Hafsa Burt has been running her own studio, hb+a Architects since 2006. Her portfolio includes work at the San Francisco Airport, institutional buildings, multifamily buildings, hospitality, retail, medical office buildings, and custom single-family homes.

Hafsa recently took the time to speak with Haute Design regarding an affordable housing proposal her firm submitted for Melbourne, Australia.

Haute Design: Do you typically engage in projects overseas?

Hafsa Burt: We typically do seek work overseas and frequently respond to design challenges that tackle a unique set of problems and address larger social or environmental issues.

HD: How would affordable housing benefit the surrounding community? Is affordable housing a major issue in Melbourne?

HB: Melbourne, just like any growing metropolis, will need 1.6 million new homes to be constructed over the next couple of decades. This proposal was created for a design challenge where the task was to address the housing problems by creating affordable solutions. Solutions were meant to be varied enough to accommodate a diverse set of users from individuals to families.

HD: You mentioned this project included cutting-edge technologies. Could you tell us a little bit about what that entails?

HB: We stacked up shipping containers in a grid-like pattern, vertically and horizontally, and arranged them individually for smaller size units, and for the larger units, we combined configurations with two more containers. The grid is formed by structural members in a matrix-like pattern, with the containers sliding into the slots.

HD: You are known for creating environmentally sustainable buildings and spaces. How will this proposal for the affordable housing project follow suit?

HB: We take pride in thinking outside the box, so there is no one single formula for a problem, but rather a mindset rooted in experimentation. The overarching concept for this proposal is creating multi-family blocks which rely on renewable energy sources and therefore are clean in their operations. Energy usage is further monitored by onsite applications.

HD: What is the timeline regarding the next steps?

HB: The next steps are to further develop the solutions and to create configurations that aren't cuboid in nature. This way, the buildings can be constructed on infill sites no matter how small the area and further allow the building elevations to harness solar energy.

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Zac Efron

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In 2013, Efron purchased the posh compound at just under $4 million. Located in the Oaks area of Los Feliz, the contemporary residence served as home to the movie star for several years before being listed on the market in December of 2020 for $5.9 million. Earlier this year, the price was reduced to $5,575,000 and once more to $5.3 million two months later. The California native currently appears to be traveling the globe for his Netflix show, “Down to Earth With Zac.” Reportedly, he has also made a real estate deal in Australia where he recently purchased a property.

Efron’s former Los Feliz residence spans 5,644 square feet and includes five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. Built in 1964, the property currently emulates a contemporary aesthetic and is described as “a perfect celebrity haven.” The home is accessed from a long-gated driveway with stone pathway and glass door. The interior layout features a living room with fireplace, dining area, and walls of glass to accompany the open floor plan with seamless indoor-outdoor flow. The chef’s kitchen highlights a center island, breakfast bar with seating, and walls of storage. Stepping outside, the exterior space presents a newly renovated pool with waterfall, spa, and decks running the length of the home. The floating style stairs lead to a game room equipped with a billiard table and shuffleboard. The primary suite on the main level features dark toned walls, fireplace, and balcony offering grand views of the downtown cityscape. In addition to three more bedrooms downstairs, the property includes a separate guesthouse with its own bedroom and bathroom. Other perks of the home include an office, gym, wine cellar, carport, and security cameras.

Kathrin Nicholson of The Agency represented the seller while John Fanelly of Del Rey Urban Brokerage represented the buyer.

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As the #1 selling real estate broker in North America for an unprecedented eight times, Dolly Lenz is responsible for achievements such as the sale of the Setai development site at 400 Fifth Avenue for over $200 million. She set a record for the highest downtown condominium sale of the One Madison penthouse for $57,350,000, representing Rupert Murdoch in the purchase; and many more. Her numerous accolades continuously place her at the top of the real estate industry in New York and the United States.

Jenny Lenz joined her mother at Dolly Lenz Real Estate and has since become the company's Managing Partner. Her passion for the business started at an early age as she was exposed to some of the most breathtaking properties in the world, accompanying her mother on business trips to Europe and Asia. Today, she is looking to continue in Dolly’s pursuit of taking on and dominating the NY and international real estate market. She has also fulfilled numerous speaking engagements at real estate conferences throughout the U.S and Australia.

