This home is called Zonnebries (Dutch to for sun/breeze) and is a nod to one of the owners’ family heritage. It’s also an apt description of the airy 255sqm house. From the road, steps lead you down to the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home, which appears to be single level. Once inside, you are treated to a skylit hall and a wall of birch-clad storage. From here, you head into the kitchen and open-plan living and dining spaces that are, thanks to good design, defined by furniture. Here, the owners have access to courtyards and the back deck,  which leads to the pool, garden and lawn. On this floor you’ll also find the nursery, study, main bedroom suite and harbour views. The garage has a storage mezzanine and future-proofing kit – solar and underfloor heating systems – although the house is, for the most part, passively heated and cooled. Downstairs follows the slope of the site and has three more bedrooms. These have colourful sliders that allow the kids to open their rooms to the hallway and expand their play space. This home has exquisite detail and connection to nature. Fittingly, the tree that greets visitors is a Dutch elm.