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Expressions of interest: Close July 27 Agent: Laing + Simmons Double Bay, D’Leanne Lewis 0419 676 667 This grand family home is on the market for the I once visited one of Sydney’s most magnificent homes in a leafy

first time in 30 years. Capturing views of the city

harbourside suburb — a grand home with sweeping harbour views in a

skyline, the property has a choice of living

whisper-quiet location. “Where could you possibly go from here?” I asked

spaces, including a top-floor retreat with a

the home owner who had put the palatial pad up for sale. “To an apartment

balcony. There’s a double-height entry foyer,

in Double Bay,” he answered. The attraction of the bay for him, and a

parquetry floors, a stone and timber island

growing number of high-end downsizers, was the suburb’s rejuvenated

kitchen and beautiful north-facing gardens.

dining and retail scene, and plenty of people on the streets of all ages. It wasn’t always so for Double Bay. For many years the height of fashion, it lost that title when neighbouring suburbs with large malls took the spotlight. But today, as we discover in our feature story, Double Bay is back. Meanwhile,

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what the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town of Montville has to offer.

Editor: Jen Melocco Jen.Melocco@domain. com.au Editorial producer: Isabelle Chesher Managing editor: Alice Stolz Senior designer: Colleen Chin Quan Graphic designer: Emma Staughton Group picture editor: Kylie Thomson Proofreader: Nicole Bittar Chief editorial & marketing officer: Melina Cruickshank Residential sales: Queensland Brad McLeod, 0429 571 826 New South Wales Jon McConkey 0407 909 739 Victoria & Tasmania Matthew Maasdijk (03) 9249 5295 Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Jeroen van de Peppel 0427 292 797

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FEATURE STORY Double Bay renaissance

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Elizabeth Bay.

Montville on the Sunshine Coast

Listed by Ray White Elizabeth Bay. PAG E 3

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Elizabeth Bay Sydney 2

$5.7 million-$6.2 million

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For sale Agent: Ray White Elizabeth Bay, Ian Campbell 0412 225 993 It’s all about a sophisticated eastern suburbs lifestyle at The Palms, a waterfront security building with communal gardens and a jetty. This northeast apartment has a full-width balcony. There’s also a marble and Miele kitchen with an adjoining sunroom, bespoke joinery and double parking.

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Glenelg North

Applecross

Adelaide

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$3.7 million-$3.9 million

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$4.449 million+

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Expressions of interest: Close July 17

For sale

Agent: Bernard H Booth, Jamie Brown 0413 000 887

Agent: RH Property, Frank Sanchez 0419 367 999

You could dine on the north-facing ocean terrace or sip on a glass of red

Magical sunsets are par for the course at this

in front of a roaring fire on the marina terrace if you called this beachside

elegant property, with a front-row outlook over

property home. The three-level residence offers lift access, two outdoor

the Swan River. Highlights include timber-

kitchens, a Jag kitchen and marble-tiled floors with under-floor heating.

panelled, vaulted ceilings and a heated lap pool.

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Tide turns on the bay FEATURE STORY

The Sydney suburb of Double Bay is once again finding itself in the spotlight as a top lifestyle destination.

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nce considered bound for nothing but faded glory, Double Bay has confounded critics by becoming one of Sydney’s most buzzy and sought-after suburbs.

“You once would have to put on sequins to go there and sit in a fine-dining restaurant,” says Katherine O’Regan, chairwoman of the Double Bay Chamber of Commerce. “But now it offers a far more inclusive experience, with lots of casual outside cafes as well as smart restaurants, bars, excellent shopping and a much greater variety of homes, with a lot of residential development.

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“It’s become a wonderful lifestyle destination and has a much livelier feel and is so much more vibrant. You can now leave the sequins at home.”

Property price increases reflect rising fortunes. The median house price has soared by 72.41 per cent during the past five years to $3.75 million on Domain Group figures, and apartments by 90.67 per cent to a $1.43 million.

