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NATURE CALLING An adult’s treehouse
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Hamilton Brisbane 84 Markwell Street 5
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Auction: Noon, April 10 Agent: Adcock Prestige, Jason Adcock 0418 727 788 One of the first homes built in Hamilton Hill, this I once was invited to a soiree at the home of a friend of a friend’s in well-
1937 Georgian-style residence comes with French
heeled Castlecrag. Every room of the grand residence on Sydney’s lower
oak and marble floors, artisan tiles, marble
north shore was a visual feast, from the long corridor that led to the private
benchtops and crystal chandeliers. Extensively
main suite with its own hotel-style lobby area to the tiered patio spaces
renovated in 2020, the property includes multiple
build into the escarpment as if floating above sparkling Middle Harbour. But
living spaces, a home office and a landscaped
what had me gobsmacked was the unassuming residential frontage that
garden with a pool.
dramatically evolved with every step into the house, as it opened up and out into the lush bush canopy. This week’s feature story property reminds me of that home and you can just imagine the singing birds that would perch along the railing of its dining room, which is designed like a deep balcony bringing the outdoors in. It’s an architectural masterpiece that is one with nature.
O U R COVE R 94 Sugarloaf Crescent, Castlecrag. Listed by The Agency North PAG E 6
Editor: Josephine Huynh josephine.huynh@ domain.com.au Editorial producer: Paige Tonna Group picture editor: Kylie Thomson Senior designer: Colleen Chin Quan Graphic designer: Nicole Gauci National managing editor: Alice Stolz Chief marketing officer: Rebecca Darley Chief executive officer: Jason Pellegrino
HOT PROPERTY
DESIGN DIGEST Forever pieces for the home
FEATURE STORY A sanctuary in the treetops
DREAM HOMES Come home to hinterland heaven
THE PROPERTY INVESTOR Hotspots from across the country
Residential sales: Queensland Brad McLeod 0429 571 826 New South Wales Belinda Sinclair 0414 580 903 Victoria & Tasmania Ray van Veenendaal 0438 279 870 Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Jeroen van de Peppel 0427 292 797 Digital edition Visit domain.com.au/ digitaledition
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Bronte Sydney 42 Gardyne Street $23 million-$25 million
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Auction: 6pm, April 7 Agent: Highland Double Bay, William Manning 0409 385 815 Capturing views over Bronte Beach to Mackenzies Point, this three-level home with spa courtyard offers 641 square metres of living, including a limestone kitchen, a media room and a fully self-contained apartment on the ground floor.
Swansea
Sanctuary Cove
Tasmania 4 Bluff Circle
Gold Coast 5403 Pebble Lane
$1.75 million +
$4.5 million
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Agent: McGrath Launceston, Josh Hart 0447 788 335
Agent: Phillis Real Estate Queenslands,
This impressive home claims a rare beachfront position with views over
Alex Phillis 0411 600 300
Great Oyster Bay to The Hazards mountain range. Highlights include the
Fronting the Coomera River, this Hamptons-
double-height ceiling in the living room, the well-equipped granite kitchen
inspired home comes with a heated pool and spa,
and the upper-level main bedroom retreat with a balcony.
a waterside sunset lounge and plenty of space.
