Description

Constructed in 2020, Birch Field House is a fabulously appointed contemporary house, in just under an acre of garden and paddock, situated in a semi-rural setting. It combines fabulous design with generous proportions, an amazing interior and fantastic views, and is a triumph of modern design and comfortable living.


The result is this impressive, energy efficient, air source heat pump and partially air conditioned property. The exterior elevations of this stone and zinc clad timber framed three storey home, lie beneath a zinc and glass roof, which links back to local area’s modern agricultural buildings. The interior is visually interesting, bright and naturally lit, with a design and finish that is about clean lines, efficient spaces and connectivity, through the views and access points, to the outside.


Accommodation:
The front door opens, at upper ground floor level, into an airy and bright, dual height vaulted entrance hallway, with continuous glazed floor to ridgeline glazing, porcelain tiled flooring and a bespoke oak and steel staircase.


The hallway provides access to two ensuite bedrooms and a boot room, with cloakroom/WC, with a back door that opens to a fabulous and wide composite decked sun terrace, with views of arable fields. Double bedroom three has an en suite shower room, whilst the dual aspect guest bedroom suite spans the southern width of the house, with a south facing Juliette balcony, a walk through dressing room and en suite wet room.


The staircase descends to the porcelain tile floored, lower ground floor hall and the living accommodation, which is brightly lit by floor to ceiling south facing bi-folding doors, and rooflights within the composite decked terrace, beneath which the accommodation extends.   


Glazed inner doors open from the hall to the family kitchen and into a fabulous drawing room. The drawing room has bi-folding doors to a south facing porcelain tiled terrace, whilst the room is fitted with surround sound and acoustic absorbent walls, with inset spotlights and a contemporary gas stove.


The family kitchen has impact and scale, with a wall of south facing bi-folding doors to a fabulous outdoor terrace, and ample space for zoned dining and seating area’s.
The Kitchen is by Intone Design and is fitted with a black suite, under Corian worktops, with oak veneer interiors to its units and oak veneer upper cupboards and an integrated drinks and coffee station. It incorporates an induction hob, with integrated ovens, fridge, freezer and dishwasher appliances and a Quooker tap with sparkling water. A central Corian topped island has breakfast bar seating for three, whilst the spacious seating zone has two ceiling lantern lights and a media wall with build-in storage, whilst a pocket door connects
back into the hallway. A cloakroom/WC, laundry and media room complete the lower ground floor accommodation.


Ascending to the top floor of the house, the glazed walls and ceiling offer an uplifting sense of space and views. The landing is a fabulous space to sit and read, and accesses three bedrooms, including the dual aspect suite, and the family bathroom.


The fabulous and vaulted dual-aspect principal bedroom has a sense of volume and space. A Juliet balcony offers attractive and far reaching views, whilst a false feature wall conceals a dressing area. The full en suite bathroom has bath and separate shower, and is Jack & Jill with the landing. En suite Bedroom four is another spacious dual aspect vaulted room, with a mezzanine level den above its ensuite shower room, whilst dual aspect double bedroom five is currently furnished and used as a home office.


Outside:
Electric gates open to the property’s wide gravelled driveway, providing off-road parking for a number of vehicles. Whilst there is no garage currently, planning permission allows a triple garage block, with a room above, to be constructed. The gardens link around the house and lie principally to the south.

A wide, composite sun terrace lies to the rear of the house, from which stairs descend to the sheltered lower south facing terrace, which has direct access to the kitchen and drawing room, from which the lawn slopes up to the main garden, divided by post and rail fencing between formal garden and paddock, which has been sown with a wild flower mix, to create a nature meadow. There is a field access at its southern end, off Newstead Road.

The property extends to 0.94 acres, or thereabouts, in total.