This is a wonderful property. More than a house, it is an icon, a home, a place where memories have been and will be created. Prepare to fall in love.
The house, even from the road, tantalises the imagination. The concrete and plaster style cladding with tower and chimney stacks speaks immediately of Athfield. The large front garden provides a fabulous playground for children to play cricket on the lawn as well as space to add on to the house.
Inside the house has loads of appeal with the large tile-floor lounge, superbly intimate dining room, connected by the classic Athfield open circle -in-the-wall. With doors opening to the garden, this family friendly space is resonant of French farmhouse style and will appeal to traditionalists as well as Athfield fans.
The galley kitchen looking over the garden has space for children to dine or do homework under supervision. Three lovely large double bedrooms, each with plenty of timber to create warmth, and pleasant decor, form the mainstay of the sleeping accommodation. The tower, with its shower room and meditation room, plus the study space or 4th bedroom, add interest and floor space to this wonderful home.
The outdoor features of this property include parking for multiple vehicles, a rare, large front lawn and the orchard: how many homes in the Bays or indeed Wellington could claim one of those?
Athfield was a genius when it came to interesting and appealing spaces. But this house is more than a celebration of his work, it is positioned on a much loved Days Bay street, in a neighbourhood where children are safe and neighbours are friends.