Mansion Magazine September 2019

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GOld Standard Melbourne’s Eureka moment

Hayman Island Resort residences

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Contents

South Yarra: page 34 1 3 l u x u r y masonic lodge conversions, Gold coast penthouse, manly waterfront 1 6 cov E r story

melbourne’s Eureka tower is a golden opportunity for buyers

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sleight of hand in suburban brisbane delivers simple beauty

2 2 d o l l y l E n z the rise of mega homes and their record-breaking prices 2 6 H a y m a n i s l a n d buyers are being lured to the resort’s private residences 2 8 s t m o r i t z st kilda’s three-tower gamble is proving a huge success 3 0 E l i z a b E t H bay

in the gracious harbourside enclave a view is a must

3 2 p i t t w a t E r a house at Great mackerel beach reinterprets the beach shack 3 4 s o u t H ya r r a society architect marcus martin left a legacy of fine homes 3 6 r i v E r m E a d a once-neglected estate has become a haven for horse lovers 3 8 c o u r t ya r d H o m E s reviving an age-old way to link indoors with out 40 noosa the apartment market in the coastal tourism hotspot is streets ahead 4 3 m a n s i o n G l o b a l cornwall manor, moroccan luxury, italian villa 4 4 b a c k p a G E a sydney monument to spanish mission style architecture 4 7 i n t E r i o r s a bold reinvigoration of an inner-city melbourne terrace 5 6 p r o d u c t s animal spirits and patterns from nature create a splash 5 8 d E s i G n c l a s s i c s marc newson’s distinctive Embryo chair nExt issuE:

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Editor lisa allen Contributing editor jonathan chancellor Interiors editor david meagher Art director samantha yates Writers joel robinson sam duncan rosanne barrett mackenzie scott Chief sub editor deirdre blayney Picture editor christine westwood Advertising michael thompson tel. 61 2 9288 3630 michael.thompson2@news.com.au

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on tHE covEr the entrance to the lavish penthouse on the 86th floor of the spectacular Fender katsalidis-designed Eureka tower in melbourne’s southbank

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Editor’s letter with spring upon us, agents are pinning their hopes on a late pick-up in listings coupled with the prospect of spectacular price rises across some suburbs. some commentators are even crowing about 6 per cent-plus price increases in the first few weeks of september. in Queensland’s stunning whitsundays, not only has the newly renovated Hayman island opened for business, its owner mulpha is also marketing its $10 million-plus beach villas designed by the late, great architect kerry Hill. two captains of industry have already bought in.

Elsewhere in our september issue, we look at a moroccan villa as well as a Georgian-style manor in cornwall. closer to home, we investigate the design brief for tim Gurner’s $550 million, three-tower apartment complex st moritz, which has attracted some high-flying buyers, by talking to its architects, including the acclaimed karl Fender. writer rosanne barrett reports on the growing interest in timeless courtyard houses, while in the Gold coast hinterland, mackenzie scott looks at a polo estate that has been beautifully redeveloped by its owners, tim and karin Gordon. jamie durie talks to architect jonathan ward about a brisbane home that “flips the model of the classic Queenslander on its head”. However, jamie puts a different spin on exclusivity: “i have always said that if you can walk into your garden naked then that’s true exclusivity,” he writes. a big thank you to all the hardworking agents, developers and architects who helped put this issue of Mansion Australia together.

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With a majestic design reminiscent of grand European architecture, this home presents numerous traditional features in a modern context. The list of lavish highlights includes a renovated gourmet kitchen with commercial fridge and WOLF appliances, river facing living areas and a gorgeous master bedroom with enormous walk-in robe and his-and-her ensuite. Spread over 1,473m2 and with a 32m frontage, this expansive property has 2x deep water mooring pontoons as well as space for entertaining, with a limestone pergola, landscaped grounds and a riverside swimming pool.

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The Camp, Rosedale NSW A delightfully sheltered hideaway, The Camp is nestled within 50 acres (20 ha) of magnificent spotted gum bushland on a scenic headland between Batemans Bay and Moruya. Cascading down and surrounding a gorgeous secluded beach just a three minute walk away, the property is both world class and unique. The residence is composed of a collection of six pavilions set in breathtaking natural beauty. Each designed to serve different functions, the superb structures accommodate five bedrooms, a kitchen and dining space, living area, and art studio. The buildings are carefully positioned in a creatively lit terraced garden of burrawang ferns bordered by rammed-earth walls, which provide privacy for each pavilion. They are arranged around open courtyards, creating a relaxed, alfresco living environment. The beautiful tree canopy overhead adds to the undisturbed and sequestered nature of the estate. The property is about 20 minutes from the two seaside towns, one of which has an airport.

