House For Sale £1,750,000
Description
The Property
Quite possibly one of the most fascinating homes in the South East of Kent is Villa Vicenza, a modern interpretation of Italian renaissance. Head down the driveway to be greeted by an exquisite looking home that gives you a slice of continental living in deepest Kent. The build cost alone for a house of this grandeur in today's world would be astonishing, so this well and truly is a one-of-a-kind home that really does hold its own with every inch of detail carefully thought out and crafted.
Inside
Handmade bespoke mahogany wooden doors and windows that curve beautifully into the shape of the building, this really does set the tone for this luxurious Villa as soon as you enter the stunning main grand entrance hall that is reminiscent of a high-end boutique hotel.
There's an elegant powder room off this hallway with a free-standing granite bowl vanity sink, which is very convenient for family and guests, equipped with a coat & storage cupboard, accented with custom drapery and silk blind.
Entering through another set of double Mahogany feature glass doors, leads you into the living area that has so many different sections to enjoy, it's hard to know where to start as its separated by three hand painted faux marble pillars that have a steel re-enforcement beam built inside, which forms part of the structure of this stunning build, along with the solid concrete beam floors underneath, which all benefit from underfloor gas central heating which also continues throughout the house. This open plan living area gives you that spacious feel without stepping on one another's toes, as you have a lovely lounging area with a marble fireplace housing a remote-controlled log effect gas fire. The tray ceiling lighting here is a real focal point, accenting the lounge area from the circular dining area. A cosy twin seating area (that the owners call The Coffee Corner) is nestled by a curved window next to the rear French doors, which acts as a viewpoint over the park, which then flows out to the sea views. Here in the evening one can enjoy a glass of wine while watching the beautiful Minnis Bay sunsets.
Set back off neatly from the living/dining area is the mighty kitchen with breakfast bar, 8-seater dining table and a handy Granite island to break up this large space nicely. The kitchen itself has many quality integrated appliances with Siemens Fresh coffee machine, microwave, hostess style large warming draw, induction hob, and top of the range dishwasher as well as huge Fisher & Paykel stainless steel fan assisted double ovens, making entertaining a large gathering quite easy. Stainless steel skirting boards house led lights and an in wall central vacuum system kick plate, making day to day kitchen vacuuming and accidental toast crumbs a breeze, which is then collected in a large receptacle in the garage. American style Fridge freezer, wine cooler, plenty of cabinets, two large cutlery draws and overhead display cabinets. The wide dual aspect widows let in an astonishing amount of natural light, benefitting from versatile Venetian blinds through which you can look out onto the park, through to the sea beyond in a Kitchen that quite simply has it all!
Just off the kitchen is a handy well-appointed fitted study that's great to work from to keep a clear mind, with again delightful views of the park just outside. If you take a trip downstairs into the lower ground floor area you are greeted by another spacious part of the home that is currently used as a spacious office space with a lovely view of the feature stone water fountain and front courtyard with the very handy addition of a modern designed WC which is incredibly convenient if you wish to keep yourself away for that all important focus time, distraction free. Just off from the office is a boot/coat storage area which then has a door into the integral gigantic garage that has room for four cars plus extra storage space. From the exterior this is accessed via a double electric remote-control sectional up & over door. Here you will find the Beam central Vacuum system collection bin with addition vacuum hose for car and garage floor cleaning and the water softening system.
Also on the lower ground floor level is the snooker room with a full size Vintage Billiard table, which could subsequently become a cinema room or gym area or whatever you desire it to be, with the handy addition of two further rooms, one is a well-equipped utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer, sink and clothes hanging rails, the two large Mega Flow hot water storage tanks and the gas fired boiler are also housed here. The other adjacent room currently serves the entertaining needs of the games room, with fridge/freezer, fitted cupboards and a large wine storage rack. Once back up into the entrance hall, climb the elegant, curved granite staircase to the second floor, where you are greeted by an elegant circular landing lobby area that's stunning, with a large, curved window that looks out over the front courtyard and driveway, it also houses a large linen cupboard, the crystal chandelier, then leaves you fascinated as to what you'll discover next. As you walk through this lobby area, you then enter through a solid wood fire door to the main bedroom hallway which leads to the four double bedrooms.