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DESIGN DIGEST
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STORY ARC
MODERN ROCKER Inspired by mid-century airport lounge seating and
A true statement
’70s car interiors, the Gus GT Rocker is a contemporary take on the classic
piece with its colossal,
rocking chair. It has a powder-coated frame with architecturally styled
arched metal stand,
cushions upholstered in two colourways. mcoproperty.com.au
the Ozz Floor Lamp was designed by Paolo Cappello and Simone Sabatti for Italian furniture brand Miniforms, beginning at its concrete base and ending in its luminous lampshade. jrf.com.au
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Embracing nature A feat of both architecture and engineering, this multilevel Castlecrag house makes the most of its environment. B y PAU L B E S T
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ydney architect Ellen Woolley doesn’t shirk a challenge. Often her projects involve more than one, whether she’s tackling extreme topography, bushfire and heritage issues, environmental conservation or sustainability. And she makes sure she leaves something exquisite in a place of beauty and joy. This multilevel stunner in Castlecrag, on Sydney’s well-heeled lower north shore, is no exception. The concrete, glass and timber house – completed in 2020 and shortlisted for the Australian Institute of Architects’ House of the Year in 2021 – was built on a 4.5-metre wide rocky plateau between sheer sandstone cliff faces, overlooking a giant angophora tree in the backyard and a thick bush canopy beyond. “This was one of the more challenging sites I’ve ever had to work with,” Woolley says. The complexity of the block required the concrete slab walls to be precast and craned into place. Thumping cantilevers were also used to extend the house’s floor space – the top-level dining room reaching over the cliff line is the best example of this. The configuration of the site also meant the house had to be split into a three-storey structure on the north face and two storeys on
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the south, tied by a void running through the core of the building. “It’s a mean feat of engineering,” Woolley says. But the sublime brilliance of the design doesn’t lie simply in how Woolley has overcome the constraints of a tricky location but rather how she has turned them to her advantage. On the street-level top floor, the main kitchen and dining areas suspend you above the canopy “like a bird’s perch in the treetop”, while the living room opens fully up, like a verandah. Both create a close private connection with the bush and the angophora (Woolley describes it as the house’s “big living heart”), distancing you from the surrounding neighbourhood and the sense of the everyday. The floors below are similarly private. One level down, there are a semi-open study, rumpus zone and second bedroom and, down again, bathrooms and more bedrooms, the main with an en suite and walk-in wardrobe. The U-shape of the house, around the plateau, means these private spaces and nooks form a calming interior. “The owners lived in Japan, so inside it’s shoes off at the door and a very mindful engagement with your environment,” says Woolley.
In contrast, strikingly sculptural steel and timber staircases linking the floors are designed like a dynamic streetscape to circulate people through the home, generating theatre, communication and measures of interaction. “The building itself is lovely societally,” she adds. Woolley has also incorporated sustainability into her design, particularly as the owners have backgrounds in environmental science. She points out the concrete walls were constructed with a thermal layer sandwiched between them, effectively converting them into “giant Eskys” to maintain comfortable temperatures. Additionally, a green roof was laid over the living room, and the 250-million-year-old bedrock, which maintains a constant temperature, was retained as flooring. Woolley says it’s about “doing less once, well”, which is in itself sustainable. More than this, she says she is embracing the progressive idea of biophilic living: “We get healthy and happy from having a genuine connection with our environment and it can produce things like calm, respite and regeneration not only for everything around us but for us, as well. We don’t do enough of this as architects or humans right now.”
Castlecrag
Rick Woodward, The Agency North
Sydney 94 Sugarloaf Crescent $5 million
“I’ve never seen a house on the lower north shore like it. It’s a true sanctuary … generating a lot of interest among buyers who’ve never considered this family-friendly area in the past.”
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Auction: 11am, April 9 Agent: The Agency North, Rick Woodward 0414 592 514
Hover your camera over the code to see Domain listings in Castlecrag
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Hinterland downsizer DREAM HOMES
This captivating home is just 10 minutes from Burleigh Heads but a world away from the hustle and bustle. B y PAIG E TO N NA
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f all the homes up for grabs on the Gold Coast – prized for its multistorey houses and flashy penthouse apartments – perhaps none leave such a captivating first impression as Il Ruscello. Catch a glimpse inside and it’s little wonder this hinterland acreage is gaining the attention of local downsizers and out-of-state buyers. Tucked away in a secluded street in Tallebudgera Valley, this contemporary singlestorey home offers a rare opportunity to own a slice of paradise within the Gold Coast’s frontier and fully embrace the close connection it provides to the great outdoors. It’s difficult to imagine that less than five years ago the block was just a parcel of land close to the Annabel Creek. When the sellers purchased the land in 2019, they called upon Burleigh Heads-based designer Stuart Osman and his team to create their dream empty-nester home to accommodate their changing lifestyle. Osman spared no expense in fulfilling their wishes and, in doing so, constructed a visual
masterpiece in which every corner exudes luxury and tranquillity. Selling agent Scott Keatley of Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty believes the glamour and level of detail found throughout make it stand out on the market. “It’s elegant, simple design is well-considered and crafted, and filled with carefully chosen finishes that give it this beautiful atmosphere,” he says. Once you’ve stepped inside onto the fine American oak timber floors, you’ll notice how harmoniously the rooms flow into each other, guiding you to the outdoor deck and glass mosaic tiled pool through a glass cavity slider feature door. In the kitchen, the calacatta marble island benchtop is fitted with brushed brass joinery and custom built-in cabinetry, complemented by high-end appliances. Each bedroom has 100 per cent New Zealand Bremworth wool carpet and the main has builtin wardrobes and an en suite featuring a freestanding stone bath.
