Sophistication, Style, and European Contemporary Flair Highlight This Custom Built, Luxury Executive Estate Home on 1.374 Tranquil Acres That Truly Stands Out From the Areas “Cookie Cutter” Speculative Home Subdivisions!
● 6 Bedrooms / 5.5 Baths
● Custom built, two stories, 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bath home with designer finished daylight terrace level with a large luxury bathroom, media room and expansive recreation room. Contemporary “classic modern” executive estate home on a secluded, 1.374 acre professionally landscaped lot. The home is on Freemanville Road, just down the street from Birmingham Road, an area containing hundreds of homes ranging between $1 to $4 million and large equestrian estates in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. This home was built in late 2006 by a couple from South Florida using only the finest imported fixtures, appliances and materials. The property boast an upscale interior found only in homes costing $3 million and above.
● Drive through North Atlanta’s high end communities in Alpharetta and Milton, and you will see hundreds of mass built homes in large subdivisions decorated with inexpensive antique imitation and low end builder spec home appliances and fixtures. The vast majority of these homes were designed following a turn of the Century (20th Century), Victorian style that is out of touch with the world’s cosmopolitan centers in Europe and the US. Even homes in sub divisions costing between $1.5 to $4 million appear to be “cookie cutter” in design both inside and out. In this mundane, lifeless landscape of “builder spec” Victorian styled homes stands a refreshing and bold alternative, a high quality custom home designed with a New World flair of elegance and sophistication.
● Solid white oak wood (3/4”) floors throughout the main level Great Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Family Room and expansive Master Bedroom Suite with sitting area and second floor bridge area . All of the other Bedrooms have carpeting, and a combination of recessed and imported Italian lighting fixtures. The Kitchen offers top of the line contemporary styled maple cabinets with Granite counter tops and imported glass title backsplash, and an all Viking Professional Series stainless steel appliances collection, including the Viking Commercial refrigerator, gas stove, commercial exhaust system, electric oven, microwave oven and dishwasher . The property has an expansive layout, including 20 ft. ceilings in the massive Great Room and Family Room with a “wall of windows” that brings in the scenic views, 10 to 14 ft ceiling throughout the remainder of the house. Every room in the house affords incredible scenic views of the surrounding heavily wooded lot, wildlife and the spectacular colors of the changing seasons of the North Georgia lifestyle you imagined. In the distance, you can see the North Georgia mountains that are part of the Great Smoky Mountains.
● The Master Bath contains all Duravit fixtures (German built fixtures that are higher end than Kohler) design by today's top global designer, Philippe Starck and the complimentary Axor Hansghrophe Starck Shower & Faucet Collection, including imported Italian glass wall titles, Starck’s freestanding oval tub, and limestone flooring. Every Bathroom in the house was built using Duarvit Philippe Starck fixtures, high end imported cabinets and limestone flooring and wainscot. The exterior of the property was enhanced with over $10,000 of landscaping to accent the wooded lot, and classic modern exterior lighting. Oversized three car garage and "private" drive way area on the side of the property afford great privacy. This is the finest home site in the North Freemanville Road area and the best value when compared to the higher priced builder speculative estate homes.
● A House in the Woods - The property is part of the three estate home, 5+ Acre Ridgestone Estates Subdivision at the intersection of Freemanville Road and Hendersen Road . The lot is situated on a heavily wooded and sloped 1.374 acre lot that is surrounded by a large 5 Acre Estate on one side and over 3 Acres to the back of the lot. The house sits on a hilltop exceeding 1,300 Ft, the second highest property in Fulton County! In contrast to the areas large Subdivisions, the owners selected a builder with a reputation of “tree huggers” where the building site’s old growth forest was cut to a minimum to immerse the house in the surrounding woodlands.
● A Break From Tradition - The owners of the residence contracted with Hollenbeck Homes for the construction of a “traditional” North Georgia brick house on a slopping and heavily wood lot. The Interior was designed in a mid Century Classic Modern style that is anything but “traditional”. Hollenbeck Homes was selected because of their emphasis on quality construction and use of the finest materials. The traditional brick house design was selected because of its emphasis on large open spaces like the Great Room and Family Room, 2nd level “floating bridge”, walls of windows and the large Master Bedroom Suite. The exterior design was altered to vastly increase the number and size of the window and door openings throughout the homes three levels. To further increase interior lighting, over 80 recessed halogen lights were added in addition to countless number of modern design halogen lighting fixtures imported from Europe. The attention to detail can be seen from the Frank Lloyd Wright styled glass door knobs to the mid century modern oil rubbed brass exterior house lights.