Canberra lies within two hours’ drive and a flight from Sydney takes 40 minutes.

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The penthouse in the modern Central South Yarra apartment tower has been listed with $10 million hopes. It’s been the home of Michael Fox, whose firm Little Projects built the 30-level, 367-apartment tower in 2015. It was designed by Rothelowman in collaboration with Plus Architecture. The 660sq m penthouse has a fitout by Mim Design, with fully automated technology. All the main rooms have iPad-controlled Sonos speakers, and there’s keypad entry to the apartment and carpark, which has garaging for nine cars. Each of the four bedrooms has its own ensuite and walk-in wardrobe. There’s an adults’ retreat with bar, separate formal and informal living areas, and a lap plunge pool.

Christie’s International Prestige Homes of Victoria agents Sean Cussell and Natalie Frid have the listing.

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There’s $20 million hopes for a luxury deep waterfront on kurraba Point.

The Agency’s Scott Thornton is marketing the property in conjunction with knight Frank agent Adam Ross. The three-level Sydney Harbour home on 1565sq m traded for $9.4 million in 2006. complete with glass walls and 180-degree water views, it has five upper-level bedrooms, with the master located at the front to take in the views from the terrace. Living spaces are on the ground level, and include a media room and home office. down by the water are two boathouses, a slipway, jetty, a tennis court and a swimming pool.

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A newly built luxury waterfront home on Manly’s Bruce Avenue has been listed for sale for the first time. The property last traded for $4.7 million in 2015, when it was sold as a 1960s duplex. owners John Borzi and wife Suzanne quickly built a four-level glass mansion designed by local architecture firm chrofi. one of the few freestanding absolute waterfronts in Manly, the recently completed 550sq m home cost around $3 million to build. It has five bedrooms and a temperature-controlled, glass-fronted wine cellar with adjoining wine lounge. The level rear lawn has direct access to Little Manly Beach. The home been listed with Rowe Partners Manly agents Jake Rowe and nathan Tse, with a price guide of $15 million to $16.5 million.

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the the Burradoo Burradoo residence residence ashdown ashdown has has been been listed listed for for sale sale by by children’s children’s clothing clothing doyenne doyenne terry terry Berry, Berry, with with aa $3.25 $3.25 million million asking asking price price through through di di Jones Jones real real Estate.

Estate. the the gated gated 4000sq 4000sq m m werrington werrington street street estate estate has has been been renovated renovated to to create create aa charming charming southern southern Highlands Highlands home. home. with with aa fresh fresh white white and and black black exterior, exterior, the the compact compact four-bedroom four-bedroom property property features features formal formal rooms rooms with with an an open open fire. fire. doors doors all all the the way way around around open open onto onto terraces terraces and and landscaped landscaped gardens. gardens.

Burradoo Burradoo has has seen seen 14 14 sales sales above above $2 $2 million million since since christmas, christmas, topping topping out out at at $4.1 $4.1 million. million. aiming aiming for for aa consecutive consecutive record, record, Burradoo Burradoo House, House, aa recently recently upgraded upgraded 1920s 1920s residence, residence, remains remains listed listed by by tourism tourism entrepreneur entrepreneur rose rose deo deo through through knight knight Frank Frank agent agent deborah deborah cullen. cullen. deo’s deo’s $5.38 $5.38 million million purchase purchase in in late late 2017 2017 stands stands as as the the highest highest price price ever ever paid paid for for aa home home in in Burradoo.

Burradoo. nestled nestled on on 1ha 1ha of of parkland, parkland, itit comes comes with with six six bedrooms, bedrooms, four four bathrooms, bathrooms, aa library library and and an an EnglishEnglishstyle style two-storey two-storey glass glass conservatory. conservatory. the the grounds grounds include include aa pool pool and and cabana. cabana.

The The Marquis Marquis on on Main Main penthouse penthouse at at Queensland’s Queensland’s Main Main Beach, Beach, built built over over four four levels levels complete complete with with an an internal internal lift, lift, has has aa $5.95 $5.95 million million asking asking price price through through Queensland Queensland Sotheby’s Sotheby’s agents agents Kim Kim Sharpe Sharpe and and Lana Lana Faulkner.