For a home that is roughly 230 square metres internally, you won’t feel tight for space as the living areas are designed to be comfortable and for entertaining. As winter approaches, the new owners will particularly enjoy the French-made Cheminees Philippe fireplace that is perfectly positioned to warm up the entire home. It’s hard to believe a home like this is only minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the Gold Coast and the premium lifestyle the city offers. “It’s under 10 minutes to get to Burleigh Heads, and while it’s in this lovely pocket of the valley, it’s not too deep that it becomes inaccessible,” says Keatley. “It’s close to all of the Gold Coast’s beaches, parks and amenities making it easy to access everything that makes the area loved. “And yet, it’s tucked along the creek and has this charming hinterland vibe, giving it a rural feel despite being five to 10 kilometres from the city centre. It’s a lovely part of the world.” As Keatley runs his expressions-of-interest campaign for the property, the known acreage specialist believes the home will be best suited to other downsizers, many of whom want to escape the city confines and immerse themselves in the natural landscape. There’s one thing he knows for sure: the new owners will never tire of Il Ruscello and the lifestyle that accompanies it.
Tallebudgera Valley Gold Coast 70 Monday Drive $3 million +
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Three wise regional options Property analyst Terry Ryder reveals his favourite spots for investment in NSW, Victoria and Queensland. B y SU E WILLIAMS
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The NSW regional centre of Tamworth is undergoing a significant transformation.
ouses in regional Australia have experienced outstanding capital growth, and there’s no end yet in sight. There’s also a well-documented shortage of property to lease in many of the areas, with rents on a similarly steep upward trajectory. “But investors need to choose wisely,” advises national property analyst Terry Ryder, the founder of hotspotting.com.au. “You need a number of factors, like affordability, a strong and diverse local economy, and a healthy infrastructure spend by governments. “If you’re missing any one of those, like the diverse economy, then it’ll be an investment that’s much more vulnerable and high risk.” After crunching all the numbers, lifestyle trends, and infrastructure projects both underway and proposed, Ryder has favourite spots for investment in each state and territory. In NSW, for instance, he favours the country music capital of Tamworth in the north-east. Its median house price, according to the most recent Domain House Price Report, sits at $410,000, rising 9.3 per cent over the past year.
Moreover, the city is undergoing a significant transformation into a transport hub and a centre for many renewable energy projects. “We don’t rely solely on mining or any single industry but have a lot of different types of businesses and industries here,” says Justine
“Brisbane has been, arguably, the hottest market in Australia.” Reilly of PRD Tamworth. “For those wanting to live here, it is a great place, but there’s simply not enough rental property available. The vacancy rate is down to about 1.5 per cent, and there’s so much more demand than supply.” In Victoria, Ryder sees the City of Brimbank in Melbourne’s western suburbs, between 10 and
20 kilometres from the CBD, as another hotspot for investors. Again, its relatively low house price point of $700,000 – compared with other areas of the city – and its university campuses, spending on roads and rail links, and repurposing of industrial areas into residential zones increase the attraction. It also has an acute shortage of rental accommodation. “Every time one comes up, it’s snapped up immediately,” says Cherie Fox, property manager at Fox Real Estate in the area. “There’s a particular shortage of four-bedroom homes. “We often achieve more than the rental asking price. One we were asking $500 a week, but someone offered us $600 because they were just so desperate to find something.” In Queensland, Ipswich, 40 kilometres west of Brisbane, with a median house price of $430,000, wins Ryder’s vote. “Brisbane has been, arguably, the hottest market in Australia, and Ipswich is the cheapest part of that market,” he says. “It has a lot to offer, it’s seen a massive uplift in sales in the last 12-18 months, and we expect major price rises.” Ipswich Real Estate principal Dylan Ansems agrees. He says the vacancy rate is now less than 1 per cent, signalling a real dearth of rental properties. “We’re getting 30 to 40 people coming to every house viewing and 50 applications for every property,” he says. “Rents have gone up from $360 or $370 a week 12 months ago to $450 to $470 now. It’s a really hot market, for sure.”