“We’ve seen the area improve ever since the Kiaora Lands precinct was opened by the new Woolworths,” says Bart Doff of Laing + Simmons Double Bay, who is selling our feature

apartment. “It’s made a huge difference to the whole of Double Bay.” It started losing its glitz when Westfield Bondi Junction opened in 2004 and shoppers started to drift away. It was labelled ‘’Double Pay’’ because of high prices and, by 2008-9, the retail vacancy rate had slumped to 18 per cent.

But since then there’s been a concerted attempt to reclaim the suburb’s mojo, with a beautification scheme, helped by the InterContinental taking over the old RitzCarlton, a new library, the $100-million Kiaora

Lands precinct and a huge amount of boutiqueapartment development. A new Palace 10-cinema complex has been confirmed and the area has had an influx of new bars and clubs, as nightlife moves from the CBD and Kings Cross.

“It’s become a new haven for party-goers and there’s so much residential and more socialites down there,” says Elliott Placks of Ray White Double Bay. “I think it’s such a nice place to live now that people are leaving Westfield to walk around Double Bay and eat and enjoy the fresh air, and upmarket property.

Sean Poche of Phillips Pantzer Donnelley agrees. “At one point, it lost its appeal, but now there has definitely been a renaissance.”

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Bart Doff, Laing + Simmons Double Bay

“It’s one of only three apartments in the building and is on two levels; more like the size of a house. It also has fabulous waterfront views, yet is very private.”

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For sale: By private treaty Agent: Laing + Simmons Double Bay, Bart Doff 0418 616 600

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The Sunshine Coast Hinterland has plenty to offer everyone, from foodies to art lovers and gardeners alike. B y K ATE FARRE LLY Angus Richards has lived in Sydney, Brisbane,

nominates Terrace Seafood restaurant, Wild

Tasmania and Taiwan, but it was the Sunshine

Rocket at Misty’s Micro Brewery and Altitude

Coast Hinterland – and Montville, in particular –

on Montville as favourites.

that led him to unpack his bags for the last time.

Richards owned and operated the still-thriving

Richards. “There’s tremendous interest from people in the food they buy, so we have a lot of

Sunshine Coast Association. His first reaction

local industries, particularly dairy-based, which

driving through Montville was one of delight.

are very successful.”

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Art lovers are also well-catered for, with

believe we hadn’t discovered the town before.

Richards suggesting there may be more galleries

It’s a fantastic part of the world to live, especially

per square metre in the Hinterland than any other

up on the Blackall Ranges,” he says. “It’s a little

place in Queensland. “The narrative about artists

cooler up here than on the coast and we’ve got

and retreats to the area goes back to the early

the most amazing rich, red volcanic soil right

1900s, it’s always been such a beautiful and

through Montville, so if you’re even remotely

inspiring place to live.”

Nature, food and art

Montville

“We’ve got some amazing food up here, it’s

is now president of the Hinterland Tourism

a gardener, you can make things grow.”

Sunshine Coast

a wonderful area for food production,” says

Clouds of Montville eco resort for 17 years and

“The first time we drove through I couldn’t

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Range of property

Agent: Zeb Realty, Ann Ellison 0433 466 995

Ellison says Montville plays host to an array of

Framed by lush gardens filled with flowering

Richards says the walks and national parks are

high-end property, with a dozen $1 million-plus

shrubs, shade trees and a macadamia orchard,

some of the area’s biggest attractions. “There is

sales since 2014. “There are a lot of special,

the Balmoral homestead is a blend of Australian

an abundance of these ... you can explore from

unique properties, but they are usually tightly

and European influences. It has three large living

Mapleton Falls at the north end to the new

held and don’t come onto the market very often.”

spaces, a stone and gas kitchen with walk-in

Maleny Trail. Mary Cairncross Reserve and the

Most buyers hail from Sydney, Melbourne and

pantry, a wraparound verandah and a pool, and

Rainforest Discovery Centre are also huge

big land holdings in regional Queensland, with

sits on more than five hectares.

attractions in the area.”

the occasional buyer from Perth, Britain and

Zeb Realty agent Ann Ellison says the region offers a superb selection of restaurants and

South Africa.

