And what a location, in a park-like setting yet with easy access to Richmond and Mapua, one of our region’s most desirable addresses is now available and with many unique features that can be fully appreciated when viewing the property.

The Home. Designed by Christchurch Architect, David Sheppard, with a total build area of 330sqm and built using a plastered Hebel block system, with a central concrete thermal mass wall, the home has excellent thermal and audio control the home is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. A central solid concrete thermal mass wall ensures excellent audio and thermal control.

With a separate master wing plus a separate guest wing, there are four or five bedrooms, three bathrooms and four toilets, two living rooms and a cosy snug/media/library room.

A unique feature is a wall of shelving that can open between the living room and sitting room, allowing multi-purpose uses. American white oak timber floors feature in the living areas while the sitting room, snug and bedrooms are carpeted and passageways are tiled.

The home has underfloor heating using solar hot water plus the Gourmet Woodstove wetback, resulting in zero water heating costs. Surplus summer hot water is used to heat the 15m outdoor inground pool.

Generous ceiling storage is built into the house and garage areas and there is wheelchair access with no step rise above 50mm.

With all day sun and uninterrupted views, the lawns run down to the Waimea Estuary, with picnic spots and a walkway to Hoddy Park, yet reassuringly high enough above any future flood level. A mature orchard has enough olives for a community oil pressing, as well as peaches, plums, pears, apples, feijoas, figs and citrus. Mature native and exotic trees complete the private outlook and big sky sunsets.

The Huge Shed. Formally the Horticultural Research Orchard Headquarters and substantially built with total area of 400sqm, the shed has three phase power, a workshop, mezzanine floor, an office and recording studio. The shed is surrounded by 600m of industrial grade bitumen giving a huge space for machinery parking and storage.

Soil and Geotech tests have been favourably completed, giving the option of future subdivision into two blocks.

27 Te Aro Lane Appleby is an outstanding property in a friendly rural neighbourhood, providing magical living options for single or multi-family living or income. Viewing is by appointment only.