The Vision
Bring your curiosity, your hobbies, your sense of adventure. Bring your love of orange sunsets, invigorating salt air, and sweet summer berries grown in the wild. Bring your love of family, crackling camp fires and morning birdsong. Bring all of you back to nature and see how rewarding a life at Touchstone can be.
The Masterplan
1. Touchstone Village
2. The Greenlane
3. Touchstone Inn
4. Ocean-view Rooftop Patio
6. Café
Located in the heart of the Touchstone Village Centre, the Bistro will be a lively location to savour a morning latte while enjoying the activities in the plaza next to the Touchstone Inn.
8. Artisan Studios
Bordering the Touchstone Plaza, opposite the Inn will be four live / work studio residences with the opportunity to offer retail arts and crafts, and other professional services residents will appreciate
9. Lookout Park
Left virtually untouched due it’s an unparalleled natural beauty, this cherished meadowland offers Touchstone’s two signature ocean viewpoints known as Little Africa and Cross Rock.
12. Forest Park
Dominated by iconic West Coast trees, this meditative wooded area provides a strong connection to nature in the form of walking trails and rest areas along pathways that lead to Gospel Rock and Secret Beach.
Touchstone Village
If Gospel Rock is the soul of Touchstone, the Village can only be described as the heart. With traffic-calmed streets that are laid out for jaw-dropping views and enhanced sun exposure, the Village with its Hotel and Plaza was designed to promote community spirit and create a welcoming experience for all visitors.
The greenlane
At the foundation of the Touchstone community plan is the Greenlane, a nature-inspired pedestrian thoroughfare that allows home owners and visitors to walk the historic trail from the top of the property down to the spectacular viewpoints of Cross Rock and Little Africa. Harmonizing home and habitat, the Greenlane preserves the experience of walking the land and watching the magnificent views unfold.
Preserved Lands & Parks
When designing a seaside community on the pristine lands surrounding Gospel Rock, developing an intelligent preservation plan was paramount. Touchstone will be a site-sensitive community, incorporating generous greenspaces into the design and raising the bar for future conservation initiatives in the region. In total, nearly 50% of precious natural habitat is protected as parks and conservation areas in perpetuity by a legal covenant. This includes 23 acres of preserved maritime forest, waterfront shoreline, walking trails, viewpoints, picnic spots, and of course, Gospel Rock itself, which remains untouched. All residential zones are nestled in the upper bench lands, allowing residents and the public to experience this amazing land together.
