The 1.2m modern mansion with sweeping views of Gower – Wales Online

Not all houses for sale on the stunning Gower peninsula are cute coastal cottages or period properties with a past, there are also pockets of contemporary homes hiding amongst the rural landscape.

One road in particular is a popular place to put down roots in Gower if you have a large buying budget. The location appears regularly on lists of Wales' most expensive streets.

Lady Housty Avenue is found on the edge of Newton and includes, at the very end of the cul-de-sac, a small lane that leads to a private enclave of five luxury and individually-designed detached designer homes.

This contemporary family home for sale is private but perfectly placed to enjoy the award-winning Gower beaches, visit the villages of Newton, Langland and Mumbles and even commute to Swansea.

Nestled amongst the countryside, the first aspect of this substantial modern mansion that will take your breath away is the sweeping views of the Gower countryside from the front garden and through front windows.

The panoramic view combines distant roof-tops, hill-tops and tree-tops to enthral you for hours, watching the changing weather and the wildlife world go by.

But turn around on the driveway and a contemporary home is beckoning you to have a nose around inside. It'd be rude not to really.

So step inside and the impressive view is temporarily forgotten.

A luxury millionaire's pad needs an impressive hallway and this central space, opening up to the first floor, certainly delivers.

Allocating a substantial amount of the floorplan to the entrance hall ensures that the first impression for any visitor to the house is of a grand modern home that commands attention.

The central staircase sweeps down to greet you from the galleried landing above and numerous doors leading off the space tempt you to explore further; where to wander first?

To the right and into the main lounge, which is a peaceful and super stylish space to relax by the fire and enjoy the views out of the bay window.

This space feels very much like an adult, quiet zone.

Although it is connected to the adjoining 'family' zone, it is rather more 'broken-plan' than open-plan, as the connecting glass doors can be used to close off the room from the rest of the house and make this space separate.

Through the glass doors and into a vast space that leaves the entrance hall as a distant memory when it comes to first impressions.

Being a modern home the design of this property has fully and utterly embraced the broken-plan connected family space concept.

This flow between family spaces is coupled with the joy of a seamless connection to the garden via a set of huge bi-fold doors and two sets of French doors across the back of the property.

The first space to marvel at is the formal dining room, an inviting room with a wall of glass at the end ensuring that views of the garden are ever-present as one of the invited dinner guests.

Instead of a cavernous and echoing chamber of open-plan space, this cleverly designed home has connected the whole of the rear section of the property through large open archways in partition walls, rather than lose the walls altogether.

This balance of connection and sociable spaces yet retaining an element of privacy and distinct atmosphere in each room is the genius of the 'broken-plan' design.

Through the archway and into the incredible kitchen diner, which showcases an island unit almost as big as some complete kitchen spaces in small flats across the country.

Within this beast of an island unit there hides an integrated dishwasher, Miele wine cooler and double Belfast sink.

The triple lanterns hanging above the island initially grab the attention but there's plenty to enthral you more in this designer kitchen.

Along the back wall the expanse of elegant cream units includes all the integrated appliances you would expect from a home in this price bracket but also an integrated pantry, five ring cooker hob and warming drawer.

This room is clearly the heart of the home, and not just because of its position at the centre of the house.

The diner area of the space is a special spot for a huge family-sized table and chairs should the next owner be bringing a large clan to live in the property.

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Situated under the impressive lantern roof window and connected to the garden via a whole wall of bi-folds doors, it's not hard to imagine family members rushing about in this space, the air filled with noise as well as the smell of cooking.

The kitchen diner then flows into the family lounge, again via a large, open archway.

This comfortable and relaxed room is clearly the television and games room, a social space still connected to the kitchen and the garden but separate enough to house all the chatter family and friends can produce.

The downstairs can also boast a sizable study and home office at the front of the property.

The office overlooks the mesmerising views, so it might be advisable to position the desk away from the window if you want to hit your work deadlines.

Up that grand staircase to the grand galleried landing, and there are two ensuite bedrooms to discover on one side of the property and a substantial master suite on the other.

This master suite occupies a whole wing of the house on this floor, with the sleeping accommodation at the front section, ensuring the stars can lull you to sleep at night and the sunrise over the views can wake you.

The bedroom has a door to the master ensuite positioned in the centre of the space, boasting a spacious and very inviting statement bath in the centre of the room.

At the rear of the master suite is a sizable walk-in wardrobe, perfect for anyone who likes regular retail therapy.

Up to the top floor and this area that spans the whole of the property is potentially a very versatile accommodation space.

Currently this second floor is set up with two ensuite bedrooms at one end of the floor, one with a gorgeous bath in the corner.

There is a sitting area in the middle of the space and a further bedroom and utility room at the other end.

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With all the plumbing available on this level plus the space on offer, it would be easy to allocate this top floor as a virtually separate apartment, perfect for teenagers or intergenerational living.

The interior design throughout the home is elegant and tasteful, calm and neutral with accents of luxurious touches, so there's nothing at all for a new owner to do here unless they want to bring their own personal taste to the property.

Outside the rear garden has ample space for alfresco dining on any spot on the wraparound patio but arguably the spot that is the most special and likely to entice an owner is the front garden.

There's a brick paved mini patio that wraps around the front facade of the home; the perfect place to position a bench or even little bistro garden table and chairs and totally immerse yourself in the beautiful rural world of green-toned waves that expand out in front of you.

This modern mansion in the heart of the Gower countryside is on the market for 1.25m with estate agent Fine & Country Swansea, give them a call on 01792 367301 to find out more.

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