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ARTICHOKE HOMES
SAUNTON SANDS
In Planning
Perched upon the cliff among a small handful of previously developed properties, the site has unobscured, far reaching views down the three mile beach and across the UNESCO Braunton Burrows Biosphere Reserve. Set within an area of Outstanding natural beauty, Saunton Sands is also widely renowned as one of the best surfing locations in the United Kingdom, owing to the large tidal range.
Artichoke Homes have engaged AR Design Studio to design a contemporary 8 bedroom clifftop home that makes the most of the incredible views and coastal lifestyle that this plot affords. This project is currently in planning.
Continue reading to find out more about this project.
At first floor level a bridge connects the parking area to the unassuming entrance, extending above the shady planting below, where a cascading fountain fills the water garden. Opening the front door reveals a breathtaking view, through the floor to ceiling glass entrance hall. Stretching 180 degrees - across the Braunton Burrows, down Saunton Sands Beach and out to sea, this is one of Southwest England's most iconic views. The entrance bridge projects through the house, past the staircase and out to the south elevation, where a large balcony overlooks the rear garden and beyond. The entrance hall, at the centre of the home, is open to the floor beneath.
A second bridge crosses the entrance hall across its width, forming the corridor that stretches from one side of the house to the other. At intervals along its length shafts of light from the rooflights, highlight the positions of the bedroom doors.
There are eight bedrooms on the first floor - each with its own en-suite. Four southfacing rooms benefit with views of the beach, with large sliding doors, opening onto their own covered balconies. Two of these are principal bedrooms - equipped with free standing baths and discrete outdoor showers on their balconies. The four North bedrooms comprise of 2 flexible twin rooms, a king room and a cosy bunk room for children.
The unique shape of the first floor, with its cranking elevations and dual pitched vaulted roof, will give each room its own individual dimensions and character.
Twisting down the staircase reveals a vast, light filled, open-plan living space. The south elevation is wrapped in floor to ceiling curtain glazing reaching 3 meters high, allowing full appreciation of the vista. The first floor cantilevers above, providing an overhanging covered area and solar shading.
An enormous kitchen features two long built in appliance housings, concealing a coffee station, breakfast bar, pantry and all of the refrigeration and wine storage required for a large gathering. The sprawling island, shaped to mirror the roofscape of the building, allows numerous places to perch. Tucked discretely behind the kitchen is an office and further prep kitchen.
An equally large dining area sits beside the kitchen, with space to comfortably sit a large party of people. The glazed corner of the building can be completely opened up, retracting back into the walls creating the impression that the floor above is floating, blurring the boundary between inside and out. Spilling onto the expansive wrap around terrace there is generous amounts of space for outdoor dinning, seating and sun loungers. The outdoor terrace kitchen caters for BBQs & Pizzas, situated with convenient steps down to the garden lawn for picnicking.
On the eastern side of the property there is a large lounge area for numerous oversized sofas. A separate private snug adjoins, looking out onto the water garden, offering a cosier, alternative space for music or reading.
Decending further, to the calmly lit lower ground floor, the focal point is the 12m pool in the spa area. Hunkered down, and set behind the thick stone walls, the spa provides a secluded, serene, environment to escape to. At the end of the pool is an expansive picture window, that focuses the swimmer's view out to sea. The spa area includes both a sauna and steam room, interconnecting to a shower/changing room and the surfboard store, providing effortless access straight from the beach.
Beyond the atrium of the stairwell is a discrete cinema room and a corridor that leads into a vast games room. With a further large sitting area and media wall there is ample space for multiple games. A large sliding door opens out onto the lower terrace and garden for easy flow in and out.
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