The webinar was hosted by Haute Living Senior Vice President April Donelson, who asked the mother/daughter combo questions that included several from the live webinar audience.

On the use of technology for showings, Jenny said, "We've used technology in the past. It gets better every year, but we don't see that replacing in-home tours. We have amazing drone footage, which is a new thing, but it's not a differentiator." Dolly added, "It is almost impossible to sell something off a virtual tour, but it can help. We find that photography is often much better than anything else in reflecting a property."

Donelson asked Dolly for her advice to the younger generation of real estate agents coming up. "Stay the course," she said. "Know your data. Really get into the details of information. The only way you can get credit with any buyer is if you know the details."

Jenny added, "We all have time now to learn every new development. Everything is online. If a client knows something you don't, that's bad."

They are optimistic about the near future of the real estate industry. "We are fortunate to be in this business that can come back on a short term basis," said Dolly.

Jenny Lenz, Dolly Lenz

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Colorado, USA

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“In 2019, the Sotheby’s International Realty^® brand continued to achieve solid growth,” said Philip White, President and Chief Executive Officer for Sotheby’s International Realty. “The brand expanded into new countries and territories and entered new markets in the U.S. We continued to make strategic business decisions that benefitted both our independent sales associates and affiliate companies. I am immensely proud of the hard work and dedication from our vast global network, and I look forward to continuing this momentum in 2020.”

Philip White

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In March of last year, the company integrated its affiliate network and company-owned brokerage to form one global organization. With 50 new Sotheby's International Realty offices opening their doors, the brand expended to 1,000 locations across 70 countries and territories. More than 23,000 sales associates represent the brand worldwide.

Sarasota, FL, USA

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Sotheby's International Realty's website, sothebysrealty.com, had more than 34 million visits last year, increasing its traffic 14% from 2018. The mixed reality implementation in the Curate by Sotheby's International Realty ^sm augmented reality app, the first by a real estate brand, allows virtual home staging. Agents and developers have benefitted from this feature.

New Mexico, USA

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Current by Sotheby’s International Realty^®, the marketing arm of the company, hosts technology tools like an exclusive, best-in-class app that helps sales associates better their reach to audiences.

Tahoe City, CA, USA

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Through mergers and acquisitions in the U.S., Sotheby's International Realty increased its grasp of the Brooklyn, New York; the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts; and Indiana. In Europe, markets like Monaco, France, and Berlin and Binz, Germany also saw the brand's presence increase. New offices were opened in Doha, Qatar and Paphos, Cyprus; Zapallar, Chile; Tauranga, New Zealand; and Port Douglas, Hobart, and Perth, Australia demonstrate the giant brand's still-growing market reach.

Breckenridge, CO, USA

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Sydney is made up of a variety of suburbs, boroughs, and contiguous regions. And Sydneysiders know where the finest boroughs are in Sydney to live, laugh and luxurize.

So, scroll below and use this information as a guide to move around Sydney and to indulge in the best experiences that Sydney has to offer. Come to know the reasons as to why Sydney is considered by many to be the most beautiful, exciting city in the world. Even the Duke and Duchess of Sussex think it's one of the best places to experience in the world.

World-Class Beaches

Much of Sydney's coastlines are unchanged and the beaches are the most inviting. The beach at Manly is the go-to beach if you want to observe the surfers, a vast colony of them, tackling the waves. It's like starring in a real-life Baywatch episode.

And what's Sydney's and the world’s most famous beach? The name is Bondi. Bondi Beach. You won't be disappointed.

Spectacular Vineyards

There are the most inviting vineyards on Sydney's doorstep. Drive only two hours north of Sydney, and you’ll find the Hunter Valley, Australia's oldest wine region, which is producing non-stop new and innovative winemakers. Hail to the winemakers!

The World’s Most Famous Opera House

Inside Sydney’s opera house is awe-inspiring. The cathedral-like interior is just as dramatic as the outside and offers a wide range of performances: from children's concerts to international comedians, contemporary dance to ballet.

This view is the eighth wonder of the world, no?

Sophisticated Eateries

The Harbour City is full of sophisticated spots to eat that showcase the quality and abundance of local produce. You'll become unapologetically French when devouring the most decadent French cuisine, or become robustly Italian as you bask in a modern Italian fare with Chianti in hand.

