This award-winning home is carefully designed to harmonise with the glorious location

Elegance and quality are hallmarks of this exquisite property that occupies a sought-after patch on the edge of Aldeburgh, with calming views across the Suffolk coastal marshes and the tidal waters of the Alde River estuary.

The house was designed by Mole Architects (leaders in environmental and sustainable design) in 2015, with landscaping of the four-acre grounds by Todd Longstaffe-Gowans.

White and grey tones have been used to echo the colour of a herring gull’s wing

In fact, this house is award-winning: it won a RIBA East award in 2017 and the East Suffolk Council Quality of Place award in 2016. It was designed to meld seamlessly in the unique site, using a colour scheme of mainly whites and greys to echo the wing of a herring gull, with a distinctive Scandi influence.

The house is filled with an ideal blend of large open-plan spaces and the more intimate areas necessary for a harmonious family life. The entrance leads into a large living room that celebrates the glorious views as well as the stylish fireplace that will keep the winter chill at bay.

Open-plan living space is ideal for a family, with areas beautifully and naturally lit thanks to large windows

It’s a few steps down to the expansive kitchen that washes with light and bristles with elegance in its design. The flooring has been made with Norfolk flint, while the kitchen facilities have been designed for ease of cooking and entertaining, always with an eye on the view… There is even a large utility space, with access down to the basement (wine cellar, perhaps?).

The kitchen is designed for socialising, complete with a dining table and a communal island

The master bedroom is something of a masterpiece, occupying the whole of the first floor and boasting dramatic views through the picture windows and the glazed doors, which provide access to the terrace.

You may wake from slumber assuming it’s Scandinavia, not Suffolk

The warm, soothing Scandi-nature theme continues in the bedroom space and the accompanying bathroom with a vibrant tiled floor to gee you up in the morning.

The vibrant tiled floors add a splash of colour to the en-suite bathroom

And it goes on…there’s also an interconnected dressing room, complete with stylish full-height handmade stained-oak cabinetry and a study for those who like to roll from bed to work, although the space could be used as a nursey if needed?

Spaces are flexible – this study could be a nursery, ideal for new parents as the master bedroom is nearby

The other two double bedrooms are placed at the other end of the house, back down on the ground floor, and both maximise the use of windows to ensure they wash with light – and provide superb spots for watching sunsets (they have doors out into the garden too).

Step straight out from the bedroom into the wild beauty of the landscape

That brings the bedroom count up to 3, although there is another large and flexible space which could become bedroom 4. It’s currently used as a pottery studio and has a walk-in store room attached (an en-suite, perhaps?), with the glorious views a given out of the windows.

Artists will love the quality of the light in what current owners use as a pottery studio, but it could be a fourth bedroom?

You may have gathered that the location and the land are critical parts of this property. The outside space features paths that weave towards the river, with suitable spots on route for dining or sipping a glass of something soothing. For more formal dining, there are terraces closer to the house.

The surrounding landscape feels like a feature inside the house courtesy of thoughtful design

To complete the outside offerings, the land has an orchard and a selection of raised beds for growing vegetables and ensuring life here can be closer to the sustainability the soothing, natural setting makes you dream about. There is also a geodesic greenhouse for a further option to satisfy the green-fingered adventurer.

Owners can grow some mean vegetables in this geodesic greenhouse

The property is close to Aldeburgh, known as one of Suffolk’s most attractive coastal towns. Here you can find lots of independent shops, cafes, and restaurants lining the high street. There is also an independently run cinema (the oldest privately operated one in the country!) and Snape Maltings (home of the Aldeburgh Music Festival) is just five miles away.

Neat, elegant and welcoming, the style is subtle but incredibly soothing

Walkers will welcome to proximity to the River Alde at Brick Dock, where they can pick up a trail to Thorpeness. Further activities, such as sailing facilities, a golf course, a tennis club, a boating lake and a RSPB Minsmere reserve are all nearby.

The house, grounds and location are ideal for nature-lovers

When you have to leave the glorious local area and the stylish house, trains to London can be picked up at Saxmundham railway station (15 mins drive) and the journey takes around 2 hours. Norwich and Stansted Airports are both approximately 70 minutes by car.

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