A sophisticated custom design by celebrated architects Herbert & Howes provides luxurious family living and resort style entertaining in this five-bedroom two-bathroom contemporary home in the Balwyn High School zone. Set behind a striking façade, panoramic windows and a suite of premium natural materials ensure beautifully generous proportions enjoy a close connection to nature with a superb sense of space and natural light in a layout expertly tailored for family flexibility. Elegantly finished with impeccable attention to detail, hardwood timber floors line a central entry foyer that fans out to a ground floor bedroom wing featuring two bedrooms with built-in robes, a central retreat and bathroom, a guest powder room and family laundry with drying cupboard sensibly zoned to the internally accessed remote double garage. Facing north at the rear, stunning open plan living areas follow a split level format with a large Miele entertainer’s kitchen featuring walk-in pantry and sweeping stone-topped island with storage, adjoining dining and a sunken lounge boasting a gas fireplace, soaring double-height ceiling and equally exhilarating northern windows that frame views over the inviting pool/spa and easy-to-care-for garden. Floor to ceiling sliding stacker doors retract to undercover alfresco entertaining with built-in BBQ kitchen and strip heating aside the glass-fenced heated pool/spa set in sun-filled private gardens. Upstairs, three additional bedrooms include one with built-in robes and the lavish main featuring a deep walk-in robe/dressing and double ensuite. A long list of other highlights includes ducted and split heating/cooling, marble vanity tops, extensive built-in storage, video intercom entry, remote double garage with additional parking. Walk to Balwyn shopping and dining, Whitehorse Road trams, Fintona and Balwyn Primary with minutes to leading private schools and Balwyn High.