Award-winning architect Megan Edwards has created an ultra-chic, top-quality dwelling on a compact, elevated section at 8A Awarua Crescent in Orakei just a short walk away from Tamaki Drive and the beaches.
It’s firmly based on her underpinning principle: designing beautifully conceived and resolved buildings, identifying what is distinctive about a site and developing an architecture that engages with those qualities and the result is sleek and streamlined, simple, yet stylish.
The owner says that she’s a fan of mid-century design in a modern form, so Edwards was a natural choice.
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On the first floor is a large, light-filled kitchen, dining and living room, opening to a balcony which sits atop the garage. Photo / Supplied
“She’d previously done a renovation for us, and we think she has lovely taste.”
The home has an asking price of $3.95 million.
The concrete block double garage anchors the home at street-level and on the first floor lies a large, light-filled kitchen dining and living room, opening to a balcony which sits atop the garage and enjoys peace and privacy.
The timber kitchen has high-quality appliances, a central island and open shelving to display treasured objects. Photo / Supplied
The timber kitchen is very well-appointed with clean, clear lines and high-quality appliances. A central island makes entertaining easy and open shelving allows for displaying treasured objects.
The sink faces the neighbour’s gardens with their towering palms and other green plantings so washing up is never a chore and a walk-in scullery behind the kitchen and adjacent to the separate laundry keeps food preparation out of sight.
8a Awarua Crescent in Orakei has four bedrooms, a study, three bathrooms and a double garage. Photo / Supplied
More use of timber on this level includes cedar cladding on some walls and the floorboards are French oak, creating an effect that is warm and cosy, in tune with nature and the surrounding environment.
Also on the first floor is a second living room, study or fifth bedroom while on the next level are three double bedrooms and the master, which has a walk-through wardrobe and ensuite and there’s a lovely main bathroom.
The owner says while she’s impressed with every aspect of the new home, she especially likes the welcoming vibe that permeates the entranceway and says that when you walk in the front door you instantly feel relaxed and at ease.
The ultra-chic, top-quality home on a compact, elevated site was designed by award-winning architect Megan Edwards. Photo / Supplied
She is also especially pleased with the garden, designed by landscaping legend, Xanthe White.
“Xanthe’s used lots of native shrubs and feature trees such as magnolia and copper beech and we’ve just finished putting in an irrigation system, so all the plants are coming along really nicely.”
Jo Johnstone from UP Realty, who is marketing 8A Awarua Crescent along with Josh Nixon, says that finding such a perfect new build is a rare thing indeed.
The three bathrooms are luxurious in this easy care, lock-up-and-leave city property. Photo / Supplied
“This is a home for people who really care about attention to design and detail. It’s just a short walk to Orakei shops including local cafes, it is also walking distance to the train station, shops and restaurants at Orakei Bay Village.
“From its elevated main living area with high stud and large scullery to the luxurious bathrooms and fabulous main bedroom with stunning, city and harbour vistas, it’s a perfect, easy care, city-side, lock-up-and-leave property.”
8A Awarua Crescent in Orakei, Auckland, is for sale for $3.95m.
