This is a rare opportunity to lease this stunning contemporary straw bale home, lovingly built with comfort, family and sustainability in mind. The unique and stylish roof line, which lets in the winter sun but not the summer sun, has been designed based on passive solar design principles aimed at significantly reducing heating and cooling costs. With a wonderful northerly aspect, this house may be the warmest unheated home in the Armidale winter but still wonderfully cool in summer. With just under 5 acres and fantastic views over Armidale and Mt Duval, this home provides the lifestyle you desire but with the convenience of a 4km drive to the centre of town. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to own this iconic home. Features include: Four bedrooms – main inc. stylish ensuite Tiled bathroom with random slate floors, shower, spa and vanity Timber kitchen with 900mm gas cooker, breakfast bar and tiled backsplash Spacious living/dining room with wood fire. This area opens directly to a north facing deck Separate family room opening to the large deck Cedar timber doors and windows throughout the home Stunning acid stained flooring Double glazed windows Solar hot water system Worm farm sewage system with sub surface irrigation Large 9m x 12m colourbond shed with power Irrigated vegetable garden with twenty separate beds Mature fruit and nut orchard – 40 trees all fruiting Timber cubby house and swing set Double carport Town water Located within Armidale town boundary Block size – 2ha or 4.94 acres fully fenced