At the front of the house you have a large double aspect window with courtyard and driveway views and another smaller window which overlooks the park, large enough to fit one double and one single bed, which makes it a great children's bedroom. It benefits from a walk-in closet and has a lovely en-suite with jacuzzi bath. Next to this bedroom you have a smaller double bedroom which follows the same authentic theme with coving and custom-made silk blind and drapery, but this time has a spacious Jack & Jill bathroom with corner shower cubicle. All of the bathrooms have heated towel rails. The other side of this bathroom is a gorgeous spacious circular bedroom with wide curved windows giving fabulous views over the park and out to the sea, with a good-sized walk-in closet with shelving, custom made silk curtains and matching silk buttoned headboard. Last but by no means least is the stunning superior bedroom which is the largest of them all, mirroring the curved walls and windows as before, but this time there are two large walk-in closets, the largest having a whole wall of shelves to house shoes and accessories & ample clothes hanging rails. The magnificent feature tray ceiling with rope lighting tops off this exceptional superior suite that also has the handy addition of its own powder room, with modern top mounted basin and a bidet.
The real piece de resistance is yet another intriguing, curved staircase that leads you up into the tower on a fourth-floor level. Once again you will be in awe of what one could only describe as a super deluxe bathroom housing twin Villroy & Boch basins & off the floor toilet, with gorgeous carved alabaster privacy screen, elegant free-standing bath and walk-in-shower with tumbled marble feature tiles, oversized rain shower head with faceted glass screen. This unique haven of calm is all finished with a tasteful colour granite.
The Garden
There are double French doors leading you out onto an attractive manageable and enjoyable garden that has faux grass, Sandstone and a bespoke marble dining table that also has an additional secluded bench seating BBQ area. This outdoor space is well and truly a sun trap where you can often lose a lot of time gazing out to sea and the stunning Minnis Bay sunsets or just treat yourself to some Al-Fresco dining here or in the front courtyard listening to the soothing sound of the elegant water fountain.
There are olive trees just outside the kitchen window in a section that we like to call the "secret garden" which is accented by stone balustrades. The authentic pan tile roof with its real stone corbels and bell tower, housing the chimney, really do make one think you could be in Tuscany!
History/Background
The owners had a real excavation project on their hands when building
Villa Vicenza, they had to channel deep into the ground to create the space for this unique home to sit and have its own identity. If you were to build this home in today's world, the build costs including the materials could easily cost a fortune to replicate. Everything down to the finest detail has been carefully designed and crafted and, in many cases, bespoke just for this exceptional home. Having lived here since they built it over 15 years ago, the owners wanted to recreate a home with their love for The Italian lifestyle and sophistication as well as having that spacious family and friends entertaining culture.
The Area:
There is a parade of shops within walking distance of Villa Vicenza including a corner shop with Post Office, two hairdressers, 2 cafes, an Ale House, a popular Fish & Chip Shop and The Minnis seafront restaurant. The nearby village of Birchington offers everything you could wish for, from the mainline train station to local destinations and less than two hours to London Victoria. From Margate one can catch the High-Speed train to London for a shorter train time and from approximately May 2023, the Long awaited super High-Speed Train Station, 'Thanet Parkway' opens, which opens which will be less than 15 minutes' drive from
Villa Vicenza with an estimated time of just 1 hour 7 minutes to St Pancras station, so convenient for anyone who needs to get to travel to London regularly. The town of a Birchington-on-Sea also benefits from many
individual shops and supermarkets as well as hairdressers, nail bars, vets, dentist surgeries and a medical centre. There are some excellent restaurants and pubs in the vicinity plus Quex Park with its museum and outside complex that includes a garden centre, leisure activity areas from The Jumping Pillows to paint balling, craft shops and a livery stable and crazy golf, while Quex Barn offers a wonderful Butchers and fish counter and deli style food, so you can enjoy farm shopping at its finest, as well as indulging in a great eating experience.