The Café Culture

Sydney is full of little coffee places, originally set up by Greeks and Italians, where the coffee is so good you'll take it home in bags in order to experience your morning coffee at home with this view.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney's most famous landmark?  Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Sydney’s most iconic images, and is a must-climb for all visitors. There are multiple ways to get to its top, and at the top you will experience the most incredible views.

Sensational Views

Sydney offers sensational views: spectacular beaches, mountains vistas, and the most striking scenery, from bush walks to enticing spots to dine and shop. There's also the Minnamurra Rainforest and Mungo National Park. Obviously, Sydney's boroughs conveniently offer the most spectacular. In nothing less than glorious luxury style.

Top image: Supplied; all other images courtesy of Sotheby's International Realty.

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The Avengers are everywhere these days. When they aren't fighting supervillains or attempting to prevent the destruction of the universe, where do the core members of the Avengers live? How do their cinematic superhero homes compare with the real-life residences of the actors who portray them? It's time to assemble the details.

Iron Man/Robert Downey Jr.

For luxury home design, it's hard to beat Iron Man's mansion. This real residence partially inspired Tony Stark's house in the movie. Located in La Jolla, California, the 11,000-square-foot, 4-bedroom, 6-bath architectural marvel doesn't come with any Iron Man suits–but it does have a private beach.

San Diego architect Wallace Cunningham was given an unlimited budget to design a home that enhanced the natural landscape of the Torrey Pines State Reserve and provided awe-inspiring views of the ocean waves below it.

Aspiring billionaire playboys can watch Iron Man's cinematic journey in the glass and concrete home theater after getting some exercise in one of the many infinity pools dropped like luxury puddles all over the property.

Photo by Brown Harris Stevens

Actor Robert Downey Jr's East Hamptons cottage seems modest by Tony Stark's standards, but it does have a real working windmill and several clever touches of whimsy that you'd expect from one of Hollywood's most versatile actors.

Captain America/Chris Evans

At the end of Captain America: Civil War, super soldier Steve Rogers walks away from his shield and "Captain America" identity.

Maybe Steve Rogers will be looking for a new home soon as well–since the Brooklyn Heights apartment he keeps was damaged in battle. Over the years, the cozy nook with the warm fireplace provided a welcome hideout for many Marvel characters.

Presented by Coca-Cola and Marvel Entertainment

The borough of Brooklyn showed its pride in being tied to the First Avenger, as Prospect Park recently unveiled a 13-foot tall bronze Captain America statue.

On the other coast, Chris Evans lives in Laurel Canyon in a recently renovated house he purchased for $3.5 million. When not on set, the Avengers actor refreshes in his steam shower and free-standing tub in a master bathroom made of limestone and Calcutta marble.

He can also practice his cooking skills in the gourmet chef's kitchen with Wolf range, marble countertops, and built-in Miele coffee maker.

If the Avengers cast wants to have a Beverly Hills dance party, Chris Evans' pool patio–wired for dynamic surround sound might be the best place to do it.

Thor/Chris Hemsworth

After the destruction of Asgard at the end of the movie Thor: Ragnarok, the god of thunder is what you might call "in the market" for a new universe.

Chris Hemsworth, on the other hand, enjoys a $7-million estate comprised of six separate buildings in New South Wales, Australia. The Down-Under retreat near Byron Bay resembles a Balinese resort and meanders down to a secluded beach.

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The palatial environment is impressive, but Chris has even bigger plans. The whole Hemsworth family is living in the surrounding buildings while the main house undergoes a massive $8-million renovation.

Hulk/Mark Ruffalo

The Hulk was comfortable soaking in a tub for two years in the Sakaar suite he was kept in as a champion Gladiator, but now that Bruce Banner is back to stay, he's going to need a safe house with a well-equipped lab. The Avenger with the infamous alter-ego has been homeless for much of the Marvel adventures. Hopefully, this scientist with seven Ph.D.'s will get some shelter from the storm soon.