Faulkner. With With views views to to the the Pacific Pacific Ocean, Ocean, Gold Gold Coast Coast hinterland hinterland and and the the city city skyline, skyline, itit has has four four bedrooms, bedrooms, each each with with an an ensuite. ensuite. The The apartment apartment also also has has aa heated heated saltwater saltwater pool pool with with spa spa and and aa four-car four-car garage, garage, with with aa total total of of 862sq 862sq m m of of indoor indoor and and outdoor outdoor space. space. The The Peak Peak Avenue Avenue high-rise, high-rise, constructed constructed by by listed listed developer developer FKP FKP Property, Property, isis aa residents-only residents-only building, building, with with concierge-style concierge-style management management and and aa lighted lighted tennis tennis court court in in the the grounds. grounds. Plastic Plastic surgeon surgeon Dr Dr Ian Ian MacDougall MacDougall and and his his wife wife Peta Peta purchased purchased the the penthouse penthouse off off the the plan plan for for $4.5 $4.5 million million in in 2003 2003 and and are are now now downsizing downsizing to to Currumbin Currumbin Valley.

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Riverfront grandeur a a sprawling sprawling riverfront riverfront home home in in the the pricey pricey inner-Brisbane inner-Brisbane suburb suburb of of Bulimba Bulimba has has been been listed. listed. the the mcconnell mcconnell street street riverfront, riverfront, inspired inspired by by grand grand European European architecture, architecture, has has six six ensuited ensuited bedrooms, bedrooms, aa media media room room and and aa lounge lounge with with aa bar. bar. the the outdoor outdoor entertaining entertaining area area isis the the hub hub of of the the home, home, with with the the Brisbane Brisbane river river and and Hamilton Hamilton Hill Hill as as its its backdrop. backdrop. the the 1475sq 1475sq m m landscaped landscaped grounds grounds feature feature aa limestone limestone pergola pergola and and aa riverside riverside pool. pool.

Place Place Bulimba Bulimba agent agent sarah sarah Hackett Hackett has has the the listing. listing. Bulimba Bulimba waterfront waterfront homes homes are are tightly tightly held, held, although although there there have have been been two two big big sales sales in in the the past past 12 12 months. months. late late last last year year aa vacant vacant 1635sq 1635sq m m house house site site on on mcconnell mcconnell street street sold sold for for $5.65 $5.65 million million to to the the sydney-based sydney-based Brad Brad Hunt Hunt of of the the Primo Primo smallgoods smallgoods family. family. Earlier Earlier this this year year aa Quay Quay street street home home approved approved for for demolition demolition sold sold for for $5.4 $5.4 million million to to Brisbane Brisbane accountant accountant nick nick chancellor. chancellor.

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masonic lodges, built across sydney around a century ago as private venues in which freemasons could meet, have over the past few decades attracted some creative thinkers keen to convert them into to grand residences. watsons Bay boasted the highlight conversion, its 1920s masonic Hall becoming one of the best-known designer homes of sydney. the lodge was built on the site of the former Gap Hotel, which later became the town hall. it hit headlines in 2015 when thenprominent fashion designer collette dinnigan and her entrepreneur husband Bradley cocks bought it for $6.25 million. it was sold by James Packer’s former right-hand man matthew “ched” csidei and his lawyer wife lauren roscoe, who had undertaken its initial styling after paying $2.7 million for the property in 2005. the Gap road mansion, which has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a swimming pool, last traded for $9 million in 2016. it has since had a $5 million upgrade by Justin and dom Hind, co-founders of witH collective digital advertising agency. the property has been listed with $15 million hopes through ray white trG agents Gavin rubinstein and Evan williams.

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Artistic endeavour The former Newtown Masonic Hall, which has been a threedecade long project for artist Tom Arthur and his wife Sandra, recently sold after seeking a suburb record $5.5 million through The Agency’s Ben Collier. The couple paid $255,000 for the Station Street property in 1987, buying it from Hugh L. MacReady, who ran a furniture business on nearby King Street. The grand triple-storey building, built in 1934 with an inter-war free classical architectural style facade, was converted into two self-contained levels and a basement artist’s studio.

