Set on 2.5 acres & 170 ft of south facing beachfront on Gabriola's best shoreline - warm, sheltered & private. Legacy estate with custom 6,643 sqft home has 26 skylights & picture windows framing views from almost every room. Entertain in the vaulted post & beam great room, dip in the swim-spa pool & sauna or connect on a multitude of stone patios and decks. Retreat down private stairs to the beach, into a 1,037 sq ft drive-in shop or disappear into a garden & orchard. Sustainable living: a generator powers 400 amps to the home in 8 storm seconds, 2 heat pumps, 2 woodstoves, heated floors, rainwater feeds a 16,000 gallon cistern & 3 bay pole shed collects 4,000 gal for gardens. 3 beds + office on the west wing each have their own bath. Ocean view deck & w/i closet with the primary. Formal living & dining, laundry & east wing chef worthy kitchen in great room has pantry off 2nd garage. Fully finished down, kitchen-ready for 2 bed suite & hot tub beneath the deck. Quiet luxury lives here