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Mackerel Beach house - eco retreat This inspiring residence located near the north end of Great Mackerel Beach, is brimming with style, sophistication and a timeless design. Perfectly positioned and surrounded by the Ku-ring-gai National Park, this magnificent home offers a spacious simple all one level living and enjoys amazing, unsurpassed water and bush views. Spread across a salt-water lagoon with total privacy and postcard outlook, this stunning contemporary oasis was conceived by award winning architect Roth Architects whose projects have been recognised both nationally and internationally in recent years. The visionary builder and architect have designed a clever timber testament, where good design, quality craftsmanship and attention to detail, along with an understanding of living the great outdoors, have combined to produce a stunning home. - The open plan living space provides seamless indoor/outdoor living integrated with multiple decks, perfect for alfresco living, plus a deck to launch the canoe and paddle boards - The climate-sensitive design allows the vast open areas to capture sea breezes from the South Pacific Ocean just out beyond the Bay. Sunlight is effortlessly filtered through floor to ceiling glass doors & glass louvre windows - Well designed modern kitchen, with Miele appliances - Accommodation includes 3 king sized bedrooms, a hideaway daybed retreat, additional beds, and 2 x five star resort bathrooms - Unique features include polished wide plank spotted gum floors throughout, high timber lined cathedral ceilings, teak decking overhanging the lagoon, grand 30 metre long hallway, complete with architectural fixtures and fittings - Truly a house for all seasons with ducted air-conditioning, light filled, north east sun and spectacular views over Ku-ring-gai National Park and unique salt water lagoon in a beautiful paradise setting. Great Mackerel Beach is a small coastal hamlet located directly opposite Palm Beach on the western foreshores of Pittwater. It’s water access only. Catch the Palm Beach ferry (30 minutes), water taxi (5 minutes) or take your own boat. Surrounded by National park and a long stretch of sandy beach, there are few communities that are so close to the city yet give you a feeling of being a millions miles away. Sydney’s best kept secret, Mackerel beach, with only 40 full-time residents, no cars, no roads and no shops, is paradise found. Getting to Mackerel beach is part of the fun and adventure. Leave the car at Palm Beach and board the ferry. When you arrive at Mackerel beach, load up the house wheelbarrow with your supplies and Mackerel beach house (eco retreat) is only a short 5 minute stroll away along a flat path. Once you arrive, sit back and enjoy the privacy, seclusion and abundance of wildlife. If you feel like exploring, beach-hop between the local bays, go walking in the surrounding National Park to secluded beaches, ancient Aboriginal carving sites, the Basin lagoon and take in breathtaking lookouts including the local favourite – champagne rock. For a leisurely stroll, take in the valley behind Mackerel beach where you will come across native wildlife including lizards, wallabies and bush turkeys or walk along Mackerel’s beautiful sandy foreshore and enjoy a swim or snorkel in the crystal-clear protected waters of Pittwater. For more adventure, you can fish off the wharf, or take a kayak or boat, or hire your own tinny from Palm Beach, to explore Pittwater’s many coves and bays. If you feel like some retail therapy or a great coffee, take the ferry to Palm Beach. From here you can also trek up to Barrenjoey Lighthouse, visit some of the famous locations from Home and Away, dine at the local restaurants, bars and cafes or browse the shops, galleries and Palm Beach markets (on set days). Avalon village is just a 5-minute drive away. Here you can restock supplies at the local Woolworths and bottle stores, explore the many shops, restaurants and bars or visit the surf beach or take in a movie.