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Prestige on the water Te Moana, one of the biggest homes on the Gold Coast’s Broadwater, has been listed for sale with record-setting hopes. The impressive home on Monaco Street sold for a suburb record $11 million in 2016, when it was known as Villa Cantorocca. Built in the 1980s, it was once owned

by Gold Coast industrialist George Stratigos and later by well-known horse breeder John Hutchins and his wife, Fu-Mei. Now Sonja Smith, agent with Luxure The Property People Isle of Capri, has a $13.75 million price tag on the property and says it’s an opportunity to own one of the most prestigious homes on the Gold Coast. It spans 1300sq m of interior living space on a vast 3295sq m block, one of the biggest on the dress-circle street.

Surrounded by tropical gardens with water features and a 17m resort-style pool, the home has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a home office, a wine cellar and a six-car garage. A number of outdoor entertaining terraces, one with a barbecue kitchen, look out to 43m of Main River frontage, where there’s a 15m pontoon. The family has decided to relocate closer to their extended families and where their children attend school.

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The penthouse on Eureka’s 86th floor, listed by entrepreneur Anthony Podesta

ureka tower transfigured high-rise apartment living in melbourne on its completion in 2006, and not just for its 556 apartment owners. some 13 years on, the 86-level Fender katsalidis-designed tower will soon be rebadged as the city’s second-tallest residential building. when it was built by the Grollo developer family, in a joint venture with architect nonda katsalidis and millionaire investor tab Fried, it was the tallest residential apartment in the world. then-Victorian premier steve Bracks, who unveiled a plaque on the 88th floor when it was officially opened in late 2006, proclaimed the tower would stand out on the skyline, just as similar landmarks do in places such as new york, tokyo or shanghai. set close to the yarra river in southbank, Eureka still holds a place among the world’s tallest towers, ranking at 16th, with the proliferation of taller towers over the past 13 years mostly occurring in the middle-East and the us. Eureka’s newest rival, however, will be just 250m away. as it heads ever upwards, australia 108 at 70 southbank Boulevard will be melbourne’s tallest tower when the last residents move in on its completion in 2020. at 319m, it will be the seventh-tallest tower in the world, but some local estate agents believe Eureka will retain its status as the state’s best.

“Eureka took melbourne high-rise to another level,” rt Edgar albert Park agent Gerald Betts says, suggesting the building’s exterior design sets it apart from other residential towers. “the other buildings are just glass towers without any difference,” he says. the design means there are fewer apartments on each floor, which makes it a little special too, Betts says. He recalls that when Fender katsalidis designed Eureka the architecture firm had an emerging “cult following” keen to buy its product. “Buyers wanted to be in melbourne’s highest building,” he says, noting that most were locals and owner-occupiers.

Betts says the change in melbourne’s buyer demographics will see australia 108 in the hands of large numbers of overseas buyers – meaning more tenants than owner-occupiers. “Eureka is better positioned, on the river side of city road,” he adds. one of Eureka’s distinctive exterior features that set it apart from many other apartment complexes was its contribution to the streetscape: a unique art installation scales the building. the bee sculpture installation was created by sculptor richard stringer after architect nonda katsalidis saw the original sculptures in stringer’s studio and commissioned a large-scale version. the bee sculptures, made from anodised aluminium sheeting, were installed in 2007, and their golden finish complements the golden glass apex of the building, where the top 10 levels have gold-plated glass windows.

Earlier this year a queen bee, also from stringer’s workshop, was installed above Eureka’s front entrance. lord mayor sally capp turned on the lights on all the bees for the first time. the tower was first proposed in 1999, with construction under way on riverside Quay by 2001. the site had been owned by katsalidis and adrian

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Clockwise from top left: The 82nd-level living area and bedroom of Elias Jreissati’s apartment; the 73rd-level living and dining space of Sam Jreissati’s apartment, and views across Melbourne

Valmorbida from the Valmorbida family of the lavazza coffee fortune. it was named after the Eureka stockade, the rebellion that took place during the 1850s Victorian gold rush. the building’s gold crown represents the gold rush and the red stripe on the exterior signifies the blood spilt during the revolt. Elements of the stockade’s famous flag have been incorported in the building exterior, and its white horizontal stripes recall the markings on a surveyor’s measuring staff. the latest of the tower’s apartment to hit the market is a fullfloor unit on the 82nd floor. Betts has a price guide of $22 million.

