HADLOW
How does a home become part of its landscape? By nestling into the site it inhabits and blurring the lines between natural and built environments. This is such a house – the architecturally designed 384sqm beauty retreats into the Hunter Hills thanks to its long, low design and schist, concrete and steel cladding. The three-bedroom home was designed as a retreat for its owners, and it shows. The north-facing glass front captures views across the hills to the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Picture windows and glass sliders that lead to extensive outdoor areas make this an entertainer’s dream, but equally a quiet haven. With a massage room and a meandering water feature, you could be forgiven for thinking you are in a retreat in another part of the world. However, this is Timaru – albeit with a delightful design twist. You’ll find three spacious bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study, media room, three-car garage and bespoke fittings and fixtures throughout. With a hot tub, pergola, landscaping and every modern must-have imaginable, you have something quite special. This is a home that says luxury and sense of place, in an understated and enduring way.
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