It is believed to be the most electronically advanced dwelling of its type in New Zealand.
The six bedroom/five bathroom/five level property – set on an 1889 square metre section – is located in a private, gated community nestled at the bottom of the Wellington suburb of Khandallah.
The property is just five minutes-drive from the Wellington central business district and is perched directly above the ocean, with expansive and uninterrupted 270 degree views of the city skyline and the Wellington/Hutt harbours. The property has a current rateable value of $4.8 million and is being marketed for sale through Bayleys.
The multi-functional property includes a three-bedroom/three and half bathroom main residence, containing a 92 square metre entertaining area, with indoor outdoor flow to sheltered BBQ courtyard and wrap around 94 square metres of tiled decking.
It also contains an audio media room/library, private dining room, extensive back office for five people, providing enough facilities to run a small business, and an art studio. Built for indoor /outdoor living, every room in the property has outdoor tiled courtyards, with infra-red heaters, an outdoor sound system, and water features in some of the key entertaining areas.
In addition, the property has a self-contained 215 square metre guest level, with three-bedrooms, two bathrooms, a state of the art Poggenpohl German luxury kitchen and its own 76 square metre lounge and 57 square metre secluded glass enclosed courtyard overlooking the city and harbour - an inviting and private space for pampered guests or family dependents.
The property contains a communications hub with a dedicated temperature controlled central IT server room, with a video, television, music and internet distribution system.
The owner, who is selling the property to move overseas, installed close to $500,000 in hi-tech wares in 2007, leading to his residence being used by Microsoft as the New Zealand launch site of Windows Vista. The launch took place through a Wellington-based economic and finance consultancy, which the owner operated partly out of his home.
The property contains a comprehensive array of automation technology, interior and exterior security systems, interior heating systems, and allows for easy control of the home's security with secure key card entry into the main house and its interior electronic self-opening door.
There are four exterior CCTV cameras, with roaming, movement activation and night vision, viewable throughout the house or even remotely, allowing to the owner greet guests and allow them front door entry remotely.
Technological enhancements include:
• An integrated home media system, delivering stored videos and photos throughout the property.
• A Sonos music system delivering different or the same music throughout different zones in the house through ceiling mounted and outdoor polk audio speakers, operable by remote controls, computers or any smart phone registered into the home network.
• Computer controlled automated lighting, driven by smart switches, computers or registered smart phones, creating different lighting moods to suit the occasion, controlled from the home or away.
• Climate controlled heat-pumps, gas and electric under-floor heating, all controlled individually, or by the smart network, from inside the property or remotely.
• An array of wall-mounted 42 inch LCD high definition televisions in the various rooms, to watch movies, TV, and monitor security cameras.
• Two ceiling mounted projectors in the entertainment area and an audio media room/library, which has a 92 inch projector screen, wired for 5.1 Dolby surround sound.
• Video-conferencing facility with Microsoft 3600 RoundTable voice-activated conferencing camera.
• Wi Fi installed throughout all levels and full high speed network cabled infrastructure.
An Italian lift operates between three of the five floors, connecting the four car garage, with off street parking for a further seven cars, and home gym in level one to the entertaining and living area in level three. A secure key card entry allows access via a self-opening security door to the private living spaces in levels four and five, culminating in a secluded spa pool, sauna and extensive landscaped native garden, with mood lighting and water features.
Adding an additional distinctive appeal to the property are Poggenpohl German luxury kitchens, including a full kitchen, butler’s pantry and climate controlled wine cellar on the entertaining level and a galley style kitchen in the guest level.
Take a tour of the house here.
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