Traditional values upheld
Latest upmarket amenities combine with old- English charm in this ‘ village’ part of a new community, writes Sandra Goodwin
Handmade European clay brickwork will help evoke some of the ambiance of old English homes organised around a village green as part of the final stage of development of the Cambridge Park subdivision. The company currently marketing these 12 freehold house- and- land packages is Master Builders Vida Homes.
Director Chris Hodgkinson, who’s a qualified builder and whose wife Sharon Connolly is also a director of their company, says: “These homes will look magnificent.
“The idea has been to create a little neighbourhood of heritage- style homes to be arranged around the Cambridge Park Oval.”
He says that although interiors will offer upmarket modern amenities, the exteriors have been designed to incorporate classical charm.
“All of them have 45- degree pitched roofs and use these European clay bricks.
“The bricks are handmade and every brick is a different size so there is quite a knack to laying them. “It’s worth it because they create a really special look, a bit like the brickwork from an 1830s house.”
The timber- framed homes’ exteriors will also incorporate some cedar and plaster accents, topped by Colorsteel roofing.
Chris says Vida Homes have established a good relationship with the directors who developed former farmland into the Cambridge Park community, which is about five minutes’ drive from central Cambridge.
“They like our commitment to quality and the concepts we’ve presented them with,” he says. “We don’t position ourselves to compete with budget product.
“We’re incorporating features such as floating stairs where possible in these homes.”
“We wanted to be involved with Cambridge Park because we think this is a beautiful, really well- bathroom, which, like the master en suite, will have under- floor heating.
Homes will all have separate laundries and an upstairs study nook when the layout allows.
The subdivision is on gas and equipped with fibre.
Chris anticipates the lock- up- and- leave nature of these homes will be important to owners, some of whom may have beach houses or consider travel an important part of their lifestyle.
Buyers who purchase these home- and- land packages now could be in around May, says Chris. Purchase price includes a 10- year Master Build guarantee.
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12 freehold house- and- land packages to be built by Master Builders Vida Homes as part of the wider Cambridge Park planned community minutes from the centre of Cambridge. Includes single level or two- storey homes on sections ranging from 371sq m to 571sq m; predominantly standalone but some duplexes sharing only their garage wall. B: C:
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