A house in Bruce ACT. Data from comparable sales value it at about $1,170,000. Built in 2007, it has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.
The Art of Exquisite Living This is one of those very special, very unique moments in your life when you are incredibly fortunate to be offered an executive family residence of this distinction. With all of your senses, expect to completely lose yourself in this exquisite, architecturally-designed, modern-contemporary masterpiece. The home's presence from the streetscape tells its story. The glass, the mastery, the beautiful and intuitive solar passive construction, the insightful form - a network of magnificent layers, all contributing to your family's precious lifestyle and well-being.If you have ever been in love, you will know how this feels. You are invited to experience the beauty of this home as the layers present themselves to you and softly unfold.The bluestone steps through the garden lead to the portico, welcoming family and guests to 8 Linke Crescent Bruce. Through to the entrance hall, with breath-taking ceiling heights, embraced by the wonder of the enviable craftsmanship of the Venecian Murano Glass chandelier and quality porcelain large-format floor tiling, a floor plan for exquisite family living presents itself.A showcase staircase sits crafted in quality timber encased in ballustrades of horizontal stainless steel cabling. A north-facing formal living room rests to the right of the entrance with its own viewing terrace and floor to ceiling glass surround as external walls. Lovely timber-framed glass doors invite you through to the beautiful formal dining room, (set with views and access to the outdoor entertainment terrace beyond), and onto the intelligently designed over-sized entertainer's kitchen with ILVE and Miele appliances, timber and frosted-glass featured joinery and a custom-made frosted glass sliding door through to the walk-in pantry. The feature island showcases pendant lighting and a stunning three metre caesarstone benchtop, easily affording three 'master chefs' complete comfort cooking together.The generous open plan meals and family rooms cleverly positioned adjacent to the kitchen enjoy access to the tiled outdoor entertainment terrace which has been recently covered with a rain-sensored opening and closing electric Louvretec roof. The terrace opens onto the private rear yard of productive vegetable beds and gardens, and a lovely citrus side-walk.The fourth bedroom/ library/study is quietly positioned to the east while two additional bedrooms (the children's wing), separately located behind the open plan kitchen, meals and family rooms, in the 'Blue Wing' present with custom-made built-in frosted-glass robes, and are serviced beautifully by the main bathroom finished with a floor spa bath set in porcelain tiles and frameless screened shower and separate powder room.An elegant and opulent master bedroom sits on the upper floor showcasing the quality red forest gum timber flooring, with views over Bruce, and featuring a fitted walk in robe, and a master ensuite of impeccable styling. The styling showcases gloss porcelain tiles to the ceiling, a frameless open-out shower screen, caeserstone top with 6 drawer, 4 door vanity and paired basins, and designer tap fittings.The family-sized clean-line laundry design with contemporary colour-scheme and three-door linen joinery, fully equipped housing European appliances under benchtop joinery has external access along paved paths to the drying clothes-line.The cellar/storeroom on the lower floor houses three 700 litre tanks for grey water ready to be connected, along with additional doored storage options with the 9000 litre rain water tank, an automated double garage with internal access.This exquisite home is finished with quality carpet and tiling flooring, custom-made curtains and roman blinds, alarm system, reverse cycle air conditioning systems in the living room and the family rooms and bedrooms, paving and landscaping. The location means you and your family are minutes away from bush-walks, Radford College, the AIS, the University of Canberra, the Canberra Institute of Technology, the Canberra Hospital and local shopping centres and restaurants. The home is set in the convenient suburb of Bruce with easy access to Civic, Gungahlin, Belconnen and Woden.To truly appreciate this exquisite offering, you must simply experience it. You are invited to come and enjoy this modern-contemporary masterpiece first-hand and all of the location features offered with it.Features Include:- Architecturally designed (Award-winning Dowse Norwood Architects)- Solar passive design- 4 Bedrooms (2 with built-in part-mirrored and frosted-glass robes) (Master with a fitted walk-in robe with drawers)- 2 opulently fitted and finished Bathrooms with under-floor heating, floor-to-ceiling tiling, caeserstone benchtops and custom joinery. Spa bath in main- Powder Room with linen cupboard- Lounge room with views- Family room- Meals and additional fitted study desk joinery- Dining room- Lounge, dining and kitchen/family rooms - due north- Quality over-sized entertainer's kitchen (3 metre casesarstone bench-top, frosted-glass sliding door walk-in pantry, ILVE and Miele appliances including integrated dishwasher and microwave)- four gas burner, 1 electric hotplate ILVE stove top and ILVE wall oven- custom-made joinery throughout- Raked ceiling to the entrance with Venecian Murano Glass chandelier and square set ceiling finishes in the main areas- Contemporary family laundry with appliances under bench-top and storage- Outdoor entertainment terraces (2) fitted with outside speakers- Rain-sensored Louvretec roof to outside terrace off kitchen/family/dining rooms- Custom-made curtains, roman blinds- Tiling and pure wool carpet flooring- Daikin ducted reverse cycle air conditioning systems (individual units in the living room, the family room and bedrooms allowing complete zoning)- alarm system- TV and networking data ports throughout (Hills Home Hub in the garage - internet access)- Linen joinery- 8 foot 6 ceilings- Colorbond roofing- Stone-cut front facade- Painted cement render- Colorbond fencing to the rear- Solar hot water with gas booster- 9000L water tank with new pump- 3 x 700L tanks for grey water (for connecting)- Aluminium framed windows- Aluminium sectional sliding doors (with crim-safe Screens)- Productive garden beds, flower beds and shrubbery, cumquat, kaffir lime, lemon and lime fruit trees- In-ground manual sprinkler feeder system off rainwater tank- Oversized Double garage with automatic door- Additional cellar/storage room in the floor plan- Additional storage under the stairwell- Additional storage with door access to water tank- Additional storage with the double garage- Newly painted throughout internally and partially externally- 3 new sumps fitted to the block at the rearEER: 5.0Land Size: 504m (approx.)UV: $405,000 (approx.)Land Rates: $1,946 pa (approx.)Site area = 1039.86mLower Floor area = 84.10mGround floor area = 199.20mUpper floor area = 48.76mTotal area = 332.06m