Belonging to property developer Elias Jreissati, the apartment won the Gold award for residential interior design at the 2014 melbourne design awards. the interiors are by French interior architects Fitt de Felice and melbourne-based molecule studio. access to the 675sq m apartment is through a private lift foyer, where a Venetian stucco hallway leads to the accommodation wing to the west and the living wing to the east. there are five bedrooms, all with a luminosa marble ensuite and walk-in wardrobes. there’s also a custom-fitted home office with its own boardroom and a home theatre. the kitchen, which has a full butler’s pantry, 1400-bottle wine cellar storage and its own sparkling water tap, meets the formal living and dining space and sitting room with cocktail bar.

Jreissati and his wife colleen aren’t going far, opting to downsize to their level-85 apartment in the tower, the last remaining empty shell. they have commissioned molecule studio to create a more modest two-bedroom home.

Jreissati has had a love affair with luxury apartments in Fender katsalidis-designed blocks. He previously owned the Hmas Port melbourne penthouse, selling it earlier this year for $16 million.

He is not the only one in the family with a passion for Eureka.

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daughter sam, managing director of the family’s levantine Hill winery, lives in an apartment on level-73. it is the second apartment she has owned in the tower. she has reluctantly listed it as she is off to toorak, where she bought the former home of accc chairman Graeme samuel following the birth of her daughter. the half-floor apartment, just one of seven in the building is listed with Gerald Betts with revised hopes of $8 million. it spans 300sq m and has three ensuited bedrooms and a study, along with a formal lounge and dining area. sam Jreissati paid $4.75 million for the apartment last year. she was upgrading at the time, having sold her 69th-floor apartment for $2.7 million. she had rented in the tower before buying. the true showpiece penthouse in Eureka, spanning the whole of the top level on the 86th floor, is still for sale on listing websites, having been first listed in 2016. it belongs to entrepreneur anthony Podesta and his wife kerrie, who bought it as a shell from developer daniel Grollo. the four-bedroom apartment took more than two and a half years to fit out. it features the only fireplace in the tower, as well as a home theatre. it had an $18 million price on its 2016 and 2017 marketing campaigns but there’s no current price indication. initial prices in Eureka ranged from $420,000 for one-bedroom apartments off the plan to $7 million. the australia 108 tower saw its initial prices range from $500,000 to $25 million for the penthouse. it is being completed in stages, with early occupants having moved in to the lower levels. construction is currently up to the mid-80s level. the building’s name, height and top floor all contain the number 8, which has traditional asian sassociations with prosperity, abundance and security. the building is likely to complement the Eureka tower architecturally, complete with gold flash. Fender katsalidis, who

designed both, has installed a star-shaped sky lobby on levels 70 and 71 that will have two full floors of private amenity, including a sky lounge, private dining room and two pools 210m above street level. the lobby star, which “bursts” 9m beyond the building, was inspired by the commonwealth star on the australian flag. there are also spas, a gym, sky lounge, library, cinema and a golf driving range, some of which are being located on level 12. the project is being constructed by multiplex and developed by world class Global, a subsidiary of the singapore developer aspial corporation, which bought the site for $42 million in 2013. the seller was a consortium that included nonda katsalidis, investor adrian Valmorbida and developer Benni aroni, who represented the watersun syndicate. katsalidis saw the tremendous potential for the developers “to shape melbourne’s skyline with their own brush”. only a few apartments in australia 108 remain unsold. they include a two-level apartment beginning on the 90th level, listed for $10 million through knight Frank. designed by stellar 90, it features a limestone kitchen and scullery and three master bedrooms. a long fireplace upstairs is positioned next to the wine cellar, library and media room. katsalidis has long said he was proud that Eureka was regarded “as part of the fabric of life in central melbourne”. Given that, “we wanted to recreate elements of what we had achieved at Eureka and apply it to 70 southbank Boulevard,” he says. the australia 108 penthouse price has recently been topped by a new melbourne apartment record. it was set by media entrepreneur antony catalano’s $30 million future home in the three-tower project st moritz in st kilda, being developed by tim Gurner and Greg shand at the former novotel Hotel site. two of the towers were designed by Fender katsalidis (see story page 28).

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Penthouse perfection with spectacular views This spectacular South Yarra penthouse by Mim Design captures mesmerising city skyline views for the ultimate in sophisticated living.

