Premium, eco-friendly Waikanae home

ASTYLISH eco-friendly Waikanae home, with amazing flat lawn, an organic vegetable garden, and fruit and specimen trees is for sale for the first time since it was built 10 years ago.

The four-bedroom house, at 4 Lamont Pl, is on one of the largest sections in the sustainable lifestyle development of Ferndale.

It sits amid 2641 square metres of landscaped grounds, complete with a garden wall built of Volcanic Plateau boulders, 65 specimen trees, extensive hedging, and ample guest parking.

‘‘The house was designed and built to epitomise the philosophy of Ferndale,’’ Eddie Winkel, of Professionals Paraparaumu, says.

The 250sqm, single-level dwelling has a Western Red Cedar and concrete exterior with a Colorsteel roof and photovoltaic panels.

North-facing for maximum solar gain, it has superior insulation, solar hot water, Low E tinted glass, a heat transfer system and a 25,000-litre underground water tank that feeds the pop-up irrigation system.

The front door opens off an Otaki riverstone entrance into an interior with solid timber joinery.

To the right is a large media room that’s wired for a 7.1-channel home theatre system, adjoins an office and opens to a central al fresco courtyard it shares with the hub of the house, a stunning openplan living/dining room and kitchen.

The latter have polished floorboards, a high stud with a ceiling fan, a recessed woodburner, and bifolding doors to the paved courtyard that steps out to flat lawn.

The bespoke chef’s kitchen includes a 900 millimetre-wide range and rangehood, a double DishDrawer dishwasher, stainless steel benchtop and a stylish island breakfast bar with a Ceasarstone top.

Down the hall are the doublebedrooms and two bathrooms, including an ensuite for the main bedroom (which also has a dressing room and opens to a paved terrace).

The family bathroom combines German detailing with a bath, shower, vanity and toilet.

Other features include a separate laundry with storage, an internal-access double-garage/ workshop with attic access and space for a chord of firewood, and a combined woodshed, tool shed and covered fire pit.

‘‘This is a premium home that stands out for the calibre of its construction and sustainable lifestyle it offers in more than 2600 square metres of park-like grounds,’’ Winkel says.

‘‘This is not only one of the largest properties in Ferndale but also one of the loveliest and most established.’’

It has a deadline sale date of November 7 and a buyer inquiry range above $1.29 million.