5 bed house for sale Hoe Lane, Abinger Hammer, RH5

In a beautiful private rural setting high in the Surrey Hills, the property lies between Guildford and Dorking. On a large garden plot, the house is set centrally, protected by automatic gates, backing southwards onto a rural landscape.<br /><br />Copse House was designed by an award-winning architect to a stunning contemporary design, characterised by dramatic horizontal lines and masses. A feature of the house is the central glazed atrium enclosing the helical concrete staircase which connects the two main levels of the house. Expansive accommodation has been carefully planned with lengthy rows of glass. The property is set into the landscape, although without a basement, ground levels excavated and retained by stone gabions, an extensive gravelled walkway detailed around the house. This modernist contemporary family house is enclosed by visual concrete walling, relieved by timber cladding, coursed Welsh stonework and proprietary render. The Brise Soleil aluminium bladed shuttering serves as shading for the glazed elevations and the unique home office.<br /><br />Internally, the house design has been carefully considered to provide an open plan, light filled space that blends the inside with the outside, a harmony achieved with the environment. Extensive terracing on the raised ground floor, provides an enticing entertaining space which spans the ground floor terrace, this connecting immediately with the garden. The views from these terrace areas are over rural countryside and adjoining fields, and this is a peaceful setting to enjoy the organic architecture which blends into its surroundings. The whole accommodation is incredibly light with glass walls open to the landscape, although the blend of visual concrete and white painted plaster creates a delightful warm space, embracing natural wood finishes. Resin floor finishes complement the underfloor heating throughout.