Approx. 600sqm of flawlessly designed spaces comprise vast kitchen and open–plan living, four bedrooms with ensuites and WIRs, bar, three living areas, private plunge pool. southyarrapenthouse.com.au

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Less is more perception is reality, but is that true of a three-dimensional piece of domestic architecture? this beautiful home and its wonderfully simple and extremely private layout create the impression of something at least three times its value, which of course is what we all want. not just from a resale point of view but as a lifestyle and family value proposition. architect Jonathan ward is calmly pointing out the way this modest suburban home in the backstreets of a leafy part of brisbane “flips the model of the classic Queenslander on its head”. it seems to blend into the streetscape quite beautifully. “it’s quiet architecture that sits calmly in the background,” says ward.

Yet the moment you walk into this home you feel as if an orchestra has just raised the roof. the delightful layout with its interior garden and pool evokes a private villa in an upscale hotel, exclusive and accessible from every room in the home, even if access is occasionally only visual. “the home has no balconies or terraces, which may seem quite perverse,” says ward. Yet he quickly explains that the benefit is that it maximises its internal space by not giving it away to the street. this clever system of auditing area has been expertly applied to ensure the owners extract every piece of value out of the home. i have always said that if you can walk into your garden naked then that’s true exclusivity. there is another hidden layer of emotional value in this level of privacy that is always hard to sell to a client until they have experienced it in built form. “the facade wasn’t always planned to be this way,” ward says. it started as a tinted wall of glass to allow a greater infiltration of light. However, in an effort to divert dollars to some of the more important parts of the build, the oversized custom sliding panels were a great investment as the pay-off for a priceless roi. they are responsible for creating the arterial plug-ins to nature herself, not just in the central part of the home but also to the rear garden, which i might say has been expertly planted and nurtured by the owners and their local team.

Even the façade was the owners’ decision – it’s elegantly wrapped up in Jurassic scale by thunbergia. “i came back to visit the house

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and the entire façade was engulfed in greenery,” ward says, but he loves it and so do its green-thumb owners. it’s intriguing the way the foliage does a beautiful job of greenwashing this unconventional home into a somewhat conservative street. rarely does anyone object to a little favourable foliage. the aperture at the rear of the home looking out into the rambling garden is dramatic and offers complete freedom to roam by way of some rather clever engineering that opens up the void. it’s been beautifully disguised by select veneers of exotic and home-grown timbers. “there’s a lot of complexity in creating the image of simplicity,” says ward. His demeanour says a lot about the way this house is built – he doesn’t give it all away in the first comment. i found myself digging a little during our chat but i liked what i found. the 220sq m of this home feels like 400sq m as it expands its floorplan into the central garden and doesn’t give it away at first glance. as you tumble through the natural topography of the site, you discover the home has been de divided into bedrooms that look down over garden that looks down over living area that looks down over garden. it’s the level changes that create the intrigue and the compartmentalisation, not walls. the huge panels of stained plywood have given this home a very warm heart and the greenery only amplifies that. it’s also an inspired substitute for plasterboard, from the perspective of cost through to durability and aesthetics. the pool fence has been ingeniously delivered in the form of stainless steel mesh elegantly pinched together to create a diamond pattern with small marine-style crimps. ward feels this is a far more sophisticated way to deal with the compulsory safety issue; he believes that glass pool fences are not as transparent and visually open as they seem. i tend to agree and the mesh speaks for itself. this home is not only incredible value for money but its unconventional layout is a great case study for what i call transterior architecture. it effortlessly includes the lush landscape both inside and out in a way that makes us all want to invite Jonathan ward to dinner.

Opposite page: The home fits well into the streetscape and the rear view reveals the simplicity of its layout.

This page: The interior garden and pool, panels of stained plywood in the interior, and kitchen outlook

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Ken Jacobs confidence underpins any property transaction but at the trophy end each buyer is different. usually, the higher the net worth of the buyer the quicker the decision to act or walk away. this is not a cultural trait. stock market fluctuations are less relevant as buyers and vendors are insulated to a degree due to investments over a spread of asset classes. the aftermath of the stock market crash of october 1987 saw a dramatic increase in transactions and the value of prestige and trophy home sales. again, 2008 was the height of the Global Financial crisis, yet that year saw ten $20 million-plus sales in sydney and a new australian price record. sometimes acquiring a trophy property is a statement and sometimes it is a reward. it can also signal that the buyer is entering a new phase of their life or lifestyle. the essence of these transactions is the mindset of a connoisseur rather than an analyst and understanding the nuances is what makes this market sector so intriguing. market conditions should be viewed as irrelevant when it comes to an opportunity to acquire a trophy or legacy property as it could be a generation or two before the opportunity presents again. then there are cases where the buyer is simply a collector of beautiful things. k ay & bu rt on