Out and About:
In relation to education there are a number of schools in the Birchington area that cater for primary and secondary needs plus private schools, but what better way to spend your time off than enjoy the delights of the coastline including water sports, beach huts and restaurants all with Minnis Bay and its wonderful sandy beach on your doorstep. If one has children or grandchildren there is within a short walking distance of the Villa a public football playing pitch and a well-equipped gated children's play park. If you are a keen golfer, there's Westgate and Birchington golf club, tennis courts, bowling clubs, a local cinema and of course the iconic Viking coastal walking & biking trail around Thanet. Or, why not change direction and walk or cycle towards historic Reculver? If you want to come out of Birchington you are only a short distance to the A299 Thanet Way and the M2 motorway or to the other Thanet towns for shopping centres, bars, retail parks, and the list goes on. This Unique family home is a real must see!
Council Tax Band: G
Tenure: Freehold
Hall (5.18m x 5.18m)
Reception Hall
Cloakroom
Living Room (7.01m x 7.92m)
Dining (4.88m x 5.18m)
Study (2.44m x 2.74m)
Kitchen/Diner (4.57m x 6.10m)
Study (3.96m x 5.18m)
Home Office
Family (14.00m x 8.23m)
Billiard Room
Utility (1.52m x 5.18m)
Cellar (1.52m x 4.88m)
Wine Cellar
Garage (5.18m x 15.24m)
Integral Garage
First Floor:
Landing
Master Bedroom (5.18m x 7.92m)
Main Bedroom
Room 1 (1.52m x 2.13m)
Powder Room
Room 2
Her Walk-in Closet & His Walk-in Closet
Bedroom 3 (2.74m x 4.88m)
En-Suite
Bedroom 2 (3.66m x 4.88m)
Bedroom 4 (2.74m x 3.35m)
Shower
Jack & Jill Shower Room
Second Floor:
Master Bedroom
En-Suite
En-suite Bath/Shower Room
Outside
Outside
Driveway
Outside
Front Courtyard
Outside
Rear Garden
The Property
Quite possibly one of the most fascinating homes in the South East of Kent is Villa Vicenza, a modern interpretation of Italian renaissance. Head down the driveway to be greeted by an exquisite looking home that gives you a slice of continental living in deepest Kent. The build cost alone for a house of this grandeur in today's world would be astonishing, so this well and truly is a one-of-a-kind home that really does hold its own with every inch of detail carefully thought out and crafted.
Inside
Handmade bespoke mahogany wooden doors and windows that curve beautifully into the shape of the building, this really does set the tone for this luxurious Villa as soon as you enter the stunning main grand entrance hall that is reminiscent of a high-end boutique hotel.
There's an elegant powder room off this hallway with a free-standing granite bowl vanity sink, which is very convenient for family and guests, equipped with a coat & storage cupboard, accented with custom drapery and silk blind.
Entering through another set of double Mahogany feature glass doors, leads you into the living area that has so many different sections to enjoy, it's hard to know where to start as its separated by three hand painted faux marble pillars that have a steel re-enforcement beam built inside, which forms part of the structure of this stunning build, along with the solid concrete beam floors underneath, which all benefit from underfloor gas central heating which also continues throughout the house. This open plan living area gives you that spacious feel without stepping on one another's toes, as you have a lovely lounging area with a marble fireplace housing a remote-controlled log effect gas fire. The tray ceiling lighting here is a real focal point, accenting the lounge area from the circular dining area. A cosy twin seating area (that the owners call The Coffee Corner) is nestled by a curved window next to the rear French doors, which acts as a viewpoint over the park, which then flows out to the sea views. Here in the evening one can enjoy a glass of wine while watching the beautiful Minnis Bay sunsets.
