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Tobin Smith, from Co Lab, has brought his signature style inside and out to this chic townhouse which is happily placed within the equally stylish and rapidly emerging central city.
Clad in cedar and steel, this chic townhouse also offers the absolute reassurance of being one of the first to be built under the new post-earthquake building code.
The cutting edge exterior pivoting, oversized, glass front door make for an impressive start here, in a home that has been cleverly configured to work as a three-bedroom home, threebathroom townhouse or a twobedroom townhouse and a onebedroom apartment with separate access.
No opportunity has been missed in creating a home with enormous aesthetic appeal and positioning its living areas to take every advantage of its sunny aspect.
Inside, the open-plan northfacing living, dining and high-spec kitchen offer seamless flow to decking and lush plantings, creating a superb space for living and entertaining.
The enduring beauty of oak flooring covers the entry, hallway, kitchen, dining and family living areas which together create a long, clean line flooded with light and sun.
These clean lines are replicated in the contemporary kitchen with engineered stone benchtops and highly specified appliances, including a Fisher & Paykel pyrotechnic oven and gas hob and Anisten refrigerator/freezer.
Generous storage and, most importantly, room to move make this an easy kitchen to work from and the adjacent dining and living area comfortably accommodates dinner parties.
It’s an ideal set up for family living and entertaining and specifically designed to be low on maintenance and high on aesthetic impact.
Floor-to-ceiling glass walls slide back on the north and east of this expanse, opening the area to a deck and professionally landscaped tiered perimeter planting to the north and a deck to the east for morning dining in the summer.
The walled grounds provide shelter, privacy and shelter from prevailing winds while inside the combination of full insulation, double glazing, the northern aspect, gas fire and electric heating ensures year round comfort here.
It’s all in the subtle and understated detail here, with a total absence of unnecessary frill to achieve a perfect balance between sophistication and practicality.
Floating oak stair risers take you to the second floor where a soft neutral carpet has been used in the three double bedrooms.
The main bedroom suite is at the far end of the second floor and all of the bedrooms are of generous proportions.
Two bedrooms, including the spacious master, have en suites, while the third has an adjacent bathroom, all with the luxurious comfort of underfloor heating.
The sleek bank of floor-toceiling wardrobes along one wall in all three bedrooms offer plenty of storage space while taking up minimal room.
The floor-to-ceiling glass that is so much of a feature downstairs has been well employed upstairs, too, sliding back to provide a cool breeze throughout the hotter months.
An additional living space upstairs with a kitchenette opens to a rooftop balcony, which has to be the ultimate place to start and end your day.
The double internal access garaging and off-street parking for two more vehicles is always a plus in a central location, while a laundry, office nook and double internal-access garage add to the assets of this clever and elegant property. Large enough for a family, but compact enough to make sure you don’t spend a lot of time on cleaning, this home also offers all the benefits of being a secure lock and leave property.
By all means travel, although the chances are you will be hard pressed to leave it to go anywhere further than the attractions of the boutique shops, cafes and restaurants of nearby Victoria St, the inner city, Arts Centre and the vast green expanse of Hagley Park.
The property’s proximity to the city, Christchurch International Airport, retail, restaurants all add to the assets of this property which is going to appeal to professionals, families and those looking for an upmarket city base.
Zoned for Elmwood School, Heaton Intermediate and Christchurch Boys’ and Christchurch Girls’ high schools, it’s the perfect solution for those who are unsure if multi-block apartment living is their thing but who still don’t want to take on a larger and more traditional home and the attendant maintenance that comes with it.
Secure, substantial and stylish, the property goes under the hammer early next month in a surprising but very welcome no reserve auction so you’ll want to be quick off the mark for this one.