1 Deseret Road, Temple View, Hamilton, Waikato, 3218, New Zealand
Enjoyment of the outdoors reigns supreme. The sunny, leafy 1039sqm section makes it easy to envisage garden parties and alfresco dining. Kids have loads of space to play and gardeners have it made. Indoor-outdoor areas are seamlessly linked and the lofted lounge, with its imposing glass wall and large ranchslider, frame outlooks of nature. The summer breeze can do its thing.
Kitchen and dining are open plan and there is a good degree of separation between the family or guest bedrooms at ground level and the master suite above. Your internally accessed garage is flanked by a glasshouse, internal garden, and a carport. Laundry and bathroom are separate.
The original interior reflects Lamia’s artistic eye as a painter, bone and wood carver, and display librarian. A traditional dragon on the roof pays homage to her days spent in Taiwan. She also built and designed the brick and broken concrete fence around the raised vegetable garden, designed the landscaping and created the garden. Fantails, tui, and the occasional wood pigeon make the forest garden their home.
While the property has been an integral part of area over the years, developers with fresh eyes will see the next stage of growth here with enormous potential for housing as the lot can accommodate double duplexes under the proposed Plan Change 12. The section is prime for development.
Alternatively, buyers with an appreciation of history and an ability to envision a modernised future for the home, will embrace the property. There is much to preserve by way of character and uniqueness, plus scope for value-added improvements. Developers with keen eyes will see
Rich in history, your Temple View home was designed and built in the 1970s by the intrepid Lamia Hooper, an artist and librarian renowned for her adventurous spirit and unwavering determination. Against all odds, she acquired the large site, a building permit and a mortgage and set to work digging the foundations. Helped by her father and under the instructions of a master builder, the three-bedroom house came to life.
On the rural outskirts of Hamilton just five minutes from Dinsdale, Temple View has a country ambience close to the city.
