New House, Corvichen, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54

An impressive, contemporary home with a minimalist style and detached triple garage block in about 1.5 acres with delightful countryside views.

Description

The current owner of New House had the vision and creativity along with the expertise of Graham Mitchell Architects to complete this outstanding home in 2020. There is an abundance of natural light with the installation of patio doors, large windows and vaulted ceilings. Décor is contemporary and in show home order. Interior finishes include porcelain tiled floors, Pergo flooring, Japanese tiles and Silent Gliss blinds. The kitchen and cinema windows have electric blinds. The rear landing windows are electrically operated. Gazco inset electric fires have been fitted in the main reception area and the first floor sitting room. All four bathrooms are fitted with luxury NK Porcelanosa sanitaryware and have concealed cisterns, minimalist sinks, drench style mixer showers and beautifully co ordinated floor and wall tiles.

The entrance vestibule has French Doors opening into the stunning reception space. Open plan is the dining kitchen/dining room/lounge and sitting room. This impressive area is an incredible space for circulating and entertaining on a grand or informal scale. Custom made bi-fold doors open from the sitting room onto the rear terrace and a window seat is fitted on the other side, really bringing the outdoors in. Incredibly stylish is the kitchen area with a wonderful panoramic window overlooking the countryside. Fitted by Kitchens International, the extensive bank of floor to ceiling, drawer and wall cabinets are electric assisted opening. The island has centre drawers on both sides and breakfast bars at either end. Sandstone worksurfaces complement these units. Appliances include a Quooker tap and grinder unit, Siemens centrepiece combination larder refrigerator, freezer and wine chiller, two dishwashers, oven, microwave, steam oven, warming drawer, induction hob and Faber extraction unit above. An entertainment room provides the ultimate party space and this room also has terrace access. An island unit with sandstone worksurface provides high stool seating and is the back drop for a fitted bar with display shelves. Built in appliances include a dishwasher, refrigerator and two glass fronted beverage chillers. With a front aspect is the cinema room with cables and fittings for a projector screen. This room is very versatile and could alternatively be used as a bedroom or playroom. Adjacent is a shower room as a useful addition to this level if a ground floor bedroom was utilised. For everyday domestic tasks there is the utility room with extensive floor and wall cabinets incorporating a shelf for a washing machine and tumble drier. There is also a built in seat with storage drawers below. A walk in storage room has a front facing window. The second storage cupboard acts as the plant and comms room. A showpiece and focal point of this property is the floating style stairway with glazed balustrade panels and stainless steel handrails. There are similar glazed balustrades leading to the galleried landing above the stairwell and the vaulted sections of ceiling. The generous landing spaces are ideal as home office or reading spaces. At the rear, four full height windows frame fantastic sky views, and there are a further four windows with a front aspect. One wing houses the superb principal bedroom suite, offering real retreat space away from the main hub of the house.. There is a private sitting room with balcony access overlooking the countryside. At the opposite end is the bedroom which also enjoys rear balcony access. There is also a luxury en suite shower room and a walk in dressing room. With balcony access at the front is a further bedroom with en suite shower room. With a rear aspect and balcony access is the third double bedroom with built in wardrobes. Bedroom four is well proportioned. The luxury feeling is completed with the main bathroom featuring a 170Kg Krien freestanding bath.

Set in about 1.5 acres there is an extensive driveway with turning and parking for ample vehicles. The boundaries are defined by a 1.2 metre high concrete panel wall along the front, 1.7 metre high PVC fence panels along one side and part of the rear boundary. There are extensive gravelled areas at the front and along one side of the house. A porcelain tiled pathway around the house leads to a tiled terrace at the rear. The central section of the garden has been terraced and laid in lawn. A central pathway through the tiers has been formed and a porcelain paved patio laid on part of the lower tier.

There is a large detached outbuilding which includes a triple garage with slate roof and store. Four velux roof windows in both the front and rear. Three Hormann electronically operated sectional up and over vehicle doors. Side Hormann personnel door into the storge. Garage and store are lined internally with plasterboard. The roof trusses have been designed to allow first floor accommodation if required.

Location

Huntly is an historic town which prospered during the 18th century through the expanding linen industry. Today, the amenities include two major supermarkets, local shops and recreational facilities, including the popular Nordic Ski Centre and Huntly Falconry Centre. The train station provides a direct link to Aberdeen and Inverness, with a connection railway at Insch. A regular bus service also operates to Aberdeen.

About 38 miles away lies the city of Aberdeen. The international airport provides excellent transport links by air to London and other UK and European cities. The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has greatly improved travel in and around Aberdeen, with a quicker and more direct route south. There are regular rail services from Aberdeen, including a sleeper service. Aberdeen provides all the services expected of a major city, such as business and leisure facilities, theatres, restaurants and a wide range of shopping. There is private schooling in Aberdeen including Robert Gordon’s College, St Margaret’s and Albyn, as well as the International School at Pitfodels. There are two universities and two colleges of further education.

Square Footage: 4,693 sq ft


Acreage: 1.5 Acres

Additional Info

GENERAL REMARKS: The owner advises that: a 3 phase electricity cable has been taken to the property in case an owner required to upgrade the supply: the house has been fitted with both cat6 and cat7 cables; that a Control4 automation system is fitted. Electricity and plumbing for a hot tub. Power for additional external lighting and power is fitted for electric driveway gates. 3 phase cable connections in the garden.

Services: Mains electricity. Mains water. Oil fired central heating. Private drainage. The heating system is a wet system, via underfloor heating. Widows are Rationel high performance double glazed casement windows. Double glazed patio doors. There are 28 PV panels mounted on the roof, 14 on the south-west face and 14 on the north-east face, which have a maximum electricity output of 9.38kW. The property is fitted with an Imist fire control panel system, incorporating sprinklers. Electricity and plumbing for a hot tub. Power for additional external lighting and power is fitted for electric driveway gates. Security cameras front and rear.


Miscellaneous: The access road from the A96 to the property is shared with the residential and farm properties of Corvichen.

Fixtures & Fittings: Standard fixtures and fittings are included in the sale.

Servitude rights, burdens and wayleaves: The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves, including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes, whether contained in the Title Deeds or informally constituted and whether referred to in the General Remarks and Stipulations or not. The Purchaser(s) will be held to have satisfied himself as to the nature of all such servitude rights and others.

Possession: Vacant possession and entry will be given on completion.

Offers: Offers, in Scottish legal form, must be submitted by your solicitor to the Selling Agents. It is intended to set a closing date but the seller reserves the right to negotiate a sale with a single party. All genuinely interested parties are advised to instruct their solicitor to note their interest with the Selling Agents immediately after inspection.

Deposit: A deposit of 10% of the purchase price may be required. It will be paid within 7 days of the conclusion of Missives. The deposit will be non-returnable in the event of the Purchaser(s) failing to complete the sale for reasons not attributable to the Seller or his agents.