Maui Wowie! Amazing Maui Clifftop House Available for $2.4M

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Perched on a majestic oceanside hill, the Maui Clifftop House is a piece of art you can live in. Designed to exist in harmony with the surrounding landscape, the noteworthy home in Wailuku, HI, is now on the market for $2.4 million.

A beach house unlike anything else in the world, the property has earned international awards for its Slovenian architects Tina Gregoric and Alijosa Dekleva, including an honorable mention by the American Architecture Prize in 2016.

Taking its cues from the organic architecture espoused by Frank Lloyd Wright, the home was designed to exist in pitch-perfect harmony with its breathtaking backdrop—the island of Maui—according to listing agent Liam S. Ball.

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“They took this idea of a little village under one roof, with open cubes facing toward the view as little living spaces … and then this gently undulating roofline to connect all the spaces,” Ball said of the home’s design. “It just gently rises out of the grass on one end, and then it has a fairly mountainous roofline and then it just gently descends back into the grass on the other end, in exactly the same way that the island of Maui rises out of the water and falls back into the water with that gentle form.”

Every surface in the home is natural, from the ipe wood used on the floors, ceilings, decks, and rooftop to the stucco containing local sand. Not a drop of paint was used anywhere.

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The home was featured on the cover of Dwell magazine, one of only two homes in Maui to grace this space.

Sitting on 2.85 acres, the 2,175-square-foot home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The blinds, chandelier, appliances, and solar water heating system come with the purchase of the home. The kitchen is equipped with top-of-the-line appliances, including a Comstock-Castle commercial-grade cooktop, Moffat commercial baker’s oven, Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer, and Bosch dishwasher. The bathrooms have concealed Geberit tank toilets, and all the doors and cabinetry are made of bamboo.

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In addition to the visual beauty of the structure, Ball adds that the architects gave careful consideration to the acoustics, creating a space that sounds as good as a concert hall.

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“Calling this a ‘house’ is a misnomer, because this is a piece of art on a hill and it’s a collection of spaces where an incredible life can unfold, so we need a new word for that,” says Ball.

We can’t come up with a singular word either, but we do know this is one of those rare places where art, design, and natural beauty collide to create something incredible—a space perfect for soaking up the Hawaiian sun in refined style.

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