● The Great Room – Nature’s Embrace - A sun-filled room that opens onto a lush natural setting creating a very restorative space Abundant natural light floods the large and expansive Great Room, highlighting the textures of the materials used in the interior, including solid oak flooring, the 20 foot wall of dry stack grey ledge stone, the polished black granite fireplace outer hearth, halogen lighting and the stainless steel stairs and floating bridge rails. A 20 foot high wall of windows permits a view of the heavily wooded and secluded forest and the brilliant colors of the changing seasons.
● The Master Bedroom Suite – Sweet Dreams - A beautifully appointed Master Suite that creates a romantic setting for the most intimate area of the home Located in its own private wing, the Mater Suite is a bejeweled private heaven. A fusion of architectural planning, detailed craftsmanship and exhaustive research to create the perfect harmony of space, light and convenience. Complete with private sitting area, fireplace, state of the art built in entertainment system, Intercom system and beverage center to cater to all of your needs.
● The Master Bath & Spa – Serenity Clean lines, uncluttered space, and a limited material palette promote a feeling of serenity in this Master Suite Bath and Spa - Simple, clean designs are a hallmark of modern bathrooms. But minimalist need not mean uninviting. The geometry of the room gives the design its strength. Its symmetry gives ease to the eye, and the repetitive use of natural limestone flooring and wall tiles with a creamy coloration immediately gives a warm connotation. Philippe Starck’s bathroom fixtures with their modern playful take on the Victorian design balance the entire room to create a sense of pure serenity.
● The Kitchen – Fit for a Master Chef - A modern Kitchen close to the adjoining Family Room and Breakfast Nook with all professional grade Viking AppliancesA modern kitchen close to the adjoining family room and breakfast nook with all professional grade Viking appliances. Custom European styled flat-panel maple cabinets and doors from Kitchen Craft were teamed with special matching granite counter tops and imported mosaic glass tiles from Bizzasa of Spain for the backsplash. A suite of commercial grade appliances form Viking’s Professional Series with professional heavy duty sink from Franke (Germany) and kitchen faucet from Philippe Starck’s X line complete the perfect modern chefs Kitchen.
● Family Room and Dining Room - A clean contemporary look consistently utilized throughout the house. Matching custom European styled flat-panel maple cabinets and doors from Kitchen Craft were used in the Family Room. The fireplace was built from 80 lb solid blocks of cut granite (over 2 tons of granite), in a classic mid modern design. The entire room is wired for Plasma TV and surround sound system including amplified in ceiling Polk Audio speakers and Cat 5 Intercom system. The convertible wood burning / gas log fireplace is a see through two sided fireplace that serves both the Family Room and Great Room.
● Front Door, Foyer, Living Room and Powder Room - The Great Room opens into the Living Room / Keeping Room that has added windows to bring in all of the front property views of the heavily wooded hillside. Consistent with the overall design of the house, the Powder Room was completely done using Philippe Starck’s fixtures and wall mirror from Duravit and Hanhsgrophe. Al wall of imported mosaic glass tiles from Bizassa complete a room reminiscent of the mid century classic era.
● The Guest Bedroom and Other Bedrooms and Baths - The vast majority of builder spec homes use marginally better materials in the Master Bath and then use inexpensive fixtures and cabinets in the remainder of the house. Not here, every bathroom was built with imported high end cabinets, Philippe Starck designed fixtures from Duravit, imported mosaic glass tiles from Bizassa, limestone flooring and wall tiles from floor to ceiling and wired for entertainment and intercom.
● The Terrace Level – a Continuation of the House - The terrace level was built as a continuation of the entire house using the same high end fixtures and imported materials. This high quality constructed daylight basement contains a large European styled bath with shower and separate toilet room, marble and travertine floor, and a Toto urinal for entertaining large gatherings, an oversized conforming bedroom with windows on two sides of the house, a large recreation room containing a wall of rock, and a media room set up for a home theater. The lower lever has all recessed lighting, a dedicated HVAC system, intercom and is pre-wired for a sound system.
● Three car garage
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