Set back off neatly from the living/dining area is the mighty kitchen with breakfast bar, 8-seater dining table and a handy Granite island to break up this large space nicely. The kitchen itself has many quality integrated appliances with Siemens Fresh coffee machine, microwave, hostess style large warming draw, induction hob, and top of the range dishwasher as well as huge Fisher & Paykel stainless steel fan assisted double ovens, making entertaining a large gathering quite easy. Stainless steel skirting boards house led lights and an in wall central vacuum system kick plate, making day to day kitchen vacuuming and accidental toast crumbs a breeze, which is then collected in a large receptacle in the garage. American style Fridge freezer, wine cooler, plenty of cabinets, two large cutlery draws and overhead display cabinets. The wide dual aspect widows let in an astonishing amount of natural light, benefitting from versatile Venetian blinds through which you can look out onto the park, through to the sea beyond in a Kitchen that quite simply has it all!
Just off the kitchen is a handy well-appointed fitted study that's great to work from to keep a clear mind, with again delightful views of the park just outside. If you take a trip downstairs into the lower ground floor area you are greeted by another spacious part of the home that is currently used as a spacious office space with a lovely view of the feature stone water fountain and front courtyard with the very handy addition of a modern designed WC which is incredibly convenient if you wish to keep yourself away for that all important focus time, distraction free. Just off from the office is a boot/coat storage area which then has a door into the integral gigantic garage that has room for four cars plus extra storage space. From the exterior this is accessed via a double electric remote-control sectional up & over door. Here you will find the Beam central Vacuum system collection bin with addition vacuum hose for car and garage floor cleaning and the water softening system.
Also on the lower ground floor level is the snooker room with a full size Vintage Billiard table, which could subsequently become a cinema room or gym area or whatever you desire it to be, with the handy addition of two further rooms, one is a well-equipped utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer, sink and clothes hanging rails, the two large Mega Flow hot water storage tanks and the gas fired boiler are also housed here. The other adjacent room currently serves the entertaining needs of the games room, with fridge/freezer, fitted cupboards and a large wine storage rack. Once back up into the entrance hall, climb the elegant, curved granite staircase to the second floor, where you are greeted by an elegant circular landing lobby area that's stunning, with a large, curved window that looks out over the front courtyard and driveway, it also houses a large linen cupboard, the crystal chandelier, then leaves you fascinated as to what you'll discover next. As you walk through this lobby area, you then enter through a solid wood fire door to the main bedroom hallway which leads to the four double bedrooms.
At the front of the house you have a large double aspect window with courtyard and driveway views and another smaller window which overlooks the park, large enough to fit one double and one single bed, which makes it a great children's bedroom. It benefits from a walk-in closet and has a lovely en-suite with jacuzzi bath. Next to this bedroom you have a smaller double bedroom which follows the same authentic theme with coving and custom-made silk blind and drapery, but this time has a spacious Jack & Jill bathroom with corner shower cubicle. All of the bathrooms have heated towel rails. The other side of this bathroom is a gorgeous spacious circular bedroom with wide curved windows giving fabulous views over the park and out to the sea, with a good-sized walk-in closet with shelving, custom made silk curtains and matching silk buttoned headboard. Last but by no means least is the stunning superior bedroom which is the largest of them all, mirroring the curved walls and windows as before, but this time there are two large walk-in closets, the largest having a whole wall of shelves to house shoes and accessories & ample clothes hanging rails. The magnificent feature tray ceiling with rope lighting tops off this exceptional superior suite that also has the handy addition of its own powder room, with modern top mounted basin and a bidet.
The real piece de resistance is yet another intriguing, curved staircase that leads you up into the tower on a fourth-floor level. Once again you will be in awe of what one could only describe as a super deluxe bathroom housing twin Villroy & Boch basins & off the floor toilet, with gorgeous carved alabaster privacy screen, elegant free-standing bath and walk-in-shower with tumbled marble feature tiles, oversized rain shower head with faceted glass screen. This unique haven of calm is all finished with a tasteful colour granite.
The Garden
There are double French doors leading you out onto an attractive manageable and enjoyable garden that has faux grass, Sandstone and a bespoke marble dining table that also has an additional secluded bench seating BBQ area. This outdoor space is well and truly a sun trap where you can often lose a lot of time gazing out to sea and the stunning Minnis Bay sunsets or just treat yourself to some Al-Fresco dining here or in the front courtyard listening to the soothing sound of the elegant water fountain.