Richards sums up the town’s appeal like this:

Montville offers superb

wineries, including the hatted restaurant Long

“you’re away from it all but not far from it all

restaurants, walks and

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Apron at Spicers Clovelly Estate. Richards also

either”.

national parks.

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The natural beauty of timber and light create ambience at the Wharfside Residences.

Creative luxury abounds Artistic flair in architecture can set two residences with exactly the same features on two totally different plains.

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wo properties may have the same number of bedrooms and bathrooms, yet in terms of style can be worlds apart.

The creativity behind Wharfside Terraces, on the edge of Melbourne’s Yarra River, is unmistakable. Here, the movement of the water combines with raw maritime colours to produce 11 townhouses with heritage-inspired luxury.

The facade of the terrace residences forms a pattern of hoops and boxes clad in different materials to give each home a unique identity, says Mirvac design director Michael Wiener.

“Each house is individual yet each house is read as a row of townhouses or terraces. Music and architecture are very similar things, ...

Basically there’s a rhythm to that facade and each grouping has its own rhythm,” he says.

Materials used in the exteriors are a nod to Melbourne’s maritime heritage and underline

the individuality of the residences. “A lot of the inspiration came from what was the heritage of the site,” Wiener says. “One thing that’s really special about Yarra’s Edge in particular is the materiality, the authenticity of the materials we’ve used on the buildings [copper, zinc and concrete], elements that really age and patina.”

Inside, the natural beauty of timber and light create ambience. The timber stair-treads and handrail weave up through the building, much like a spiral staircase. An overhead void brings a flood of light into the kitchen below.

There are 11 homes in Wharfside Residences, yet only one remains on the market. All are just 11 metres from the river’s edge, which can be followed on the promenade at the doorstep.

Like the glamorous harbour addresses of Sydney and the waterfront city of Hong Kong, the water is the star of the show here. It served

WHARFSIDE RESIDENCES AT YARRA’S EDGE as the principle stimulus behind the interior and exterior design by Wiener and his team.

“People always ask: ‘what’s your inspiration?’

The site’s your inspiration; the water’s your inspiration; the ability to capture light and to articulate form is your inspiration,” Wiener says.

“The inspiration was really to draw out and to really maximise the unique qualities of the site and to put people in touch with the river, the light and the heritage of the site.

“It’s not often you get such an amazing site – north-facing, waterfront-based around the edge of the CBD – as a blank canvas to do something with. It’s just really exciting to do really highend residences, to create architecture to live in, not to just look at.”

The Wharfside Terraces are part of the lowrise component of Mirvac’s Yarra’s Edge, a waterside community that has been under development for 18 years. It comprises two highrise apartment towers – Forge at 30 levels and Voyager at 43 levels – plus another low-rise offering at the three-storey Cargo Homes.

236 River Esplanade, Docklands Architect and interior design: Mirvac Design Developer: Mirvac Number of apartments: 11 residences. A fourbedroom, threebathroom home remains Internal sizes (square metres): 296 External areas (square metres): 61 Prices: $3.6981 million Car parking: Two Completion: Completed in May 2018 Agent: Mirvac, Janet Walker, 0466 440 863 Open for inspection: Tuesday-Sunday noon5pm, Monday 1pm-5pm

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THE STYLE

“For the design process, the garden and renovation should be done in conjunction with each other.”

SCOTT LEUNG Partner and principal designer of Eckersley Garden Architecture

KEITH BROAD \ ECKERSLEY GARDEN ARCHITECTURE

Above and beyond

green the boundaries and overhead canopies.

Lightweight pergolas and wiring can achieve a canopy without requiring large garden beds.

For landscape designer Scott Leung, gardens act as leafy and tactile house extensions. B y E LICIA M U RR AY

Q: Your thoughts on the rise-and-rise of indoor house plants?

