two bay windows and a gas fireplace that complements the radiator heating on every level.
On the ground floor are three more bedrooms, two sumptuous bathrooms, a separate laundry and a storage wing with utility rooms and a wine cellar.
Two of the bedrooms have bay windows and are across a central hall, with matai floorboards, from a lavish bathroom and walk-in wardrobe that they share.
The bathroom has a stand-alone bath with a bay window view of the garden, a dual-basin vanity and a large walk-in shower; the toilet is separate.
The fourth bedroom has a double-wardrobe and sliding bifold shutters that open to a terrace that steps down to garden.
Other features include double-glazed hush glass doors and windows, underfloor heating, shutters and hush glass on all the windows, a guest powder room, and negative detailing on the stairwell and bridge.
“The thought and detail that have gone into every single element of this home is remarkable,” Ben Atwill, of Bayleys, says.
“So is the juxtaposition of the elegance of the villa and the modern lines of the extension while the useable section with its flat lawn is a rare find in Oriental Bay.”