Designer sanctuary at Mangakuri Beach

A Central Hawke’s Bay beach house that’s been sublimely extended for contemporary living is for sale for the first time.

The four-bedroom designer sanctuary, at 231 Williams Rd, Mangakuri Beach, is sequestered at the end of a private road and has evolved from when the owners bought the 2838-square metre, fully fenced beachfront site as bare land 36 years ago.

The rumpus room is the original building which has a bathroom and could sleep 8+ people. This links the covered alfresco dining area to the main dwelling - a four bedroom extension that’s now the hub of the house with stunning open- plan livingdining and an entertainers’ kitchen.

The main house offers deluxe seaside living that opens to a concrete patio and flat lawn with buxus hedging that steps down to a much larger lawn with stone walls and a Norfolk pine as its centerpiece.

The living/dining area has virtually wall-to-wall glazing along the northern side to optimise natural light, magnificent sea views and indoor-outdoor flow.

The well designed kitchen has plenty of storage along with a stainless steel Island doubling as a breakfast bar.

Some of the chattels included are a fridge/freezer, dishwasher, large oven and gas hob.

The stylish ply panel-lined walls, corrugated iron ceilings and polished concrete flooring sets the theme for the perfect beach house, all of which open to the patio.

‘‘Mangakuri Beach is one of New Zealand’s best-kept secrets and this well-appointed classic Kiwi beach house capitalises on everything it offers,’’ Sophie Sheild-Barrett, of Sotheby’s International Reality, says.

The settlement, which is renowned for its surfing, diving,, fishing and was part of the original Mangakuri Station and most of the 25 houses on the beach have been in the same families for generations, she points out.

‘‘So this is a rare chance to buy one of the best.’’