Uniquely exquisite in spectacular setting

ALUXURIOUS lifestyle property as peerless as it is palatial is for sale in the heart of Waikanae.

The views of the Kapiti Coast from this benchmark home, at 33 Tui Cres, are as breathtaking as its leafy, secluded 5047-square metre setting.

Surrounded by pristine native bush with its own stream and superbly landscaped grounds, complete with a salt water swimming pool and cherry blossom tree-lined drive, it looks across Waikanae to Kapiti Island, the South Island and even Mount Taranaki.

The property also backs on to the Hemi Matenga Reserve, so feels like a flora and fauna sanctuary, with tuis, kereru, fantails and silvereyes while being just a minute’s drive from Main Rd, and Waikanae’s village and train station.

The 530sqm Cromwell schist, cedar and tile house was built in the 1980s but has been immaculately maintained, double-glazed and seamlessly extended to include a studio with a kitchenette that could be used for a sumptuous guest bedroom suite, Airbnb accommodation, an artist’s retreat or running a business from home.

The five-bedroom, threebathroom dwelling also has two internal double-garages (one of which has a workshop) and, as well as multiple formal and informal living areas and a dedicated eight-seat home cinema.

The light-filled interior’s attention to detail is remarkable, from the slate flooring, designer chandeliers and crown moulded ceilings to the extraordinarily specified entertainers’ kitchen to the indoor-outdoor flow to a wide west-facing patio with a pergola on one side and private courtyards on the other.

A feature of the dining room is the vaulted glass ceiling while the granite kitchen includes three wall ovens, an induction hob and a bi-folding window that opens to a view of the bush that comprises about a third of the potentially sub-dividable title.

Also on this level are access to a sheltered central courtyard with a water feature, a library/ office, a bathroom and two of the bedrooms.

Both bedrooms open to the patio and the main bedroom has an opulent ensuite that opens to its own Virginia creeper courtyard.

The formal lounge is on a split level with a built-in woodburner and opens to a terrace that steps up to the garden and pool, where there are nikau and kentia palms, kauri, kowhai and puka trees, and mandarins, lemons, limes, feijoas and passionfruit.

On the next level are two more double-bedrooms, the home cinema and a family bathroom with a stand-alone bath and a shower cabinet.

“This is a uniquely exquisite and versatile home that offers so many lifestyle and home-andincome options,” Ellie Tzimas, of Bayleys, says.

“The flexibility of the layout means you could effectively isolate the top floor and studio for extended family or guests while enjoying the privacy and splendour of the rest of the house for yourself.

“Or you could use the studio to work from home — because clients could access it independently of the house, you could still keep your work life and family life separate.”

She says homes of this scale and calibre are rare in Wellington.

“There’s so much that catches the eye, from the amazing views to the exquisite interior to the spectacular setting, that you don’t know where to look first.

“This truly is a world-class home where you feel in a world of your own.”