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PROPERTY VIEW FEATURE CHANGING THE GAME AT WENTWORTH Crossacres, North Drive, The Wentworth Estate, GU25 4NH ADVERTORIAL and thinking chilling, there are no less than two glass fronted wine chillers to back up the Gaggenau full size fridge and freezer units. An informal eating area overlooking the garden and outdoor pool and day room with comfortable seating and another plasma TV complete this comprehensive ‘heart of the home’ complex. A further ‘secret’ family room is, accessed through a pair of full height cupboard style doors in the kitchen. Here, more bespoke built sofas and another 55” plasma TV provide a delightful refuge for residents seeking a quiet time , out of sight of the rest of the household. Moving up the gracious curved staircase to the first floor, where all the main bedroom After 34 years of building magnificent Should the curving glass panelled staircase accommodation is located. Five very homes, is it possible Octagon have be slightly arduous, particularly with substantial double bedrooms, all with custom Meanwhile the loyal team of in house staff can moved the goalposts yet again, and shopping, luggage or a tray of drinks, a built in wardrobes, en suite bathrooms, and be cooking up a storm in the seriously SPECIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS created the ultimate in luxury living discreetly located passenger lift in the main four with walk in dressing rooms, lead off a equipped catering kitchen, to sate the • Interior specification by Octagon in-house designers Joe Taylor and Kerry Beckwith with their latest property Crossacres, on the entrance hall can effortlessly whisk residents pleasing light-filled landing. The Master Suite appetites on all levels of this ergonomically • Interior decoration and furnishings by The L & C Company star studded Wentworth Estate in Virginia to all levels of the house. A super chic guest has not one, but two walk in mirrored engineered residence. • Underfloor heating throughout Water, Surrey? cloakroom/WC, entered via a French style dressing rooms, and a romantic ‘bookmatched Also on this floor is a large utility/laundry • 8 person passenger lift serving all three floors The 15,000 sq ft house has three floors of mirrored built in coats room, leads off the marble bathroom. Swarovski crystal lit , with room with twin washers and dryers, and two • 7.8M hand blown Murano glass custom made entrance hall chandelier by Rocco Borghese. accommodation and sits in a 2.3 acre plot, front of the hall. freestanding mirror facetted centre bath, twin staff suites, both with excellent high quality en superbly landscaped with centre piece Ground floor reception space is naturally basins sitting on glass fronted drawer vanity suite shower rooms. The adjoining garage, • Bespoke kitchen by Stephen Clasper ornamental swimming pool and retractable grand with its 3.5m ceilings and beautifully units. Opposite behind a glass screen is a with alabaster bonded resin gravelled (remove) • Kitchen appliances by Gaggenau fountains. Exterior design is classic, in stock proportioned, and includes a study with double ended open shower unit with ceiling floor, and walls panelled with large mirrors, is • Laundry appliances by Miele red brick with extensive Bath stone dressings designer freestanding cabinetry, a formal inset ‘Raindance’ overhead shower, body jets also heated, so eligible to house the fleet of • Catering kitchen range by Brittanica and front door portico, perfectly in harmony drawing room with ample room for the baby and two more hand showers. Off the Ferraris and Bentleys, each of which can swish • Bathroom and cloakroom sanitaryware ranges from Kohler and Villeroy and Boch with the full height custom made sash grand, and a contemporary marble fireplace. bathroom is a separate room housing the WC from the hand controlled garage doors up the • Shower systems by Hans Grohe windows. Centred at the rear of the house is the formal and bidet. A relaxing sitting area in the Master curved heated drive and onto the main front • Marble in entrance hall, kitchen, dining room and landings Entering through video controlled gates, dining room, with wide doors opening onto Suite leads onto the glass panelled balcony, forecourt, in readiness for family departures. • Cinema with hi-spec projection screen, dedicated ‘Triad In Wall’ cinema speakers the approach to the house is a wide bonded the deep terrace and impeccable rear gardens. which has uninterrupted views across the The gardens are some of the most beautiful positioned directly behind an acoustically transparent fixed frame projector screen. resin gravel carriage driveway, encircling a The kitchen, as befits all Octagon homes, outdoor pool and surrounding formal ever commissioned by Octagon, featuring • Two swimming pools, one indoor, one outdoor, both heated. central stone fountain. Once over the tends to draw deep intakes of breath. A gardens. swathes of undulating manicured lawns, an • Jacuzzi spa, sauna and steam rooms threshold, a triple length specially Stephen Clasper design, the high gloss Now to the fun level of the house, the all-weather tennis court, surrounded by • Gym equipped with high performance fitness machines commissioned Murano chandelier hangs from lacquered grey sycamore units with gunmetal lower ground floor, reached by either the mature trees, with the focal point of a • NSI approved security system the domed glass roof, gently dazzling Shagren panels and granite worktops provide curved marble staircase or hi speed lift, where classical crescent of pleached beech framing • Automatic irrigation system for the gardens reflected light onto the elegant marble an understated backdrop to the odeonesque indoor 10 x 4.80metre pool awaits, with a six the long outdoor heated pool. When the pool flooring and gently curved staircase of the mirrored breakfast bar. Gaggenau built in person Jacuzzi spa, sauna and steam room, is not in use, a childproof safety cover can be scene stealing main entrance hall. Scalloped appliances include two full size ovens , one a two changing rooms with showers, and for auto rolled into place. For evenings requiring Crossacres, price guide £17.5m, is available for viewing strictly by cornicing is a distinctive Octagon feature in all steamer, espresso cappuccino machine, and the fearless, a fully equipped gym. For the high drama, three fountains extend from the appointment through appointed agents Knight Frank telephone the main rooms, subtly lit from the fully highly efficient down draught extractor, sloths and movie buffs, a more preferable pool floor and cascade water in synchronised adjustable and programmable mood lighting Kettles are superfluous, as is bottled water, pastime might be watching the latest releases perfection, lit underwater and along the paved 01344 840 020 or view the website www.octagon.co.uk system. with the Quooker boiling/chilled water tap, in the cinema room with surround sound. surrounds. 36 LOOK IN LIFESTYLE AUGUST 2014 37