Property Details

Summary of Property

These light and spacious six bedroom villas have been creatively arranged across four split level floors by Alison Brooks Architects, with a light-filled atrium through the centre of the house to connect every level to each other.

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Further Information

Accordia Sky has been designed by Alison Brooks Architects.

Sky is the latest show home to launch at Accordia, Countryside Properties’ flagship development on Brooklands Avenue in Cambridge city centre. This light and spacious six bedroom villa has been creatively arranged across four split level floors by Alison Brooks Architects, with a light-filled atrium through the centre of the house to connect every level to each other. The four semi-detached houses inspired by the traditional villas along the avenue form part of a unique street frontage on Brooklands Avenue.

An asymmetric curved green copper roof spans the entire length of the house and creates a huge open plan family room on the top floor with an arched ceiling and glass wall, which floods the room with light. This informal space is incredibly flexible and creates a completely different feeling of space from the rest of the house.

In addition there is a separate first floor studio situated over the double garage, served by its own staircase and en suite facility that is perfect for a private guest suite, office or games room. This building also features a curved copper green roof, to give the private garden soft facades on both sides.


Kitchens
The kitchens feature a contemporary linear design with black gloss base units with cherry effect laminate and aluminium-style edging, and white gloss wall cupboards.
Under-cupboard lighting, stainless steel handles, and splash-backs in etched mirror glass and stainless steel Kitchen appliances including a 5 burner gas hob, electric oven, dishwasher and fridge / freezer, all by AEG. Stainless steel chimney extractor Stainless steel sink, with kitchen taps from the exclusive Borma collection. Exposed electrical fittings in flush fitting stainless steel.

Laundry Room
Stainless steel inset single sink, space for washer dryer and tiled splash back

Flooring
Reconstituted black limestone to hall, kitchen, dining room, living room, cloakroom, en-suites and bathrooms. Walnut veneer flooring to family room and studio / loft
Entrance matting to lobby.

Bathrooms
The bathrooms of Accordia Sky have been designed to blend contemporary linear forms with the elegant materials of glass, walnut veneer, white ceramic tiles and black reconstituted limestone to create a visually stunning impression.
Using stylish sanitary ware from Duravit, baths from Kaldewei and Borma brassware, each bathroom features some of the following:
Duravit basin
Duravit wall hung WC with dual flush
Kaldewei bath
Reconstituted limestone wet floor shower with frameless glass enclosure
Mirror with light
Shaver point
Luxurious reconstituted black limestone flooring and tiling to full height in shower enclosures
Etched glass door to master en-suite
Partially glazed wall between master en-suite and central atrium

Fireplaces
Feature gas fireplaces to ground floor living room and top floor family room

Central heating and hot water system
Under floor heating, with individual room temperature controls to bedrooms and living room, creating warm comfortable floors with unobstructed wall space

Gas fired condensing boiler

Hot water cylinder with electric immersion heater

Electrical
Downlighters provided throughout the house
Dimmer switches fitted to the living area
Kitchen and bathroom electrical plates are flush stainless steel
Telephone points provided, with a capacity for a minimum of two telephone lines
TV sockets provided, with internal cable TV / FM reception installed and RJ45 data outlet socket for home networking. (Please note that in order to make use of these facilities you will need to have contracts with appropriate service providers)

Smoke detectors fitted
Shaver points and ventilators fitted in bathrooms
Electric sockets to garage
Security
Fire alarm with sprinkler system
Burglar alarm fitted
Windows and front door with multi-point locking
Cycle hook system within garage
Decoration
Walls and ceilings to be painted with matt emulsion
Internal joinery to be painted with satin finish paint
Doors, windows and joinery
Timber-faced front door
Full height, painted, flush internal doors
Brushed stainless steel door furniture to both the front door and internal doors
High performance double glazed windows with metal finish
High level windows to have remote opening control, where applicable
Remote operation timber garage door
Balconies / terraces
Timber decking provided to terraces / balconies
Glass balustrades
Internal stairs
Feature staircase to all flights with walnut treads and steel riser
Glass balustrades with walnut handrail
External
Wall mounted external water taps provided.

A GREENER HOME
Countryside Properties has been recognised by the World Wildlife Fund as the leading housebuilder for its outstanding contribution towards sustainable development.

Accordia has a very strong environmental agenda both in many of the materials used for construction, and in the design of the homes. Key environmental considerations include:

Green roofs' to the apartment buildings, which have high insulating properties and significantly reduce rainwater runoff. The limited runoff is filtered before flowing into Hobsons Brook, via the newly created swales and reedbeds.

All insulation materials with zero ozone depletion qualities.

Minimum 'A' rated energy efficiency kitchen appliances.

Several house designs with studios ideal for use as home offices, and all properties have data cabling.

To encourage cycling there is a network of cycle paths throughout Accordia, and every home has storage space for at least two cycles. Accordia has excellent links to public transport and its close proximity to Cambridge city centre helps give it sustainability on every level.

Visit www.accordia.uk.com for further information.

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