When the owners of respected Waikato firm LAD Architecture bring their own family home to the market, you know you’re onto a good thing.
Brilliantly designed and beautifully presented, this four bedroom property with an extra studio in the private garden, oozes class in the heart of Cambridge East- a true oasis of calm set on 809sqm (more or less) of landscaped grounds behind striking electric cedar gates.
The home’s sunny soul comes to life in the open plan living and galley style kitchen area with a convivial dining space that welcomes everyone to gather together or even spread out onto the private front kwila deck off the lounge. The kitchen’s quality Bosch and Delonghi appliances, functional workspaces and generous storage cupboards make it both practical and social.
A long hallway leads down to four generous size bedrooms, all with built in double wardrobes. One of them, is a gorgeous master suite with well considered ensuite bathroom- a haven of its own that invites you to retreat and relax. Throw open the cedar doors off your master bedroom or in the second lounge at the rear of the house, and capture the afternoon sun that floods the large back deck and manicured garden.
The attention to detail knows no bounds in this clever renovation which offers a sense of warmth and luxury with its woodburner fire, three heat pumps and rich T&G rimu flooring in both the bathrooms and kitchen.
So much lies behind this home’s gates, where tui feast in the resident kowhai tree and guests can retreat to their own 27sqm (more or less) consented studio with ensuite and kitchenette. Marine carpet allows this versatile space to double as a sleepout/rumpus/gym/office or simply as a single garage.
Children may even commandeer the cute shed in the back corner of the expansive section for a playhouse, or you could use it as a painting studio or garden shed. This home is zoned for Goodwood School, Cambridge East, Middle School, and Cambridge High with St Peter’s private school 5km away. This ‘happy home’ has been a drawing board over 24 wonderful years for our vendors and their children. Now it’s your turn to imagine a future here!