Gerald Delany This townhouse in New York’s Greenwich Village is valued at more than $US50 million

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The sky’s the limit dominating activity in the luxury real estate market over recent years has been the rise of mega homes and the record-breaking prices they continue to command. Eight-figure sales have now been eclipsed by a plethora of nine-figure transactions involving some of the world’s most high-profile personalities. although they tend to be one-off transactions and annually only number in the teens, these mega sales are important to track as they have a significant impact on the overall market. it is important to recognise that the primary driver of transaction volume in the uber-luxury market is confidence, particularly confidence in the long-term economic viability of the country or state in which the property is located. in contrast, with the lowertier market, the need for housing is not a primary motivator for these high net worth individuals since they typically already own several residences around the globe. when they do buy they are making an investment in unique, often irreplaceable, properties they wish to add to and hold in their real estate portfolios. they are also sending a message to all market participants that they are confident in the future and are making a sizeable and often recordbreaking wager on that assessment. this positive message has a beneficial impact on market participants across the board. the principals behind these stratospheric deals are among the world’s savviest businesspeople, with endless options for investment opportunities. these headlinegrabbing sales not only instill confidence in the respective locales in which they take place, they also bring attention to markets across every price point. some of the notable sales in the $us50 million to $us100 million price range include uber co-founder Garrett camp’s 22

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beverly Hills, ca, purchase of a $us72.5 million contemporary new construction home, the highest transaction for beverly Hills in 2019. not to be outdone, amazon founder jeff bezos recently established a new nyc downtown record with an $us80 million condo purchase, a trend that began with the $45 million record sale of a Greenwich Village home in 2016. just a few short years ago, the question making the rounds among many real estate agents in the us was: will we ever see the $100 million price point achieved during this decade? we now have the answer. in the tony los angeles town of Holmby Hills, a 56,000 swiss franc chateau dubbed the manor was recently sold by its billionaire owner petra Ecclestone for $us120 million. additionally, a new record is about to be established in the premier atlantic enclave of palm beach, Florida, where cosmetics mogul sydell miller has reportedly contracted to sell her oceanfront manse for north of $110 million. and of course before anyone has had time to catch their collective breath over these two mega sales, along comes billionaire hedge funder ken Griffin to blow everyone out of the water with a us record apartment purchase of $238 million. we know that central park views command a premium but this price would give any market a shot of adrenaline. as the wealth of billionaires reaches historic heights, one thing is certain: these records will continue to be broken and it’s only a matter of time before the billion dollar sale becomes a reality.

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in melbourne a select number of homes fit genuinely into the trophy home category, defined by price as well as factors such as land size, dwelling size, historic significance and position. a number are in toorak, but they can be also found in kew, Hawthorn, canterbury, malvern and portsea. in addition there are stately regional trophy homes and properties in areas such as macedon, woodend and nagambie. Generally such a property would have a value in excess of $20 million and once purchased is held for long periods. some of melbourne’s most prominent trophy homes have been in the same family for 40 or 50 years or more, and when they do appear on the market they can take a considerable time to transact – 12 months or more. like all property purchasers, those who buy trophy properties will make a judgement on market conditions and when the equities market is strong potential buyers will be more to the fore. However, with such properties scarcity of opportunity plays a large part. longterm value potential and not short-term gain is what matters, so key criteria are availability, location and scale, then market conditions. w i l l i a m p ort Eous propErt i E s i n t Er nat iona l

William Porteous the housing market has been quite stagnant in western australia for the past eight years. we got out of the GFc because of iron ore prices but in 2011 the market took a significant downturn. because we are a small population of only 2 million in perth and the whole state has only 2.7 million, the market is thin at the best of times. in saying that, during this time i have sold houses for $21 million, $11 million, $14 million and $12 million. all the buyers were from a younger generation with inherited wealth, or were self-made. sales on perth’s golden strip – jutland parade, dalkeith, Victoria avenue, claremont, the Esplanade, peppermint Grove, bay View terrace, claremont, and saunders street, mosman park – have seen prices drop off by up to 25 per cent, and in some suburbs south of the river they have come down substantially more. if a buyer wants a premium property they still have to pay premium prices and for the past few years they have been reluctant to pay exorbitant prices. location is still very relevant and if buyers want a prized site in perth, they are few and far between. i feel that when the market starts to improve we will start to see the mega-buyers come out of the woodwork. building activity in the premium locations is very active at the moment.

