5 Napier Street, Mentone VIC 3194

** AUCTION THIS SATURDAY **
Architecturally designed, craftsman-built and sea-breeze situated, this is high-design to suit a low-maintenance lifestyle. Custom-built to a one-off design by legendary boutique builders, Grollo Homes, this unique four bedroom plus study area, 2.5 bathroom home offers a spectacular triple-zone floorplan with a soaring formal lounge beneath a two-storey void, a lofty family zone facing a Travertine-paved poolside garden, and a breath-taking first-floor ?lightbox? lounge wrapped by pillar-less walls of windows.

Designed to suit every stage of family life with a grand ground-floor master-domain (with plantation-shuttered ensuite, WIR and atrium access) and upstairs kids? quarters on a mezzanine walkway, this showpiece home is elite appointed with a Smeg appliance kitchen with butlers pantry, 60mm marble and granite benchtops, jarrah floors and designer lighting including a hand-made Italian Nia chandelier.

A showcase of clever design with wide bi-folds to both a central atrium and a poolside al fresco area, the home features ceilings rising to 3.6m and beyond, a sculptural ?fishbone? stair? and sleek glass balustrading. Climate-controlled by ducted heating plus refrigerated air-conditioning, there?s a gorgeous gas-fireplace for principal living a clever study nook and streamlined storage including robes.

Even the auto-irrigated grounds are high on design extras with a glittering glass-tiled, auto-clean pool with ?invisible? glass spa, 2000L water-storage and a double auto-garage under the roofline. Just 300m to the sand and a walk to schools and station, this soaring sun-filled home sets the standard in beachside design.