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PRESTIGE THE BEST IN AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY

INTO THE BLUE Dive into beachside living

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Moonee Ponds Melbourne 4

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Expressions of interest: Close October 16 Agent: Alexkarbon Real Estate, Charles Bongiovanni 0414 339 644 Surrounded by Paul Bangay-designed gardens, Think 50 years from now and Grand Designs is hosted by a new-generation

Glenlee is a Queen Anne Gothic Revival residence

Kevin McLeod. The “new Kevin” enters a home last touched in the first 20

built in 1903 and recently renovated under the

years of the 21st century. In the first section of the house he admires the

keen eye of Bagnato Architects. Highlights

high ceilings and period details of the Victorian terrace, then he continues

include a bespoke library with parquetry floors

to the modern open-plan extension at the rear that faces the garden. “This

and a fireplace, a Calacatta marble kitchen with

house is a clear example of a house that has been given an architectural

Gaggenau appliances and a heated pool.

mullet,” says Kevin. Our interior design columnist Dana Tomic-Hughes in YellowTrace looks at the phenomenon of the “architectural mullet” in housing design today – that is, one designed for business at the front

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and relaxing at the back. It’s one that works with our lifestyle, respects

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is much more attractive than the hairstyle it is named after.

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

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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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LIVING IN The beach life in Terrigal O U R COVE R

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Expressions of interest: Close October 21 Agent: Black Diamondz Property Concierge, Barbora Marcinkova 0423 406 273 Enjoy resort-style living at this family estate on an 1815-square-metre block, with a tennis court, swimming pool, rumpus room, designer kitchen with marble benchtops and private upstairs retreat with a terrace.

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Bondi Beach

Noosa North Shore

Sydney

Sunshine Coast

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$7 million-$7.5 million

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Auction: October 13

For sale: By tender

Agent: The Agency, Thomas Heath 0431 654 270

Agent: Reed & Co, Adrian Reed 0409 446 955

The glorious arc of Bondi Beach is the star of the show at this apartment in

Aptly named Eden, this home set on 1.6 hectares,

the landmark Pacific development. Floor-to-ceiling windows make the most

has direct access to the Noosa River and its own

of the views from the living area and main bedroom, which both open to the

lagoon. Five-metre ceilings vie for attention

balcony. There’s a travertine kitchen and an opulent master en suite.

alongside a striking marble kitchen.

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“The connection between the heritage architecture and the new addition is expressed as a singular moment cast in shadow.”

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eritage renovations in densely populated urban contexts are a dime a dozen these days. Maximising the yield and opportunity of a block through a smart extension is usually a primary objective while maintaining respect for the original frontage. It’s an approach I like to refer to as an architectural mullet – business in the front, party in the back.

Highbury Grove House in Melbourne’s innersuburban Prahran – recently transformed by RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN – is defined by a street frontage of Federation-style cottages that are set in orthogonal rows and folded in among leafy suburb gardens. The “business in the front”.

The architects have addressed the building’s laneway that runs along its northern side by

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creating an architectural envelope that orientates the house to the north while maintaining privacy. They’ve partly achieved this by using a single material that has been applied with gusto to the entire new envelope – elegantly proportioned concrete blockwork.

The distinctive character and ornate form of the original house are expressed as a crisp silhouette that sits in perfect tension with the heritage facade. Spotted gum boards replace a decaying timber flooring structure, and original fireplaces, previously neglected, were cleaned up and new hearths placed at their feet.

Then there is the all-important “party in the back”. “The connection between the heritage architecture and the new addition is expressed as a singular moment cast in shadow,” explain

Gilad Ritz and Jean-Paul Ghougassian, founders of the studio in charge of the design.

“The user is squeezed into close contact with concrete walls, causing shortness of breath before a step up into a large hollow volume of open air and light. A catharsis for the senses.”

The new extension is clearly defined by heavyset concrete blockwork walls. Two overlapping planes – the first running the length of the site, sitting below the second that runs perpendicular to the first – rest on one another to delineate the rooms that make up the extension, such as living, dining, kitchen, bedroom and en suite.

“The apertures between the walls create framed views outwards to neighbouring trees or to [the] courtyard garden of swamp banksia and Australian tree ferns,” the architects say.

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The floor is finished in burnished concrete, the perfect foundation for the masonry composition.

As a subtle link to the flooring in the front of the house, spotted gum joinery and pivot doors interrupt the blockwork walls, adding warmth.

The grain of the timber verticals add to the cinematic quality of the overall space.

Highbury Grove House expertly offsets the ethereal medium of light and air against the heaviness and solidity of concrete walls.

The changing sunlight dances across a tightly edited spectrum of surfaces. It’s a proper oldfashioned party of light, proportion and materials, delivering one of the best-looking architectural mullets I’ve seen in ages. yellowtrace.com.au

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TERRIGAL KEN LEANFORE

Close to Sydney and with a host of indoor and outdoor attractions, Terrigal is the ideal getaway. B y K ATE FARRE LLY If there was any doubt that Terrigal was the

views. Since it opened in December, it has hosted

cosmopolitan jewel of the Central Coast, the

twilight markets, live music, art exhibitions and

launch of Central Real’s Elysium development

DJ nights. The drinks menu has an impressive

10 months ago provided further confirmation.

selection of rum, and the menu was designed by

When Elysium hit the market, 62 of the 64 luxury apartments were snapped up in a matter

The great outdoors

more than $3 million. About 70 per cent of

But while the buzz of city style dining and

apartments sold to Central Coast buyers, with

entertainment is a definite drawcard, there are

the remainder to Sydney buyers.

locals who love Terrigal for its outdoor offerings.