Mark Ruffalo was feeling the opposite with too many homes. He sold his Brooklyn brownstone last year for $3.1 million to make his primary residence the 50-acre farmhouse he shares with his wife Sunrise Coigney in the foothills of the Catskills. The Sullivan County homestead, which runs along the Delaware River, is an attractive step back to a simpler time.

photo by Coke Wisdom O'Neal

With a vegetable garden, a carved wooden bear sculpture, large barn and an eco-friendly guest house, Mark Ruffalo enjoys the breathing space of his country escape–learning what wild mushrooms he can eat and which natural plants heal bug bites. He is raising his kids to appreciate nature and feel connected to the land.

Black Widow/Scarlet Johansson

Natasha Romanoff, the S.H.I.E.L.D agent, otherwise known as "Black Widow" graduated from a Russian spy to a core member of the Avengers team.

When she isn't hanging with her buddy Hawkeye or helping Iron Man or Bruce Banner to get their head in the game, Black Widow can probably be found at the Avengers Mansion in New York City.

The Henry Clay Frick House on 5th Avenue was the real-life inspiration for the fictional base. The house has been enlarged three times to include a grand entry hall, an enclosed garden court, an oval room, a music room, and gallery. The bedrooms are located on the second floor and accessed by a marble staircase with wrought iron balustrade.

Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson keeps her base in L.A. In fact, the famous Hollywood sign can be seen from her balcony. The 3,500-square-foot, two-story home sits on nearly an acre behind a secluded gate and cul-de-sac.

Dark wood floors accentuate the predominantly white walls and glass doors. A bathroom skylight provides ample views of the green hills that frame the pool and eight-person spa area.

It seems Scarlett has found her oasis in the middle of Los Feliz' historically Hollywood enclave.

See all of these famous stars and more in action in Avengers: Infinity War, still playing in theaters worldwide.

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The beachfront getaway designed by SJB Architects has only six units and a discreet elevator entrance from the basement parking area into the low-rise luxury apartment.

Three bedrooms and two baths are spread out over a modern floor plan that features angled marble walls in the living, dining, and galley-style kitchen. Pocket doors on every side wall allow Pacific breezes to come through while providing dramatic ocean views. There are also six balcony decks off the master and ensuites with beautiful glass balustrades.

The pad's magnificent views were certainly a big draw, but Aussie-born Jackman also loves the active lifestyle at Bondi where he can play in the surf or jog the beach with friends and family. Back in 2016, his dedication to working out paid off, when he saved his son, Oscar and several other swimmers from a strong rip current.

Jackman's last trip to Bondi was in December where he and co-star, Zac Efron hit the beach and gym together leading up to the Australian premiere of their film The Greatest Showman.

Bondi Beach is a top Australia tourist destination with its active beach lifestyle, two cliffside walking paths, a great selection of casual and fine dining restaurants, plenty of annual music and art festivals, and designer shops along Gould Street offering Helmut Lang, Alexander Wang, and Rag and Bone among other wares by Australia's favorite local designers.

Jackman likes hanging out on Bondi whenever he can get away, but a prime time to visit is in March where temperatures are a little cooler and the beach is less crowded.

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The plan consists of outfitting 50,000 homes with solar panels and Tesla Powerwall batteries that will combine to produce 250MW of energy. The energy will be stored in the batteries and any excess will be fed into the power grid to provide energy to the entire region.

The “virtual” aspect comes into play as the system’s software can decide when to store energy in the battery and when to sell it back to the grid. During a blackout the system will disconnect from the grid and send energy exclusively to the house where it is installed.

The South Australian government says the virtual power plant could provide 20 percent of the state’s average daily energy requirements. The plan could lower energy bills by 30% for participating households, according to an analysis by Frontier Economics.

“All South Australians will also benefit from the increased generation in the South Australian energy mix, with lower energy prices and increased energy stability,” the South Australian government says.

An initial trial has already commenced, with 1,100 public housing properties receiving a 5kW solar panel and a 13.5KWh Tesla Powerwall 2 battery at no cost. An additional 24,000 public housing properties will receive a system soon after, with a wider rollout to private homes anticipated in 2019, depending on the success of the trials.

Tesla will build a service hub for the power plant at outside South Australia’s capital city of Adelaide in order to monitor and service the system. This is key as the region has been plagued by power failures in recent years.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said in a tweet that more than 6,500 homes have already signed up to register their interest in participating. Tesla will review all properties to see if they are able to participate in the system.

