Let there be light: New boutique development slated for North Coombs

There is an obvious appeal when you walk into a home that’s filled with light. Dark living spaces are cold, lifeless and even dampening, no matter how beautifully built or styled.

But a living area filled with light is inspiring, uplifting, warm and inviting. Light has the ability to change our moods, aids in relaxation and has a positive impact on our health, wellbeing and productivity.

Now imagine having your mood lifted every morning when you wake up to the rising sun and every evening when you cast your keys onto the kitchen bench and pour yourself a well-deserved glass of wine after a hard day’s work.

That’s exactly what award-winning architects Oztal Architects want you to experience in their new development, Valo.

Finnish for “light”, Valo is a boutique development of just 17 one, two, three and four-bedroom townhomes in North Coombs.

Each home has been carefully designed to have generous proportions and maximise natural light.

“Developers Stycon Projects have chosen to build [fewer] than the maximum number of permitted dwellings on this site,” says agent Sam Dodimead of Blackshaw Projects.

“This has created larger, wider floor plans and kept all of the parking at grade.”

Open-plan living areas are finished with hickory flooring and have direct access to each courtyard. This seamless flow between indoor and outdoor living makes the most of the surrounding environment – a feature buyers will savour when they realise just how beautiful the Molonglo Valley really is.

Double-glazed windows and doors are combined with high-quality insulation to maximise energy efficiency.

But when you do need to take control of your climate – as demonstrated in some of the outrageously warm summer days we’ve just experienced – there is a multi-head split-system reverse-cycle heating and cooling in the living area and main bedroom.

The interiors have been designed by Sugar Designs, with two colour palettes available. Both utilise natural tones to complement the light-filled spaces and entice owners to style with a minimalist, Marie Kondo-like eye.

As for the surrounding area, Dodimead says there is so much to enjoy.

“North Coombs has beautiful views and Valo backs onto parkland,” says Dodimead.

“The Molonglo Valley is experiencing rapid development of infrastructure and amenities including recreational facilities, shopping precincts and schools.”

Canberra’s best mountain biking tracks at Stromlo Forest Park are merely a five-minute ride away. No matter how hard you try to resist, the hundreds of riders who pass through the area on a weekend will eventually lure you into giving it a red-hot crack.

And you’ll probably end up loving it as much as they do, especially when a ride finishes with a hot coffee and a sweet treat while overlooking the beautiful parklands at Denman Prospect’s Morning Dew (which is just up the road).

Expected completion is late 2020.

Valo

Corner of Telfer Street and Edwin Hicks Way, Coombs

Price guide: $449,900-$669,900

Agent: Blackshaw Projects, Sam Dodimead 0406 226 428