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Ref: LCAA7445 £1,550,000 Alta, Treviades, Constantine, Falmouth, South Cornwall, TR11 5RG FREEHOLD Afforded breathtaking panoramic views over many miles of countryside to the Helford River and sea, an astonishing contemporary 5 bedroomed, 3 bathroomed detached house plus separate photographic studio with potential, enjoying complete privacy in about 1.5 acres of gardens. A modern country house, built in 2013 and extending to about 3,200sq.ft. of underfloor heated and Velfac glazed accommodation, designed around the views and seamless interaction with the garden, with integral double garage at the end of a long electrically gated driveway. 2 Ref: LCAA7445 SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION Ground Floor: double height reception hall with cloakroom and separate wc off. Huge triple aspect lounge with a mostly glazed wall opening to the sun terrace. Vast kitchen/dining room also with a mostly glazed wall to the terrace. Large utility room, integral double garage. First Floor: very impressive galleried landing over the hall and bespoke staircase. Principal bedroom suite with balcony, dressing room and en-suite bath/shower room. Guest bedroom en-suite opening onto a balcony shared with one of 3 further bedrooms. Family bath/shower room. (5 bedrooms in total). Detached Studio: large vaulted ceiling studio with extensive glazing including roof lantern windows. Sizeable office, excellent shower room. Outside: long electrically gated driveway opening to an expansive parking and turning area with access to the integral double garage. Very private long established grounds with open lawns including a level former tennis court, orchard, pond and many mature trees and shrubs. Sun terrace between the house wings and decked terrace across the front of the studio. Secluded yard with modern timber workshop and log stores. In all, about 1.5 acres. DESCRIPTION Alta was constructed in 2013 to a unique architect design on a plot that was previously occupied by a large bungalow. This stylish contemporary building mixes slate roofs, wood 3 Ref: LCAA7445 cladding to the first floor and granite facing to the ground floor with contemporary Velfac glazing with thin framed powder coated aluminium exteriors and light wood clad interiors. The glazing makes its biggest impact on the south east and south west facing wings to the rear which have been designed to capture the sun and outlook throughout the day through near full walls of glass off the lounge and kitchen/dining room opening onto a triangular shaped travertine paved terrace. Further glazing at first floor level opens onto balconies and the hall has glazing over two storeys to both the front and rear with a galleried landing over. The design of the house was heavily influenced by the mesmeric outlook from its elevated position. The view stretches over countless miles of rolling countryside descending into the woodland lined valleys along the banks of the Helford River with Polwheveral Creek clearly visible. Other highlights of the view include Helford Sailing Club and along the horizon is Goonhilly Earth Station and the sea at Falmouth Bay. At night the absence of light or sound pollution allows clarity of the constellations above with the sound of owls as a backdrop although foxes, badgers, pheasants and even deer are regular visitors. The interior is stylish, practical and dramatic with heated light oak flooring at both levels warmed by an air source heat pump which also provides the domestic hot water, preheated by solar panels. The initial hall has seven metre high interestingly angled ceilings with double doors on two sides opening to the vast reception rooms and further doors opening to a wc and separate cloakroom. Both the lounge and kitchen/dining room have woodburning stoves 4 Ref: LCAA7445 and numerous window openings including large sections of glazed wall that slide back opening onto the terrace and facing the views. The kitchen is easily large enough to have separate dining and seating areas and beyond this is a sizeable utility room and integral double garage with potential to be absorbed into the living accommodation as there is ample space within the grounds to construct additional garaging, subject to all necessary consents. On the first floor are five bedrooms, three of which open onto balconies. At either end of the house are the principal bedrooms including a guest room with en-suite and the master bedroom with an en-suite dressing room and bath/shower room. The other bedrooms share an excellent further bath/shower room. In addition to the main house there is also a sizeable high quality detached building to the same high end design as the house. This is currently used as a photographic studio with a large vaulted ceilinged central room with woodburning stove and kitchen. To one