16 Sheoak Road, Crafers West, SA 5152

A contemporary rammed-earth passive solar home provides for an idealistic city-country lifestyle set on approximately 1.5 acres with the most tranquil outlooks across the gully vistas.

Completed in early 2009, this custom built architecturally designed home uses sustainable principles such as its northern orientation, big panels of floor to ceiling double glazed windows, rammed earth, corrugated iron and cross ventilation to minimise its ecological footprint. Together, these properties make this home an enjoyable place to take in all life has to offer.

The design brief called for a house that brought the outside in, maximised the gully views and facilitated a modern lifestyle that sat in harmony with the surrounding landscape. Roof lines mimic the slope of the block, elevations take in the the nearby views, and the rear deck is a wonderful place to take it all in.

The front garden has a designed sculptural landscape featuring garden lighting, a gabion stone wall, a variety of feature native Australian grasses and shrubs that add an artistic sculptural edge to the garden and a dry-land creek that leads to a billabong. Large picture windows allow for the garden to be enjoyed from inside the home.

Feature recycled timbers from old jetty piers lead to the front entrance and massive old piers are a striking detail on the front portico.

The simplistic form of the floorplan provides the perfect backdrop for a relaxed lifestyle with the open plan living space cleverly separating the master suite from the other bedrooms within the home.

The entrance hallway and living room feature neutral toned sandstone tiling and flows through to the dining area and kitchen where the rich hues of the solid spotted gum flooring features.

With the master suite positioned to one side of the home together with the study which creates a private parents wing of the home. Every window of the home has an amazing backdrop and the master bedroom is no exception. The walk-in robe is cleverly positioned behind a wall together with the luxurious fully tiled ensuite bathroom with marble top vanity unit and heated towel rail.

Impressive craftsmanship emanates and the custom designed kitchen will delight all the gourmets who enjoy the creative space in a well designed kitchen. Glossy all white two pack cabinetry, black granite central island bench together with stainless steel benchtops and splashback. Quality Ilve microwave, electric double oven and gas hotplates plus Miele dishwasher. A touch of colour features in the glossy red door leading to the massive walk-in pantry offering extensive storage space.

Bedrooms 2 and 3 are positioned close to the family bathroom and also enjoy the serenity of the outlook. Bedroom 2 has built-in robes.

The rear of the property is fenced to a north-facing paddock, currently home to two well-loved alpacas, but equally accommodating of sheep or goats. The remains of an old dairy and old bullock trail can still be seen. Neighbouring sheep surround the property on three sides - here's your taste of the country lifestyle. Terraces are planted with an abundance of irrigated fruit trees and raised vegetable pods that enable you to harvest your own organic produce. Mains water is available although the rainwater tanks meet the domestic requirements for most of the year. A 33,000 litre tank is available for the home and 22,000 litre tank is available for fire safety purposes together with a comprehensive fire safety system.

At the bottom of the property is an old well and seasonal creek that feeds into Brownhill Creek. Let's not forget the rustic chook house â& amp;acirc;?¬& amp;acirc;?? all the joys of the country with the city only a few minutes away. A great garden for children to go exploring and have some fun.

Situated 15 minutes from the city and less than 5 minutes to the delights of Stirling, this home has the added convenience of close proximity to Waverley Ridge Road, Stirling, the Crafers freeway exit and the Tollgate being less than a 10 minute drive to make this unbeatable property highly sought after.

Irrefutably one of the finest homes in the area with a fusion of balanced proportions combining with a sensible design and layout.

RLA 2048

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