Peka Peka landmark with spectacular views

A Peka Peka landmark with spectacular views offers the ultimate work-from-home showcase just a few minutes’ walk from the beach.

The luxurious five-bedroom house, at 187 Peka Peka Rd, includes a self-contained wing that would be ideal for running a consultancy or operating as a guest accommodation venue close to everything that makes the Kapiti Coast such a popular tourist destination.

It combines open-plan living/ dining, a kitchenette and bathroom with space that would suit a home business because it has its own entrance, which means clients don’t have to intrude on the household.

There’s also ample parking for visitors while another advantage of the 1.0027-hectare pastoral block is it’s just a few minutes’ drive from the Kapiti Expressway, which feeds into Transmission Gully for quick access into Wellington City.

‘‘You feel as if you’re in the middle of nowhere here yet you’re just minutes from the beach, expressway and all the amenities of the Kapiti Coast,’’ Mike Voyle, of Voyle & Co Realty, says.

The 488-square metre house is known as ‘‘the one with all the glass on top of the hill’’ because of the extensive glazing that optimises the sea views that sweep across the South Island and Kapiti Island to Mount Taranaki and even Mount Ruapehu.

Built 11 years ago by S & J Mackay Builders, it has a boardand-batten, weatherboard and Otaki river stone exterior with a Colorsteel roof.

‘‘’We wanted a home that would capitalise on the view and to capture that feeling on being on holiday, and we named the home ‘Kokomea’ meaning sunset glow,’’ the owners say.

‘‘It’s so nice to come home to and for working from home. When we’re here, we don’t want to go anywhere else.’’

The house optimises indooroutdoor flow, complete with mini-sports field, and most of the rooms have breathtaking views.

The exceptionally spacious kitchen and family/dining room combines bamboo flooring, a raked ceiling that soars towards the horizon, designer lighting and stacker doors that open up to a wraparound deck with an overhang for relief from the summer sun.

The granite kitchen includes two single-drawer dishwashers, a De’Longhi range with two ovens and a six-burner hob, a rangehood, breakfast bar and butler’s pantry.

A heat pump complements the built-in woodburner in the family/dining area, on one side of which is a purpose-built office and on the other an atrium for a year-round alfresco lifestyle (there are gas bayonets for barbecuing in the atrium and on the deck).

The adjacent lounge has a gas fireplace while the main bedroom includes an opulent ensuite, with both a bath that captures sunset views, shower, and a walk-in wardrobe.

The bedroom wing has three double-bedrooms, a powder room and a bathroom, the laundry is separate and the internal triple-garage is carpeted.

‘‘The fit-out and flexibility of this unique home are extraordinary,’’ Voyle says.

‘‘As Paraparaumu and Waikanae get busier and more crowded, Peka Peka is becoming

sought after for its tranquility and seclusion.

‘‘But there’s not a lot of homes to choose from and none of this scale. This would be one of the finest homes on the Kapiti Coast.’’