end is a sizeable office and to the other is a large shower room. This building has many other potential uses including as a one bedroom cottage for family, guests or holiday letting, subject to all necessary consents. Alta enjoys complete privacy and stands within grounds of about 1.5 acres that were established approximately 50 years ago. The grounds are stocked with many interesting species of shrubs and mature trees including a large monkey puzzle which helps frame the view. Lawns descend from the house, past a pond to a much larger open lawn below which was previously a tennis court. In a sheltered spot is an orchard and in a corner of the grounds is a secluded working yard with modern workshop and log stores. The property is approached down a long private driveway with electric gates opening onto the exceedingly generous parking and turning space to the side and front of the house which also gives access to the garage. 5 Ref: LCAA7445 Alta is a truly stunning modern eco-friendly house on a grand scale with some of the finest countryside views anywhere in Cornwall, offering additional accommodation, beautiful gardens, peaceand privacy, in a desirable location close to the Helford River and Falmouth. LOCATION Alta is superbly located only about a 3 minute drive from the charming creekside village of Port Navas where there is a public slipway to launch small boats onto the creeks of the Helford River. These waters, immortalised by the words of Daphne du Maurier, are some of the most picturesque in the United Kingdom and offer excellent safe sailing and kayaking with events throughout the season run by both Port Navas and Helford River Sailing Clubs. The Helford River opens into Falmouth Bay by Rosemullion Head around which there are stunning walks over National Trust owned land descending to beaches at Durgan and Maenporth before stretching around to Falmouth itself where the further beaches of Swanpool and Gyllyngvase can be found. The well known Potager Gardens also has a café and art studio about 300 metres away from the house and it is only a short distance to the Tregilly Wartha Inn. Also a short walk away is a bus stop providing frequent services to the local schools and towns. Constantine village is close by and here one will find a school, inn and two local shops, one of which is world renowned for its spirits collection. Mawnan Smith is also within easy reach as are the amazing gardens of Glendurgan and Trebah running down to the shores of the Helford River. Falmouth is the nearest largest town and is one of the best served and beautiful in Cornwall as it fronts Falmouth Bay to one side and Falmouth harbour to the other with the English Heritage owned Pendennis Castle standing on the headland between the two. The town has many national and local retailers along its harbourfront main street where one will also find plenty of restaurants and cafés. The best sailing facilities in Cornwall 6 Ref: LCAA7445 including a marina and moorings are found around the sheltered harbour and there is also schooling up to University level within the town. A branch railway line runs from Falmouth to Truro (also only about half an hours’ drive away) where it joins the main Penzance to London Paddington line. Truro is Cornwall’s capital city and administrative centre where one will find private schooling and the county’s main hospital although there is also a local hospital in Falmouth. THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate) A travertine paved approach from the drive leads to a glazed Velfac door to the reception hall (Velfac glazing throughout the house with powder coated exterior and light wood interior). RECEPTION HALL – 22’ x 13’5” average. A stunning double volume space with galleried glass fronted landing over and a matching oak, chrome and glass staircase rising up. Huge windows to the front and rear over two floors taking in the views. Oak flooring with zoned underfloor heating (zoned underfloor heating found throughout the house). Oak veneered doors with inlay strips (as found throughout the house) opening to the wc, cloakroom and pairs of double doors open to the lounge and kitchen/dining room. 7 Ref: LCAA7445 CLOAKROOM – 6’1” x 5’3”. Tall window to the drive, plentiful space for coats and shoes, heated oak flooring. WC. Contemporary white sanitaryware including a wc and wave shaped wash basin set on to a granite wash stand with wall mounted chrome mixer tap and white tiled splashback. Window to the driveway side, heated tiled floor, extractor fan. LOUNGE – 25’1” x 18’3”. 15’6” wide expanse of glass with sliding glazed doors opening onto the travertine tiled terrace and taking in the mesmerising panoramic countryside and river views. Five further tall windows to the front and side, recess housing a contemporary woodburning stove on a polished granite hearth with exposed flue.