Confidently contemporary country retreat

A contemporary home designed for its environment enhances life in a rural setting above the river.

Recycled materials shine in contemporary expression, absorbed into modern architecture (by Tauranga architect Brendon Gordon) for a home which exudes comfort, space, light and air. Live flooded in all day sun and revel in your interior environment's relationship with the immediate outdoors and its outlook to the bushy banks of the Wairoa River. Lots to see without anyone looking at you.

This is a home which proudly exhibits what it is made of. Century old bricks and aged weatherboard blend with zincalume steel, panelled ply, reverse detail wallboard, aggregate and great expanses of glazed sliders to deliver fun and flexible living spaces. Enjoy ample garaging, copious storage and huge home office or rumpus space at the end of the family wing. Parents get their own space in their sunny mezzanine haven above large open living with a delightful snug tucked to the side. Stainless steel gleams in a practical plentiful kitchen with scullery and exterior door. Changes in ceiling height delineate spaces and add interest.

Children can roam free on lawns dotted with exotics and fruit trees and have riverside adventures and summer dips in the rocky river across the road below the home. A couple of garden sheds add storage options.

Live privately and very pleasantly just 15 minutes from Tauranga's CBD, seven to the nearest retail and supermarket at Tauranga Crossing (where the country's second largest mall is planned) and handy for country or city schools. This Lower Kaimai/ Ruahihi area is increasingly popular for lifestyle due to its close proximity to the fastest growing side of Tauranga and the ease of access to city and other main centres.