luxury architect houses for sale Istria County, Croatia

Just a stone's throw from the town of Umag and 2 km from well-kept beaches, almost at the end of a cul-de-sac, there is this beautiful newly built one-family house suitable for a luxurious family life. The property also has great potential for the development of tourism and business activities.This property is designed and built as a single-family house, which is a functional, livable and comfortable space for a family of four and family or friends who would come to visit. The owner is a business man and therefore needs a fully functional office to work from home. On the ground floor, there is a large, open and bright space with a kitchen, connected to the dining room and living rooms, which lead to an outdoor covered summer kitchen and a large terrace with a swimming pool. There is a large built-in wardrobe in the hallway on the ground floor, which ensures that all shoes, winter clothes and things that are only occasionally needed are always accessible, but not always in sight. The full body mirror will ensure that you always leave the house looking chic. On the ground floor there is also an en-suite room, which currently serves as an office (with an exit to the garden and to the pool), which could be turned into an additional bedroom if necessary just by changing the equipment. A separate toilet at the entrance and a utility room with a washing machine and dryer as well as a place for the accessories that are included for cleaning, so they are also arranged on the ground floor of the house.In the basement, there is a 45m2 space arranged as a studio with a kitchen, separate toilet, with a sofa that can be extended into a bed and with a separate entrance.The internal staircase, clad in beautiful, bright stone and wrought iron railings, leads to the first floor with four bedrooms. The master bedroom has an en-suite shower room and walk-in wardrobe. On the first floor there is an additional bathroom with toilet and a small office.On the 2nd floor there is an unfinished space - a 100m2 attic, where the plan is to build a master suite or a separate apartment with a large panoramic terrace overlooking the sea and a large part of the NW Istrian coast from Savudrije, Zambratija, Umag and more longer. The electrical and plumbing are already ready. 2 Velux skylights and two round windows on each of the walls are already installed.  Energy efficiency:Even in the basic design of the house, a great impact on energy efficiency was given.An air/air heat pump (Viesmann/Siemens) is used for cooling and heating. This installation provides underfloor heating throughout the ground floor and first floor as the primary heating method, supplemented by built-in wall heating units. In the living room, there is a Piazetta pellet fireplace, which provides warmth and romance in winter and, of course, represents an additional source of heatingDuring the colder months, these low-consumption sources keep the property pleasantly warm, and during the summer months, these units collectively take care of cooling all the living spaces.Additional energy efficiency is provided by the top-quality external insulating coating, covered with a neutral facade color.Doors and windows: The internal joinery is wooden, and the external doors and windows are aluminum with aluminum shutters, all of which are equipped with safety locks.Installations: A water filter is installed at the house's drinking water supply pipe, which purifies the water and reduces the rather high level of limescale in the local water supply.The kitchen is equipped with a top-quality stove with as many as six gas nozzles and an electric oven. For the time being, the gas is still supplied via a gas cylinder, but the property will be connected to the public gas pipeline shortly.The second stove in the house is built into the kitchen in the basement studio.Links: Fast internet connection can be a problem in Istria for the time being. The house has an excellent solution, namely a line of sight wireless connection from the Pula-based company Technoline. A roof antenna and one router on each floor provides a superior Internet connection with maximum transmission speeds that more than meet the needs of several clients in the house (telephones, tablets, computers, TV)Pool and outdoor living area: The outdoor pool measures 36m2 with a depth of up to 1.8m and is accessible via six steps. There is a sun terrace around the pool, which is partially covered, which provides plenty of shade on hot summer days. In the covered part there is a large summer kitchen with a barbecue and a large space for dining and enjoying summer picnics with family and friends. The entire land is fenced, which allows for a high level of privacy.Parking: The property has two parking spaces on the land and the possibility of several parking spaces in front of the house along the road.Security: Security is ensured by two video surveillance systems, the main one with four cameras installed at a height of four meters covering the exterior of the property, and the second system with three ring cameras covering the front and rear entrance. Both systems allow management via a mobile application.Maintenance: A hired company takes care of cleaning the pool, mowing the grass, trimming trees and shrubs, and cleaning the property throughout the year.Location: The property is located in a quiet settlement of Murine with quality newly built residential houses and villas. Only 2 km separates you from the nearest beach in Stella Maris near Umag and a kilometer more from the center of Umag, where all the necessary infrastructure is located.Costs: In Croatia a buyer is obliged to pay a 3% transaction fee and a 3% commission. For more information and the viewing of the object, do not hesitate to contact us.