Wanting to downsize from a large Remuera family home more than 18 years ago, an Auckland couple didn’t need to investigate what was on the market.
One of them says: “We’d already fallen in love with this property, which some friends of ours owned and were thinking of selling, so we bought it off them.”
Their friends had architects Sumich Chaplin design the home, which was completed in 2000.
“We’d been impressed by its elegance, its beautiful dimensions which create a real feeling of space and how calm and private it was. Lawrence Sumich is very good at designs that are classical in their character and proportions but also very modern.”
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The home’s craftmanship and quality of interior design and landscaping pleased them. Glanville Terrace is parallel to St Stephens Avenue but to its east; a lack of through traffic contributing to its serenity.
11 Glanville Terrace in Parnell, Auckland, is on the market for sale by tender closing March 21. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom property has a 2021 RV of $7.7 million and, according to OneRoof data, last changed hands in 2004 for $3.9m.
This double grammar-zoned home, three minutes’ walk from Parnell District School, is fully fenced on 688sqm of land.
Off-street parking fronts its internal-access double garage. Pedestrians pass through a gated, wisteria-covered pergola which introduces the predominantly concrete home with limewash finish and Eurotray roof.
“When you come through the big front doors the beautiful, high atrium immediately creates a feeling of space and calm.”
The living area with its distinct, impressive presence has a soaring pavilion ceiling and is sheathed in shutters. Photo / Supplied
There are several courtyards with structured greenery around the home plus a heated pool which utilises advanced Enviroswim technology. Photo / Supplied
The ground floor has underfloor heating throughout its layout, which is essentially U-shaped. It starts with the atrium entry hall with polished American oak flooring and staircase.
This right-angles into hallway with a powder room, laundry and family room-library on one side. The latter can be closed off if desired, creating a cosy, restful atmosphere in winter with its gas fireplace and two walls of oak shelving accommodating hundreds of books.
The kitchen in the kitchen-dining-living room incorporates terrazzo stone, a very upmarket Sub Zero brand fridge-freezer and doors out to a courtyard capturing the morning sun.
The living area here has its own distinct, impressive presence. A striking pavilion ceiling soars high above it and it is sheathed in shutters.
“Everyone says to us ‘that is just incredible’.”
The kitchen incorporates terrazzo stone, a very upmarket Sub Zero brand fridge-freezer and doors out to a courtyard capturing the morning sun. Photo / Supplied
The library can be closed off if desired, creating a cosy, restful atmosphere in winter with its gas fireplace and two walls of oak shelving accommodating hundreds of books. Photo / Supplied
The home wraps around a generous, west-facing covered loggia where they enjoy entertaining alongside its hearty, wood-burning outdoor fireplace. The ability to essentially open up one side of both the open-plan area and the hallway to flow out to the loggia and lawn means the home is also great for larger scale entertaining.
There are several courtyards with structured greenery around the home plus a heated pool which utilises advanced Enviroswim technology rather than chlorine or salt-based water treatment.
“We get incredible sun.” It travels around the house until the pavilion, dining area, loggia and pool are bathed in late afternoon rays.
Upstairs the master suite with balcony, walk-through dressing room and ensuite looks across Parnell towards Hobson Bay and the harbour. Two more bedrooms, one with a walk-in wardrobe, accompany a bathroom.
The couple speak highly of Parnell’s centrality and enjoyable walks. They are looking at spending more time in the future at their large Bay of Islands farm.
Barfoot & Thompson agent Leila MacDonald says: “This is a very special property, with beautiful sun and wonderful flow, which we have had international inquiries about. You can have breakfast on the patio on one side and enjoy a barbecue with friends in the loggia on the other side, whatever the weather.”
- 11 Glanville Terrace in Parnell, Auckland, is for sale by tender closing March 21