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Tania Thompson has lived in Terrigal with her

Terrigal, says the town retains a charming fishing

family for the past 13 years and says the best

village feel but has great amenities.

thing about the area is the great outdoors.

The commercial centre offers a host of eateries

Terrigal

a former Gordon Ramsay protege.

of days, including two penthouses that sold for

Local agent Cathy Baker, of Belle Property

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A runner with the Terrigal Trotters and a

ranging from casual cafes and bars to fine-dining

member of a swimming club and a crossfit gym,

favourites The Reef and The Cowrie. The Crowne

Thompson says the town’s fraternities welcome

Plaza hotel offers live music on weekends, and

all ages and abilities. You can also paddleboard,

For sale

you’ll also find live music at the Terrigal Hotel.

surf and hike.

Agent: Belle Property Terrigal, Cathy Baker

There are fashion and homeware boutiques, day spas and beauty salons.

Among the new businesses in town are Ocean Haus, a surf shop and cafe on Campbell

With kilometres of beach and the celebrated

0414 241 005

Haven sportsfield, residents have no excuse to

With ocean views from an elevated setting, this

stay indoors.

light-filled home with a pool and spa is built for year-round entertaining. There’s a large rumpus

Crescent. Part of the Ocean’s Edge apartment

A perfect weekend retreat

block by Bourke Thomas Property, the cafe

The drive from Sydney to Terrigal takes about 90

plan living spaces upstairs, including a granite

serves Bask coffee, nitro coffee on tap, cold

minutes, which means it’s accessible for buyers

and gas kitchen with breakfast bar seating.

press juices and a range of breakfast and lunch

looking for a weekender, says Baker.

dishes, while also stocking hand-crafted surfboards and top clothing labels.

Mumbo Jumbo’s is a Caribbean-inspired bar and restaurant on the esplanade, with sweeping

room with wet bar on the lower level and open-

“We get a mixture of families, retirees, investors and holiday home buyers, with about 70 per cent

Scenic coastal views

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of those hailing from Sydney,” she says. “It’s hard

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t first the plaque on the Audi R8 RWS Coupe was hugely intimidating – 1 of 999. Surely this could only mean that this was the first car built in a very limited-run and thus much more valuable than my life, or even my licence.

The result was that I spent my first day driving this lairy, scary version of Audi’s fastest and most furious super car as if it were made of Ming vases and powered by pandas on treadmills. And, that’s why I was slightly annoyed when I found that all 999 of these numbered RWS (Rear Wheel Series) Audis have the same “1 of ” badge.

I felt like I’d been taken for a ride, but at least it was in a surprisingly nice car. While it looks like an escapee from yet another Star Wars movie, with its sharp red stripes on fighter-white paint, the R8 is surprisingly easy, even smooth and quiet, to pilot when driven daintily.

Obviously, I was a little more adventurous after that, determined to find out what makes this $299,500 RWS special, and why it costs $67,500 less than the standard, “1 of as many as we can

sell” R8 coupes. The difference, it seems, is what they’ve left out.

All previous sporty Audis have been quattro, or all-wheel drive, and thus notionally safer – or at least grippier – than other sports cars with rearwheel-drive only. That means they get to throw away a lot of unnecessary parts, and this RWS variant is 50 kilograms lighter as well as cheaper.

It still gets the standard R8’s riotous V10 engine, making 397kW and 540Nm, but with two fewer wheels providing grip at launch it’s slightly slower to 100km/h – 3.7 seconds.

Top speed remains a hilarious 320km/h.

What makes this R8 special, however, is the way it corners, or drifts – if you use all that power to get those big rear tyres to break traction.

Doing silly, slidey, sideways things is what big, rear-wheel-drive cars are good at, but you’d really want to try out this R8’s party tricks on a track.

It could be a bit louder, should be with this much engine behind your ears, but refined is Audi’s thing. So this RWS is not unique, but it is the best R8 that Audi has ever made.

For sale Agent: Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty, Carol Carter 0414 760 305 With space to park 20 cars, this home is one for the car enthusiast. It also has glass walled garages, so you can see your cars from outside.

This should also make the process of deciding which one to drive today a lot easier.

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75 LONE HAND LANE EUMUNDI

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VIEWS AND Feel like a change of scenery and lifestyle then “Lillydale” LIFESTYLE could be just the place. This stunning well established home

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FOR SALE PRICE GUIDE $2,750,000 VIEWING INSPECT BY APPOINTMENT

on 30 acres between the village of Eumundi and the thriving township of Cooroy with north facing views to majestic Mt Cooroy and amazing views south along the coastline to Maroochydore and to the Glass House Mountains. Live in peace and serenity amongst the trees, relax by the pool or the tranquil dam, but take a short drive and you can be in cosmopolitan Hastings Street Noosa Heads for great shopping, restaurants, cafes or time at the beach.

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