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SOME people need to go on holiday for five-star luxury. Zoe and Paul Burkett have it at home.
The Seaforth couple have converted what was once a humble red brick home into a cutting-edge contemporary masterpiece that would make heading off on holiday something of a disappointment.
“Renovating was a very exciting project,” Zoe said.
“We worked with architect Chris Adams and it was fun creating a vision from a red brick home to a modern family retreat.”
It’s an innovative design, with an eclectic mix of materials, including sandstone, frameless and frosted glass, and pine – and that’s before you even step inside.
Blackbutt timber leads to the chic lounge and dining, then through sliding glass walls to the entertainers’ terrace perched peacefully above the valley and Middle Harbour.
You feel as though you’re suspended in the view.
Also on the entry level is a plush master bedroom/parents’ retreat with walk-in robe, executive ensuite and ultra-comfy home office.
This lofty level also boasts a deluxe kitchen with top-of-the-range integrated appliances and a Calacatta marble island bench.
The lower level has three bedrooms – all of which open to balconies – a family room, media room with projector screen and a private courtyard with cascading water feature.
There’s also a covered entertaining deck if you prefer it to the alfresco one upstairs.
Steps lead down to the ground level, where the house truly becomes a resort, with an expansive sun deck, gym, cabana with wet bar, a dishwasher, change rooms and separate gym.
Below are the home’s crowning glories – a wet edge pool (in which you can swim in the lap of luxury), a gazebo and a large level lawn, all contained within the mature gardens of your own patch of paradise.
“It’s a haven for entertaining,” Zoe said. “ We haven’t had to cancel an event because there’s somewhere to entertain for every kind of weather.”
The Burketts completed the renovation nine years ago, but such is the quality of their creation it still looks brand new.
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