This property is now under offer and open homes have been cancelled.
Calling all lovers of restoration, property and mid-century design. This rare and extraordinary prospect to own a genuine 1950s modernist home, designed and built by renowned Christchurch architect George Lucking.
Completed in 1951 and serving as the Lucking family’s beloved home for over half a century, the property was then tenanted for 14 years before it was acquired by the current vendors with a view to returning it to its original glory. A change of direction means this property could now be yours.
Mid-century design enthusiasts will appreciate the enduring modernist elements and details of this home, typical of this golden age of design. Those with an renovation eye will understand that with due care and attention, a lovingly-executed programme will once again allow this home’s true beauty to shine.
Entering the home with its ruby-red glass panel door, you’ll embark on a cosy trip back in time. Inside, the home displays beautiful heart rimu wall linings, built-in furniture, warm diffused light from low-hanging pendants. The nearly-original kitchen features loads of cupboard space and a nifty pull-down concealed table.
The living/dining room features a pitched ceiling covered with 1960s Japanese grass wallpaper. The large master bedroom opens out to the garden via French doors, while two of the three further bedrooms contain built-in desks and bookshelves – perfect for kids’ homework and storage.
Gardeners will love the large and very private section, with plenty of space to grow vegetables, a chook house, and many well-established trees including a large variegated elm, a lemon tree and five very productive feijoa trees.
In-zone for St Martins Primary and Cashmere High School, and walking distance to St Mark's, Rudolph Steiner and Hillview Christian Schools, this home is also only a ten-minute walk to the St Martins shopping centre.
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For sale by Deadline: 4pm 11 August 2020, unless sold prior.
