Hunter Valley Trophy Home Suspended Above Its Own Lake For Sale
This Hunter Valley trophy home sitting suspended above its own private lake needs to be seen to be believed.
This incredible Hunter Valley trophy home suspended above its own private lake is about as unique as they come.
This Hunter Valley trophy home suspended above its own lake is for sale.
Composed of a water and earth pavilion, the property called Banyandah, the Aboriginal word for ‘home on water’, is tethered together by an enclosed bridge link.
The property at 130 Dalveen Rd has been listed for sale via Jurd’s Cessnock with a price guide of $1.55 million to $1.7 million.
The construction of this property is one-of-a-kind.
The location is surrounded by wildlife.
Agent Cain Beckett said being inside the house was almost like being on a house boat.
“The lake was a natural dam that the previous owners engineered to be flood friendly,” he said.
“The property will suit someone who wants something incredibly unique in the Hunter Valley.”
The property includes a fully-fenced kitchen garden with raised beds and orchard.
The main bedroom with balcony suspended above the lake.
The water pavilion, designed by Shac architects, levitates above the water on minimal support points, resembling a bird skimming on the water’s surface.
The structure is made up of high-tensile steel and glass providing the building with a delicate transparency.
In stark contrast, the buildings sited on land are solid rectangular forms representing a heavy connection with the earth.
The dramatic main entry to the property is via a gentle bridge that delivers you over a deep water channel straight to the upper level.
What a space for entertaining.
Space is not an issue on the 6900sqm property.
Stepping inside, a tall twisted roofline and walls made almost entirely of glass make for a living space bathed in natural light and “a space which is intrinsically connected with its leafy surrounds,” the ad listing states.
Other features of the four-bedroom 6900sqm property include a solar passive design, gymnasium and a main bedroom with private balcony, walk-in wardrobe, ensuite and views over the water through an established forest of birch trees.
Open-plan living spaces lead to a balcony above the lake.
Even the gymnasium has a view.
There is also a fully-fenced kitchen garden with raised beds and orchard, cute henhouse, sandstone firepit, computerised irrigation systems and a storm water harvesting system.
Bird and aquatic life like nesting turtles and baby ducklings are regular visitors to the property.
Largs is a pretty little village in an agricultural area not far from some of the Hunter Valley’s best wineries.
Mr Beckett said listings like Banyandah attract Sydney buyers from Mosman to Palm Beach and Newcastle buyers from places like Bar Beach or Merewether.
“People after a rural ‘wow’ property may not have heard of somewhere like Largs, but they are usually more property specific than suburb,” he said.
SOURCE: Realestate.com.au
POSTED: September 19, 2019
AUTHOR: Jess Verrender
@Luxury Estates – experts on visionary marketing of Australia’s most luxurious real estate for sale