The project is being funded via a government grant and a state-funded technology fund totaling $32 million Australian dollars.

This is the second big energy undertaking for Elon Musk in Australia. Musk provided South Australia with the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery system after a crippling blackout in 2016.

Images courtesy of Tesla.com

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One Central Park may be Sydney’s most ambitious urban village design since the city’s iconic Opera House.

Touted as Australia’s greenest urban village, the eco-friendly, foliage-covered residential complex certainly plays the part well; it houses its own tri-generation plant which supplies electricity, heating, and cooling using "ingenious green transformers" powered by natural gas. But the most obvious features of this skyline curiosity are vertical gardens growing up the skyscraper façades and massive cantilevered mirror panels that reflect light into the building’s lower levels.

With One Central Park, lead collaborators French architect Jean Nouvel and botanist Patrick Blanc converted an abandoned brewery and four city blocks into Sydney’s most ambitious urban village design since the completion of the city’s iconic Opera House in 1973. Nouvel (Paris’ Quai Branly Museum and New York’s Tower Verre/Moma Tower) and Blanc (Miami’s Pérez Art Museum and Paris’ L’Oasis D’Aboukir) are famous for their bold projects.

The towers at One Central Park stand above five floors of retail shopping.

One Central Park is the key part of a 5.8 hectare site in Sydney that boasts 30,000-square meters of open parks, courtyards and terraces, a five-story retail shopping mall, cafes, bars, galleries, entertainment venues, offices, and these two main residential towers which solve the constraints of urban space and harness the natural power of the environment.

The self-sufficient towers feature rooftop gardens, lush green walls, solar panels, smart-metering systems, on-site water recycling and a central thermal tri-generation plant that reduces carbon emissions, minimizes mains water demand, and exports excess water and electricity to nearby neighborhoods. In fact, 93% of the material demolished to build One Central Park has already been recycled as well.

One would expect overgrown plant foliage to infest abandoned buildings, not new structures like One Central Park. Blanc (the founding pioneer of vertical gardens) designed one of the tallest green walls in the world over the building’s north and east façades, utilizing 35 plant species on 21 large panels that span 10,764-square feet. With this unique feature, Nouvel and Blanc built the green-theme into the design literally and figuratively.

Botanist Patrick Blanc, inventor of living green walls, designed One Central Park's façade with 35 species of plants.

“Landscape is architecture,” says Nouvel, principal at Ateliers Jean Nouvel Studio. “So at One Central Park, we have created a kind of continuity between the park and the buildings, so the façades literally extend the park into the sky. By miming what can exist in Australian nature, we are proposing a new form of high-rise living in direct contact with nature.”

A green building usually requires an original, un-recycled imagination, and One Central Park is no different. Nouvel built hydroponic and heliostats control technology into the structure so “vegetation and daylight can become more manageable and can be extended to previously inaccessible places of the building."

One Central Park is the key part of Sydney's reported $2 billion revitalization project. The complex, which replaced an abandoned brewery, resides on a 5.8 hectare site boasts 30,000-square meters of open parks, courtyards and terraces

According to Nouvel, hydroponic irrigation systems allow soilless vertical veils of vegetation to grow in planters and on walls all the way up to the tower tops, resulting in green facades that trap carbon dioxide, emit oxygen, and provide energy-saving shade. Nouvel's studio collaborated with lighting specialist Yann Kersale to create the massive suspended heliostat system of 320 reflectors (extending 42 meters off the east tower), which redirect natural sunlight and inject energy down into lower levels of the building. At night, LEDs transform the tower into a grand lighting installation landmark.

A cantilevered heliostat system of 320 mirrors reflect natural sunlight and generate energy into the building. By night, they rely on colorful LEDs.

One Central Park’s 276-foot western tower accommodates 240 residences, while the 384-foot western tower boasts 383 apartments, including 38 penthouses (marketed as Sky at One Central Park), with private entrances exclusive access to an elevated 328-foot sky garden. The garden, which sits on level 29, features an outdoor kitchen, sculpted timber seating and a plunge pool.

The eastern tower has 383 apartments, including 38 penthouses with private entrances and access to private entrances exclusive access to an elevated 328-foot sky garden.

