Award-winning architects produce inspired design
HOUSE OF THE WEEK
The multi-award-winning CoLab Architecture demonstrates beyond doubt how an inspired vision can be translated to an effortlessly stylish and endlessly beautiful home.
This architecturally unique residence combines the functionality demanded by contemporary lifestyles with the warmth and light that makes a home immediately and enduringly appealing.
Set on 980 square metres of prime real estate, this highly sought-after setting beside the Avon River is the perfect site for this magnificent home.
At its heart lies magnificent open-plan living, with a bespoke high-spec kitchen and wellappointed scullery.
The detailing, that includes marble counters, is nothing short of breathtaking.
CoLab’s design has delivered a seamless transition from a hard-working kitchen to an elegant focal point for entertaining, flowing to outdoor living and flanked by casual living and dining to one side and a more formal sitting area with electric fire.
These seamless connections provide a tailor-made setting for family living and entertaining, while an additional, separate living or media room opens to decking and river views, adding welcome versatility.
The soaring 2.55-metre stud throughout adds a true sense of luxury reinforced by beautiful built-in cabinetry, timber flooring and exquisite finishes.
Upstairs the beautifully appointed master bedroom includes a walk-in wardrobe with built-in storage and a luxurious resort-style ensuite.
Also upstairs are two further double bedrooms that share a family bathroom with designer bath.
Downstairs, a second master option or guest suite includes a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite.
In keeping with the rest of this highly specified home, all bathrooms showcase opulent marble sheet tiling, while the downstairs powder room has a marble feature wall.
The spacious upstairs landing offers a light, open space ideal for a study or peaceful sitting area.
While the grounds will see you drawn to the gardens in the warmer months, you can winter over in comfort with a combination of in-slab underfloor heating downstairs and ducted air-conditioning upstairs.
Outdoor living spaces include one with a louvre roof and blind to create a sheltered sanctuary throughout the seasons in the leafy, landscaped gardens.
Beyond the living spaces, you’ll find a separate laundry and a triple internal-access garage with generous additional off-street parking, including space for a boat or caravan, and all securely fenced.
Zoned for Ilam School, Christchurch Girls’ and Boys’ high schools, this is blue-chip real estate at its finest, within strolling distance of parks, cafe´s and Christchurch Farmers’ Market, with all the amenities of Westfield Riccarton, Merivale Village and the CBD just moments away by car.