AN INDIVIDUAL ARCHITECT DESIGNED RESIDENCE OFFERING FAMILY ACCOMMODATION WITH A DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE AND ANNEXE ABOVE

THE PROPERTY

The property was conceived, designed and built by our client, a prominent and award-winning architect, creating a unique family home in one of Truro’s most favoured locations.

The design, on the ground floor, incorporates exposed brick elevations under a large pitched and tiled roof with double-glazed paneling creating a vaulted ceiling over the family/breakfast room. The front door opens into a reception hall, featuring a stone effect tiled floor, where doors lead off to a sitting room, the family/breakfast room and to the magnificent double height garden room formerly linked via a bridge to the Studio/Annex above the garage. The garden room is a major feature of the house, illuminated with a fully glazed entire side of the pitched roof. It has the feel of an orangery with a Mediterranean influence.

The main reception rooms are very well proportioned. The sitting room has a brick fireplace with glazed double doors leading to the garden room and doors off to the dining room which in turn opens out to the garden. The kitchen, which seamlessly merges into the beautifully illuminated family/breakfast area, is fully fitted with granite worktops and equipped with an Electrolux fan oven and gas hob as well as a concealed fridge. The whole has a wonderfully free flowing charm with all rooms easily accessed from each other. A utility room and cloakroom complete the ground floor.

A wood and glass staircase leads from the family/breakfast room to a galleried landing from which doors lead off to the bedrooms. There is a principal suite with a recently replaced shower room and garden views, next door a guest room and two further bedrooms with built-in high-level children’s cabin beds. This floor is completed by a family bathroom which has also been recently refurbished with white tiling and excellent quality fittings. Steps lead up to an attic room, a space ideal for a children’s den or study.

THE LOCATION

Truro is a small, bustling, friendly city set in a valley amidst beautiful unspoiled countryside at the head of the Truro River. A mix of national retailers, independent shops and supermarkets, including Waitrose, is set around the magnificent cathedral. There is a wide choice of local schools, both public sector and private, some within walking distance of 35 Falmouth Road.

Truro River leads into the Carrick Roads and on into the Fal Estuary. There are local or nearby facilities for golf, sailing, tennis, rugby and other sporting activities with many local beaches, making this is a wonderful city in which to live.

There is easy access onto the A30, and the A39, both linking Cornwall to the M5 at Exeter. The North and South coastlines are within easy reach, and there is a mainline railway station providing access to London Paddington. Regular scheduled flights operate from Newquay airport to Gatwick with flight times of less than one hour.

OUTSIDE

The rear garden, mainly laid to lawn, is to the southeast of the property and is bordered by an array of mature trees and specimen shrubs which includes an acer and a trachycarpus palm. There are two terraces, one a decking area outside the kitchen and a paved area which is accessed from the dining room via sliding doors.

An adequate parking area can be found to the front and side of the property.

There is a spacious double garage block which with studio/ annex above which was formerly used to house an architect’s practice. It provides parking and storage with a side door leading to a further storeroom/workshop and access via stairs to the first floor. This area includes a studio with kitchen area and bathroom, it has excellent potential to provide accommodation for guests, relatives or to create a secondary income for the owners.