Architects and designers from Sydney, London, Paris, and Copenhagen united to create this unique One Central Park complex. Nouvel teamed with local firm PW Architects to design the unique structures. According to reports, One Central Park is the centerpiece of a $2 billion masterplan in downtown Sydney by developers Frasers Property Australia and Sekisui House Australia. Its interiors were designed by Sydney architect Koichi Takada (east tower) and Smart Design Studio (west tower). The development is adjacent to Broadway on the north end of the Central Park precinct, an area designed by Sir Norman Foster of London-based Foster & Partners.

“At Central Park, we want to give something to the future inhabitants of Sydney by creating a new version of the urban park,” says Nouvel. “Just because you are living in the city, you do not have to lose the advantages of living in the country. For me, vegetation is part of the vocabulary of architecture."

One Central Park architect Jean Nouvel.

There’s no word on which daredevil is in charge of landscaping at the complex. Perhaps trimming the vertical shrubs isn't necessary. After all, the unique towers are self-sufficient, beanstalks or not. Now that we think of it, One Central Park's towers have floral elements... so why not give it the nickname "The Twin Flowers?"

Photos and details courtesy of Dezeen

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Eureka Tower

Now on the market for $22 million AUD (around $20.7 million USD), the diamond-shaped luxury pad boasts 360-degree views of the city skyline, ocean, and mountains through floor-to-ceiling windows.

The crown jewel—which touts five bedrooms, five baths, three powder rooms, an executive office, and a home theater—is accessible via a private elevator lobby that houses four lifts in total, and opens to a gleaming white walkway. Equipped with a full smart system that controls the home's security, climate, and lighting, E82 also comes with five EcoSmart fireplaces; an INOA wine cellar by EuroCave with enough room for 1,300 bottles; a kitchen with a butler's pantry and Zip HydroTaps, which provides sparkling water on tap; and a second kitchen for the staff.

Originally bought by the Jreissati family as a private dwelling, the penthouse was designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects, alongside interior design architects Molecule Studio and Fitt de Felice. After outfitting the digs with a plethora of luxury details and furnishings—including Italian travertine marble floors and a 20-seat handcrafted dining table—the prominent family put it up for sale immediately after, realizing it no longer suited their needs. That said, the apartment is completely brand new, with no one actually ever having lived in it.

The apartment's master suite is particularly plush, with direct access not only to the penthouse's bar, but also to an attached wing that houses a glass-encased Kos spa seemingly floating above the city, situated so far up it's possible to see helicopters flying below.

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Pine Cottage, built in 1901, is an historic property, which the manager of the prestigious nearby Prince Henry Hospital once called home. The home has undergone careful renovations to enhance period features like the home's marble and cast iron fireplaces, pressed metal walls and ceilings, decorative bi-fold windows and French doors, original New Zealand Kauri pine floorboards and the ornate coving decorating the vaulted 11 foot ceilings. This five bedroom home simultaneously incorporates the newest modern conveniences, with an addition by award winning architect Glenn McCormack of Benson McCormack Architects. Bridging the original building and the new addition is a glass-encased walkway which leads to a 12 meter outdoor heated swimming pool, where you can sit back and take in panoramic views of the ocean from the heated hydro-therapy jacuzzi. Vaulted ceilings in the addition reach 18 feet, with floor-to-ceiling glass panels that open completely, sliding aside to create a unique in indoor/outdoor living space.

The master bedroom features a walk-in dressing area and en-suite bathroom with free-standing Victoria+Albert bathtub and a separate wet room with over sized Grohe rain-head shower, double vanity and separate toilet. A LeGrand Arteor Smart home technology system integrates control of the entertainment, sound, lighting, blinds, climate control and security systems from touch screen panels throughout the home or by iPad, phone and smart device. A Chef's kitchen features Gaggenau, Liebherr and Asko appliances, with solid granite bench tops and a freestanding mahogany breakfast bar. A fully equipped home theatre, wine cellar, home gym and five-car garage finish off the listing.

For those looking to get away from it all - all except the golf, that is - this is the perfect destination. Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Pine Cottage lets onto the fairways of The Coast golf club, a course often compared to the famous 18th hole at St Andrews, Scotland.

Marshall Mullen of Echelon Estates has the listing.

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