A: It can only be good. They help with people’s wellbeing, as well as air quality. The key is to find

Q: Tell us about your practice.

a construction question, then the garden should

the right plants for the right locations. Over-

A: Eckersley Garden Architecture (E-GA) is a

be done after the renovation. Building trades

watering is the primary killer of indoor plants. If

small Melbourne-based landscape design

don’t get along well with plants.

you are not a plants person and want minimum

practice originally started by Rick Eckersley, who

maintenance, then you need to go for the plants

is still a father figure and mentor to both myself

Q: What’s the most overlooked aspect of

that are close to bulletproof. One (Zanzibar Gem)

and business partner Myles Broad. We pride

garden design?

is even labelled “thrives on neglect”.

ourselves on designing understated gardens that

A: The canopy layer of a garden design is often

are driven by a strong horticultural ethos.

overlooked. Designers will concentrate on built

Q: What does your backyard look like?

Gardens should be an extension of a house.

forms and surfacing, forgetting the canopy

A: As everyone in a design profession knows,

above. There’s nothing worse than sitting outside

their personal designs come second – maybe

in an unprotected area in the heat of summer.

even last. That said, when I do get time to work

Q: What comes first, the garden or the renovation?

Gardens should provide space for relaxing.

on it, my garden still has many of the elements

A: For the design process, the garden and

Q: Any advice for making tiny yards more

that we practise at E-GA. Moving water and

renovation should be done in conjunction with

beautiful?

garden lighting provide relaxed outdoor rooms by

each other. That way you get what you really

A: The vertical elements play a vital part. You

day and night. We even have a couple of chickens

want – a cohesive design. When the garden is left

need to keep the ground clearer so the space

patrolling the rear and side garden with a well-

as an afterthought, the result is disjointed. If it is

isn’t enclosed. Use more climber-based plants to

hidden chook run.

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The epitome of luxury living beckons with this north-facing, modern masterpiece, nestled in exclusive Paradise Waters. Architecturally designed by Bayden Goddard and built by renowned Thomas Hughes Construction, the home is set out over a sprawling 904*m2 block with a wide 33.6* metre waterfrontage. Evoking a sense of timeless elegance, effortless living and entertaining awaits in this immaculate 1,172*m2 turn-key abode, complete with full basement, gymnasium, wine cellar and elevator.

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SUNSHINE COAST – PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS, PREMIUM LOCATION

3 Bed | 3 Bath | 4 Car | 1,371m2

5 Foote Ridge, Buderim Overlooking an expanse of magical blue water that frames the Sunshine Coast, this eco-sustainable home has been designed to take full advantage of its surrounds. Set on 1,371m2, this property has been created with open plan, one-level living in mind and offers the perfect base for those who dream of a lock up and leave lifestyle. Separate living zones including a fully enclosed outdoor entertainment room, three oversized ensuited bedrooms, an office with individual side access and accommodation for 4 vehicles. Plenty of room for the boat or caravan! A tree lined address with no curbing or channelling, Foote Ridge is traditional, premium Buderim ‘on top’ without peer. Easy access to Buderim Village, elite schooling and coastal beaches.

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Architecturally Designed 577m2 family friendly block Seamless indoor/outdoor living Private, tranquil and secure Excellent location close to everything New Farm has to offer!

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Panoramic Ocean Views, Blue Chip Buderim Address Single-Level Solid Construction Three Ensuited Bedrooms Easy Care Gardens Close to Elite Schooling, Shops & Sporting Facilities A Short Drive to Popular Beaches & Major Shopping

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‘Botanica Whitsundays’, Love at First Sight As the ancient iron gates majestically sweep open leading to the ‘Botanica Whitsundays’ grounds, be prepared to fall in love. Decades in the planning and never to be replicated, ‘Botanica Whitsundays’ was designed in the spirit of innovation fusing the classical and new age. The property presents an unparalleled combination: a glamorous private residence in the tropics and/or a lucrative award-winning wedding and event venue. ‘Botanica Whitsundays’, is situated on 5.46 acres with 160 metres of breathtaking Coral Sea frontage.

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119b Botanica Drive Whitsundays AUCTION: 6 August 5:30pm Intercontinental Hotel Double Bay, Sydney Carol Carter 0414 760 305 Joint agent: Jacqui Wa W kerley PRD Nationwide, Whitsundays 0402 649 700