Beachfront benchmark
Aln award-winnnig Raumati Beach home with views as spectacular as its interior is for sale for the first time.
The three-bedroom house, at 8 Kirkway, is at the end of a lane on a landscaped, elevated 2023-square metre section with panoramic sea views and direct access to the beach.
Della Randall, who specialises in premium Kapiti Coast real estate, says the breathtaking property sets a beachfront benchmark.
“The combination of architecture, design, specifications and outlook is incomparable.” Designed by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott, the striking, 350 square metre dwelling is distinguished by vertical cedar weatherboards, a blanketing zinc roof, Douglas fir timbers and concrete walls.
The front door opens into an atrium with a doubleheight stud, a polished concrete floor and stunning views of Kapiti Island and the South Island.
The views draw you into a gallery that leads to the formal living/dining room.
It has a constellation of lights, a large open fireplace, cantilevered floor and floor-to-ceiling glazing to maximise the views.
It shares a sunny deck, overlooking terraced lawn and the beach, with the elegant family room. The latter has hardwood floors and a gas fireplace, and is open-plan with the stylish and practical entertainers’ kitchen.
It combines Miele appliances, including a steam oven, with a plumbed-in refrigerator-freezer, hot and cold filtered water, and a scullery.
The dining area has built in seating and bifolding doors to a central courtyard that also can be accessed from the deluxe office, with its built-in shelves, storage and wall-mounted speakers. Also on this level are the separate laundry, a bathroom, access to a deck with a shower, and two of the double-bedrooms, one of which has an annex that could accommodate another bed. The main bedroom suite dominates the upper level. It opens to a wide, covered deck with panoramic sea views and has opulent ensuite and dressing facilities.
These include powder room space, a standalone bath and seamlessly integrated storage.
The suite adjoins a day room, which could be a nursery or another bedroom, and has a laundry chute and an internal lift.
Other features include underfloor heating, central vacuuming, a ducted heat pump, a remotecontrolled awning for the deck, in-ceiling speakers, a garden shed, two water tanks and a bore, and an irrigation system.
“It took five years to design and build this singular home,” Randall says.
“The attention to detail is extraordinary and it is undoubtedly the best property we have ever marketed on the Kapiti Coast.”