Grand Gilmore House

The property, which has living spaces set on its upper floors, glass box windows and glazed terrace balustrades, has the feeling of floating above the sea. The glazing and elevated position provides panoramic views of the sea’s landscape while ensuring the property has lots of light throughout.

The home’s main entrance is on the street level, and it is set over three staggered floors on the slope of a hill, which creates space for terraces on the ground and lower ground floors, echoing the landscaped tiered hillside gardens.

The property, built seven years ago by Mark McLeay of Creative Arch architectural practice, has a high specification with modern amenities, a monochrome palette, a streamlined feel throughout, and its rooms are arranged to open onto its multiple outdoor spaces.

This is one of Auckland’s finest seaside opportunities, said Kathryn Lee, the national marketing manager of New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty. "As a new, architecturally designed masterpiece, on 13,444 square feet of waterfront, with panoramic sea views, two garages and even a lift, this home has it all."