There are olive trees just outside the kitchen window in a section that we like to call the "secret garden" which is accented by stone balustrades. The authentic pan tile roof with its real stone corbels and bell tower, housing the chimney, really do make one think you could be in Tuscany!
History/Background
The owners had a real excavation project on their hands when building
Villa Vicenza, they had to channel deep into the ground to create the space for this unique home to sit and have its own identity. If you were to build this home in today's world, the build costs including the materials could easily cost a fortune to replicate. Everything down to the finest detail has been carefully designed and crafted and, in many cases, bespoke just for this exceptional home. Having lived here since they built it over 15 years ago, the owners wanted to recreate a home with their love for The Italian lifestyle and sophistication as well as having that spacious family and friends entertaining culture.
The Area:
There is a parade of shops within walking distance of Villa Vicenza including a corner shop with Post Office, two hairdressers, 2 cafes, an Ale House, a popular Fish & Chip Shop and The Minnis seafront restaurant. The nearby village of Birchington offers everything you could wish for, from the mainline train station to local destinations and less than two hours to London Victoria. From Margate one can catch the High-Speed train to London for a shorter train time and from approximately May 2023, the Long awaited super High-Speed Train Station, 'Thanet Parkway' opens, which opens which will be less than 15 minutes' drive from
Villa Vicenza with an estimated time of just 1 hour 7 minutes to St Pancras station, so convenient for anyone who needs to get to travel to London regularly. The town of a Birchington-on-Sea also benefits from many
individual shops and supermarkets as well as hairdressers, nail bars, vets, dentist surgeries and a medical centre. There are some excellent restaurants and pubs in the vicinity plus Quex Park with its museum and outside complex that includes a garden centre, leisure activity areas from The Jumping Pillows to paint balling, craft shops and a livery stable and crazy golf, while Quex Barn offers a wonderful Butchers and fish counter and deli style food, so you can enjoy farm shopping at its finest, as well as indulging in a great eating experience.
Out and About:
In relation to education there are a number of schools in the Birchington area that cater for primary and secondary needs plus private schools, but what better way to spend your time off than enjoy the delights of the coastline including water sports, beach huts and restaurants all with Minnis Bay and its wonderful sandy beach on your doorstep. If one has children or grandchildren there is within a short walking distance of the Villa a public football playing pitch and a well-equipped gated children's play park. If you are a keen golfer, there's Westgate and Birchington golf club, tennis courts, bowling clubs, a local cinema and of course the iconic Viking coastal walking & biking trail around Thanet. Or, why not change direction and walk or cycle towards historic Reculver? If you want to come out of Birchington you are only a short distance to the A299 Thanet Way and the M2 motorway or to the other Thanet towns for shopping centres, bars, retail parks, and the list goes on. This Unique family home is a real must see!
Council Tax Band: G
Tenure: Freehold
Hall (5.18m x 5.18m)
Reception Hall
Cloakroom
Living Room (7.01m x 7.92m)
Dining (4.88m x 5.18m)
Study (2.44m x 2.74m)
Kitchen/Diner (4.57m x 6.10m)
Study (3.96m x 5.18m)
Home Office
Family (14.00m x 8.23m)
Billiard Room
Utility (1.52m x 5.18m)
Cellar (1.52m x 4.88m)
Wine Cellar
Garage (5.18m x 15.24m)
Integral Garage
First Floor:
Landing
Master Bedroom (5.18m x 7.92m)
Main Bedroom
Room 1 (1.52m x 2.13m)
Powder Room
Room 2
Her Walk-in Closet & His Walk-in Closet
Bedroom 3 (2.74m x 4.88m)
En-Suite
Bedroom 2 (3.66m x 4.88m)
Bedroom 4 (2.74m x 3.35m)
Shower
Jack & Jill Shower Room
Second Floor:
Master Bedroom
En-Suite
En-suite Bath/Shower Room
Outside
Outside
Driveway
Outside
Front Courtyard
Outside
Rear Garden
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