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23 Bay Street | Patonga Patonga Beachfront Bliss! 5 Beds 3 Bath 3 Car
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Auction
On site Saturday 23rd April at 2:15pm, if not sold prior
View
As advised or by appointment
Agent
Stuart Gan 0456 786 586 stuart@coastrealty.com.au Daniela Sanna 0431 486 552 daniela@coastrealty.com.au
Office Email
4339 8074 enquiries@coastrealty.com.au
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Contact for a Private Viewing Eoghan Murphy 0421 197 720 Michael Kollosche 04111 888 15
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It’s the quintessential coastal sanctuary you’ve longed for, nestled in one of the Gold Coast’s most iconic streets. Set out over three immaculate levels and showcased by flawless Blackbutt, Travertine and hand-cut Sandstone finishes, here sweet simplicity meets modern luxury. Infused with sunshine, each level exudes inviting comfort and warmth, with no shortage of areas for relaxation or entertaining. A lower level rumpus room, bathed in natural light, links with an outdoor poolside haven, while the second level is where the whole family will relish gathering together. Cosy up in the comfy living area and gourmet kitchen with stone island bench and soak up the sparkling Pacific Ocean views or retreat to the top floor, where the ultimate rooftop area awaits. Equipped to handle either indoor or outdoor gatherings, it’s bookended by both ocean and hinterland views. Similarly, each of the four ensuited bedrooms continue to capture the serenity of this home with their neutral palette and are set under soaring 9ft ceilings. *approximate
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COLLAROY 25 Jamieson Parade
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PERFECT FAMILY HOME IN DRESS CIRCLE ADDRESS • Dual level family home set in prestigious enclave of 'Collaroy Valley'
FOR SALE
• Prized N/E rear aspect, the perfect entertaining home ready to enjoy
VIEW Wednesday 11am - 11.30am Saturday 11am - 11.30am Saturday 1pm - 1.30pm
• High ceilings, crisp white interiors, blend of timber & carpeted floors • Formal & casual living & dining zones, sweeping entertainer terrace
xx 9982 3553 Steve Witt 0403 266 381 Jo Morrison 0419 018 259
• Established gardens, lush level lawns & solar heated swimming pool
belleproperty.com/62P4346
383 Esplanade Henley Beach
Expressions of Interest by Thursday 28th April @ 4pm (USP) Price $4.5M - $4.95M
foxrealestate.com.au
Mark Conway mark@foxprojects.net.au 0452 584 600
“ABSOLUTTE” An iconic beachfront masterpiece. Influenced by the shaping and reshaping of the foreshore, “Absolutte” is an oasis of tranquillity resting as a pure gem of modern luxury in harmony with nature. Lares Homes will soon bring this vision to life with meticulous craftsmanship.
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INFINITY PENTHOUSE NOOSA’S NEWEST MOST LUXURIOUS RESIDENCE Discover the spectacular life of luxury you deserve in this sublime riverfront retreat. Impeccably crafted by renowned Chris Clout to capture the essence of Noosa living. • • • •
Sparkling river views from almost every room Sleek integrated chef’s kitchen with high-end appliances Glass-edge “sky pool” with sensational views Open plan living with multiple dining options and seamless indoor-outdoor flow
LISA MCKENZIE
0417 776 361
D A V I D C O N O L LY
0438 259 956
AUCTION
Saturday 23 April 2022 On-site 3.00pm
VIEW
Saturday 10-10.30 am
07 5447 2451
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