18 Retreat RoadHampton

This is the difference that professional expertise makes. Architect designed with professional interiors and expertly landscaped grounds, this four bedroom plus home-office, 2.5 bathroom home showcases a state-of-the-art transformation that retains Edwardian styling in a fine formal lounge and ground-floor master-suite and introduces a modern family floorplan with a lofty pool-view family zone and first-floor children's level including kids' lounge. Specified to a leading-edge standard with full-height (3m) walls of fixed and sliding glass and a massive Elba marble island and Miele induction cooktop for the elite European appliance kitchen, the home stars a luxe bathroom and ensuite with more marble (this time, Carrera), custom cabinetry (including a mirrored WIR, study window-seat and gas-fire feature unit) and design elements including Smoked Oak floors, plantation-shutters and mosaic tiling. But it's the family functional design that makes the difference in this climate-controlled, intercom-wired home - from the fitted BBQ kitchen area for the deck, to the swim-out seat for the fully-tiled glass-fenced pool, to the butler's pantry and a laundry drying cabinet! In auto-gated grounds between Thomas St park and Hampton St, a walk to the kindergarten, station and bay, this is where a passion for period style meets architectural styling. For more information about this architect-designed renovation contact Mark Earle or Richard Slade