Dramatic house with street presence built by Starr Constructions

Creating a house that reflects your likes and needs is a complex undertaking choosing the right builder, however, is a massive head start.

Starr Constructions is a boutique residential and commercial construction company that caters to a niche clientele. Starr achieves a nice balance between building prestige homes for clients and maintaining their value for money.

The firm is known for its use of high quality products and attention to detail, as well as for keeping clients in the loop throughout a project.

This upmarket house is a case in point. The clients wanted a modern home with a feeling of warmth. It was important the living space be large and connected to the kitchen and views of the pool and outdoor living area. It needed to be open, breezy and with lots of natural light, says one of Starr's managing directors Nino Sanzari.

"The finished home has five bedrooms, a mezzanine and study. It also has five bathrooms, an outdoor barbecue, a gymnasium and heated pool, together with a library and an internal lift.

"High ceilings were an important feature so all spaces feel open and grand including the open-plan living spaces and wide hallways. A major consideration was to have plenty of glass, especially in the lounge-kitchen area, to optimise views out to the pool and outdoor entertaining area. This achieved the desired resort feel."

Luxurious finishes and clean lines were key, with shadow-line cornices, square-set doors and windows, flush skirtings and blade walls.

Marble floors, under-floor heating and a gas fireplace with glowing crystals create a refined ambience on the ground level. Spotted gum floors upstairs and marble tiles in the bathrooms add warmth.

The family kitchen is kept minimal in tone, with a white polyurethane satin finish and grey wood veneer, together with White Shimmer Caesarstone counters. The understated colours complement the grey marble floor tiles which have white vein streaks throughout. The colours and marble floor give the home a warm feeling.

For details, contact Starr Constructions, PO Box 475, Moorebank, NSW 2170, phone: (02) 9822 7799. Email: info@starrconstructions.com.au, web: www.starrconstructions.com.au

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