968 Kaipara Flats Road, Kaipara Flats, Rodney

Simply sustainable

Find your calm in this uniquely beautiful 'light on footprint, light on living costs' home, and deliberate wilderness wrapped around simplified living.

Architecturally designed by Florian Primbs, and crafted with compliance 8 years ago, the residence is clad in a combination of lime plastered light earth, and softly silvered macrocarpa board and batten, with sheep wool insulation. Like a living, breathing oasis, you are greeted by earthen scents of macrocarpa and eucalyptus. Internal earth walls, wooden floors, and kitchen tiles blend in a variation of muted earthen tones. A practical floorplan ensures a raft of needs are met for a wide range of owners - families to singles, downsizers to up-starters jumping on the ladder.

Wood fire and stove, solar heated water, and thermal mass heating/cooling properties provide to minimise daily costs. Fresh water is roof collected to the underground tank, and verma septic simple wastewater, filtered to irrigate plantings.

Those with time and energy to cut their own firewood will love the expansive rewilding gardens with stands of willows, gum trees, and Australian oak trees encircling a seasonal pond - the theme of every child's dream, or Margaret Mahy storybook complete with tiny cottage playhouse. Maturing fruit trees, raised beds and chookie house to provide for and nurture good health and economy.

Peaceful and quiet yet set in the village heart, close to Kaipara Flats Primary School and five minutes' walk from the local sports club social hub. Warkworth located 13 km away.