Cool & Contemporary Living

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Anita

This ultra trendy high specification home enjoys a top location in Belfast’s popular Stranmillis area. Built in 2011, it was designed by leading local architect Des Ewing to provide stylish living for professionals and families.

Front Elevation

Inside is around 2,600sq ft of beautifully finished, contemporary accommodation laid out over four floors.

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan (Entrance Level)

Third Floor Plan

There are four bedrooms, master with en suite shower room and built-in wardrobes, an open plan kitchen/living/dining area, a large lounge, a snug, family bathroom, utility, ground floor cloakroom and two walk in store rooms. Oversized contemporary black framed glazing is a main feature throughout the property.

Rear Elevation

This modern home has also been fitted with smart technology and has a ‘whole house’ audio/video system from Elan G which can be controlled with an iPad.

Smart Home Technology

It delivers a variety of audio and video sources such as satellite, TV, CCTV, radio, digital music etc to 10 zones around the home without the need for cabling or devices. All of the rooms are fitted with ceiling speakers and the main zones are fitted with surround sound. The home control system is linked to the alarm, CCTV and garden lighting and can be further expanded if desired.

You know you have arrived somewhere special immediately as the property enjoys a private setting behind electric gates.

Impressive solid wood double entrance doors open into the hallway.

Entrance Hallway

Oak driftwood flooring and a solid balustrade formed from plaster and painted white with a stainless steel handrail is the first of many contemporary designer features.

There is a ground floor cloakroom with bespoke storage units and WC. A utility room is fitted to match the main kitchen by Springfarm Joinery with stainless steel sink and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer.

Kitchen

The bright kitchen/living/dining room opens via large sliding glass doors onto a glass balcony overlooking the beautiful back garden. White units and bespoke wall cladding by Springfarm Joinery are topped with Mistral Winter Drift worktops. All the appliances are included and there is a Miele fridge/freezer, microwave, oven and glass extractor plus a Bosch gas hob and dishwasher.

Dining / Living Area

More oak driftwood flooring keeps the space sleek and contemporary and there is even a space created for your flat screen TV.

Lounge

The main lounge is a vast open space with a lovely Gazco bespoke fireplace and contemporary glass sliding doors opening onto the back garden. This great space is also finished with oak driftwood flooring.

There is also a cosy snug or study which leads into a large walk in storage room.

The bedrooms are all bright, spacious and contemporary in finish and styling. The master has more of those fabulous floor to ceiling sliding glass doors which opens onto a contemporary glass balcony.

Master Bedroom

It also has bespoke built in storage by Springfarm Joinery and a ready-made space for your TV. The en suite is accessed via an oversized sliding door which makes another design feature and inside is a shower, wash hand basin, large mirror with shelf, a chrome towel rail and more attractive storage built by Springfarm Joinery.

The family bathroom is a decadent space with part tiled walls and ceramic tiled floor and as well as a bath, there is a shower cubicle, chrome towel rail and another oversized mirror with projecting shelf surround.

Outside is a delight with a large, private back garden which has been extensively landscaped and sculpted by award-winning landscape designer Kevin Cooper. It offers a wonderful private oasis for outdoor entertaining and features multiple terraces, a reflecting pool, greenhouse and wood fire pizza oven.

Landscaped Gardens

This property is currently on the market, so for more information on cool & contemporary living click here.

Homify – More space thanks to modern cultivation

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Anita

Another interesting read on Homify, featuring one of out designs.

More space thanks to modern cultivation.

To be able to move smoothly through all the rooms, to have sufficient freedom of movement and to be surrounded by a tasteful interior, characterises the dream of modern living. In order for this to work, not only has enough space to be available, but the device must also be chosen in such a way that colours, shapes and surfaces create a harmonious coexistence. A project designed by the architects at DES EWING RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS in London shows how this can look like.

The facade

This facade is characterised by the exciting blend of different materials and shapes. While the entrance with its tapering roof is classic and surrounded by natural stones, a modern cube rises in the background. The entire facade has been designed with a lot of glass, which makes the house open and the living area and exterior space melt into each other.

The living room

This living room exudes the pure comfort. From here, a view into the green garden invites you to dream. At the same time, natural materials such as leather and wood underline the connection that has already been created visually to the garden. In the living room, a brown, cuddly soft carpet covers the floor. The room is dominated by the white leather couch, which is inviting and elegant at the same time. A delicate grey chair creates additional seating and loosens the ensemble.

The dining area

Kitchen, living and eating are openly connected. Between the living room and kitchen is the dining area, which is equipped with a large wooden table. There are stylish black chairs around it, the colour and style of which are picked up by the three hanging lights above the table. The heads of the dining table, however, are furnished with cream-coloured leather chairs, which harmonise with the colour of the kitchen as well as with the materials of the living room, thus contributing to smooth transitions.

The kitchen

The kitchen is separated from the living and dining area with a huge kitchen island, into which a stove was let. The modern hood extractor hood not only ensures that fragrances and vapours do not get into the living room, but also ensures interesting lighting effects. In addition, the kitchen island with its many drawers offers space for numerous kitchen utensils.

The terrace

What rises like a large cube from the front goes into a spacious terrace, which is initially hidden by the entrance area. Huge terraces and windows make the connection between the living room and the terrace marginal and one who stands in the evening in front of the brightly lit rooms, has the impression of being right in the middle. On the upper floor, on the other hand, the large windows allow that a lot of natural light can penetrate during the day, but in the evening delicate curtains protect against unwanted impressions.

Written by Sabrina Werner.

Beautiful Irish Interiors – Tailor Made Design

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Anita

Check out the Autumn/Winter issue of Beautiful Irish Interiors.

A great article in one of our recently completed project in North Down! You can check out the full project here.

To read the full text of the article click here.

Contemporary Scottish house on the Banks of the River Clyde

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Anita

Work in Progress!

Last week Des headed to Scotland for a site visit to inspect the plaster work on the exterior of the house. The sharp defined lines of this contemporary building will rely on a high quality, pristine finish.

Shortlisted for the Belfast Telegraph Property Awards 2016!

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Anita

Great News!

We have been shortlisted in the Residential Architectural Practice of the Year in the 2016 Belfast Telegraph Property Awards in association with propertynews.com

Awarded best of Houzz Design 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Anita

Don’t forget to check out our Houzz Website, which won the “Best Of Houzz DESIGN” award 2015!! We are over the moon with this achievement, and can’t thank you guys enough for liking, viewing and commenting on our work. We would also like to say a massive thank you to HOUZZ themselves, without them we wouldn’t be able to share our luxury property designs with the world! Can’t wait to share more with you.

Lots more work to be done!

Check it out – DES EWING HOUZZ

Luxury property show ft Des Ewing.

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Anita

Make sure you get your hands on this year’s “Luxury Property Show” magazine. Des Ewing and a range of his luxury, award winning properties from around the country have been featured multiple times through out this year’s issue. It features information about the birth of the company and explains how the business has got to where it is now.

A MUST READ!

Hartley Hall ft Des Wing luxury housing development.

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Anita

Thank you Hartley Hall for featuring one of our housing developments on their website this month. The photos look GREAT!! Click HERE and see ALL the new images for this development!

Watch this Space.

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Anita

Designing Something new… For our very exciting, yet nerve-racking cycle from Belfast to Paris later this year in aid of Northern Ireland’s Cancer Fund For Children.

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