Le Vivier – Overview:

The ‘Le Vivier’ refurbishment by DiCasa Homes was over two years in the making and without a doubt their finest and most luxurious branded residence to date in Jersey. This outstanding estate is set in almost 8.21 acres of land in the parish of St Martin spans over 12,158 sq. ft and features cutting-edge interior design throughout. The building’s distinctive and detailed reconfiguration, along with its carefully specified and well-detailed fabric upgrade, delivers an exemplary turn-key, fully furnished, home with outstanding energy efficiency across its multi-generational and leisure offerings.

The house conforms to DiCasa’s greener living objectives and exceeds sustainable expectations. The team had a distinctive vision of this property’s retrofit. They wanted a low-energy, highly sustainable solution for this impressive estate. The project's carbon footprint has been assessed over its whole lifecycle, with both the embodied carbon of the retrofit and the operational aspects sensibly appraised.

Le Vivier – Accommodation:

Le Vivier is the perfect multi-generational estate and boasts a 4 bedroom suite main house, a separate two-bedroom apartment as well as a one-bedroom guest cottage. Each of the four en-suite bedrooms located across the first and second floors of the main house follows the signature DiCasa aesthetic of warm taupe, luxe velvets, and soft nudes. Old master mouldings have been perfectly restored and bronzed, with the occasional furniture adding gravitas and warmth. Each of the bedrooms contains a dressing room and make-up area, designed and created to suit contemporary living requirements. In addition, the DiCasa team have delivered an exceptional array of neo-classical bathrooms each featuring high-end designer units and luxurious tiles. Each space is filled with natural light, with an off-white wall base that surrounds a richer finish on the vanity units, and avant-garde textures on the throws and chairs. From the designer baths to the basins and taps, each one is innovative, beautiful, and durable, and completes the decidedly modern aesthetic.

Kitchen & Reception Areas:

The drawing room located on the ground floor acts as the home’s centrepiece. This modern lounge keeps it interesting using shades of taupe, scattered with collectable art pieces and provides access to the large study. The DiCasa hues are never extreme but this study with its dark brown wood-panelled bookshelves allows for a sense of richness across the space. A contemporary desk with enough space to hold meetings and rest in the knowledge that the ‘work from home space is not just a necessity, but a joy! You will be further wowed by the formal dining room serviced by the butler’s pantry to the rear.

More than simply a kitchen, the lower ground floor flows effortlessly between functional and relaxation spaces including a wonderful TV living room with flat screen television embedded into the central pillar above an open log fire. Today, kitchen TV rooms are outfitted as an extension of the cooking area, with the TV acting more as a piece of décor. This relaxation space is elevated to form not just a lounge but an additional entertaining space, that will no doubt become one of the most favoured areas in the house. In addition, the custom-built orangery that spans the length of the property houses the snug and causal dining room both with doors opening out onto the rear patio. The fully equipped kitchen diner with a central Island has been finished with the signature DiCasa colour palette, seeking clean lines, contemporary finishes, and opulence at every corner. It’s the perfect family environment, where each group can enjoy each other’s company without indulging in each other’s space.

From the distinctive artwork to the double-width mahogany side units, the kitchen emporium extends to form a.

Leisure Complex:

The DiCasa team spared no expense in this leisure complex refurbishment from the stunning tiles to a state-of-the-art filtration system to clever lighting and a contemporary aesthetic. A high-performance automatic Roldeck pool cover was installed, providing excellent insulation and reducing energy consumption. The overall effect of this can result in energy savings of up to 70% as well as reduced water consumption. The result – is an amazing light-filled space dominated by an impressive pool and relaxation area. The leisure complex also includes a gym, sauna, shower facilities, a kitchen, and a wood-panelled cinema room, complete with a bar and entertaining space upstairs.

Within the leisure complex, which is in a separate building annex to the main house, we find a bespoke cinema room, allowing you to enjoy the magic of cinema in your own home with a 7.4.1 Atmos cinema system with a projector and 140” screen. With significant experience in cinema installation and design, DiCasa has created an enviable and luxurious space where you can lounge in the velvet-covered sofa chairs whilst watching a movie. If this isn’t enough, on the upper floor of the annex, there is a bar and party room. The space comes complete with the state-of-the-art technology with Lutron-controlled blackout blinds and lighting.

Technology:

Sonos audio system, with integrated Lutron keypads that are positioned around the entire property. Key rooms have been fitted with TVs connected to a central hub giving 4K UHD distributed signals, with a simple-to-operate control system - Control4.

4 Camera CCTV system with 30-day recording and including NPR (Number Plate Recognition) camera, provides the most up-to-date security for this estate.

Ruckus WiFi system with full internal coverage in WiFi6, and key external areas with WiFi5, make sure that there will be no internet interruptions across the entire property. The Control4 system can be linked to all connected services, i.e. CCTV, gate control, audio, heating etc, to allow for app control and on-screen control – all from the comfort of your desk!