Surreal Estate: $13.3 million for one of the most striking architectural concepts in cottage country

Location: Caledon
Price: $13,299,000 Size: 10,300 square feet on 100 acres of land Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 6+1 Real estate agent: Christina Romanzas and Brett Starke, RARE Real Estate

The place

A six-bedroom, six-plus-one-bathroom marvel of design in Caledon sitting on a staggering 100 acres of forested grounds. The home is equipped with oak and metal finishes; a copper roof; green, purple and white marble throughout; a 14-foot-wide hot tub; an in-ground pool; a jaunty wine cellar and a half-kilometre driveway. Residents are about an hour’s drive from Toronto, with the 410 nearby.

The history

The current owner, a video game designer, completed this standout in 2019. Its design was a partnership between Kariouk Architects and Karin Bohn.

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The tour

From above, you might miss the structure given the seemingly endless greenery surrounding it.

The driveway, as long as a main street, has a steel gate with a telecom system and illuminates within 15 metres of the house. Note the shimmering copper roof at dusk.

Here’s the façade, lined with natural slate siding and crystalline glass. Its dramatic roof cantilevers over the terrace and giant garage.

From the foyer: a view of the open-concept kitchen and dining space.

This reverse angle highlights kitchen, which continues the scale-like siding motif. The ceiling is solid white oak and steel beams.

The green marble really pops when appreciated up close. The kitchen is also equipped with Gaggenau appliances, bespoke millwork and antique copper accents.

Turn around and you’re in the dining area, flanked by floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall windows.

A floor opening looks down onto the second living room (more on that later). Those floor tiles are heated.

Anchoring the living space is that large marble slab—a stand-alone piece of art that adds privacy and houses one of the home’s six fireplaces.

Here’s a detailed view of the lounge.

Down the hall is the main bedroom, with another double-sided gas fireplace clad in stone.

The main ensuite bathroom features a quarry’s worth of marble.

Moving upstairs reveals the second-floor catwalk leading to the other five bedrooms.

Here’s the view from the second-storey of the turret. Full marks for the heritage-style fireplace, funky light fixture and custom bookshelf.

The 1,000-square-foot covered terrace is equipped with an underlit oak ceiling, a firepit and more serene views.

Back inside, the staircase descends to the basement and this powder room.

Back to that multi-level portal: the floor above is raised to give the basement larger windows and more natural light.

The wine cellar looks fit for a three-Michelin-starred restaurant. There’s also a home theatre, a rec room and an infrared sauna down here.

At night, the place lights up like a spaceship.

Here’s one final look at the turret—because how many properties come with a turret?

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