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Broadbeach leads growth on the east coast Broadbeach is booming. When it comes to median price growth, apartments in the burgeoning Gold Coast suburb are outperforming every other capital city on the east coast According to independent market analyst Urbis, Broadbeach achieved an impressive five-year growth rate of 5.4 per cent per annum, to the March 2019 quarter, overtaking all other major cities across the nation except for Hobart.

In the same time period, Broadbeach apartments fetched prices that were on average 38.5 per cent higher than the overall Gold Coast median apartment price.

The suburb also smashed another property record with 236 apartments sold in 2018 – the best sales result Broadbeach has achieved since 2013.

Ongoing investment in the area Urbis director Matthew Schneider said Broadbeach was benefitting from its position in the heart of the Gold Coast and was “in its prime”, with $9.7 billion worth of infrastructure projects in the pipeline, underway or recently completed.

These include the completion of the first two stages of the $2.3 billion light rail project and a $709 million future stage that will allow passengers to travel from Broadbeach.

There has also been a $670 million revamp of Pacific Fair Shopping Centre; as well as The Star Entertainment Group and its consortium partners – Far East Consortium and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises –proposing a further $2 billion plus masterplan for development at The Star Gold Coast, located on the exclusive Broadbeach Island.

“Prospective property purchasers are no doubt attracted to the enviable lifestyle and value on offer, but they also have their eye on the suburb’s consistent track record and future growth,” Schneider said.

Developer fast-tracks residential tower to meet strong demand Along with its consortium partners, The Star Entertainment Group has begun building the first mixed-use tower at The Star Gold Coast, which is on track for completion in 2022.

This $400 million, 53-storey tower will herald the entry to Australia of the internationally-acclaimed Dorsett Hotel brand – a 4.5-star hotel with 316 hotel rooms, as well as 423 one and two-bedroom apartments under ‘The Star Residences Gold Coast’ brand.

Demand was so high for apartments in the first tower, 92 per cent of them were sold within 19 months. As a result, the consortium has fast-tracked the sales launch of the apartments in its second mixed-use tower.

Pending sales, Far East Consortium national sales and marketing manager Lauren Sheldon said construction on this $500 million 63-storey tower could start next year.

It will feature 457 residential apartments and 210 five-star hotel rooms plus a vast array of world-class amenities.

Broadening its appeal to potential buyers, the second mixed-use tower’s one-bedroom apartments, ranging in size from 55sqm to 64sqm, will be priced from $486,000. This is significantly less than the average apartment price in other cities on the east coast, with Sydney’s median apartment price sitting at $680,000.

The two-bedroom apartments, ranging from 71sqm to 106sqm, start at $692,000, and three-bedroom offerings ranging in size from 112sqm to 168sqm are priced from $1.295 million. All apartments feature expansive glass and have been designed to maximise views and coastal breezes.

World-class amenities Mrs Sheldon said the high-end mixed-use tower will boast an exclusive two-level resident-only recreation deck featuring private cabanas, sundecks, a yoga deck, lap pool, and barbeque area as well as a sauna, steam room, space for a kid’s club, a gym and private dining rooms. A six-level podium, featuring an active retail concourse for residents and visitors, will connect to The Star Gold Coast and has been designed to create a world-class experience.

Other amenities to be seamlessly integrated into The Star Gold Coast include a retail concourse, alfresco dining areas, a luxurious day spa and wellness centre, subtropical gardens and function lawns.

In a first for the Gold Coast, potential buyers can view a fully immersive $2 million display suite that is an exact replica of one of the apartments. It is positioned on level 7 of The Darling at The Star Gold Coast, located at 1 Casino Drive in Broadbeach, and is open daily from 9am-5pm.

With a limited number of these highly sought-after Broadbeach apartments being released, now is the time to register your interest.

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Queensland’s Queensland’s ultra ultra luxurious luxurious Hayman Hayman island island has has reopened reopened for for business, business, with with its its international international owners, owners, malaysian malaysian conglomerate conglomerate mulpha, mulpha,keen keentotoflag flagnot notjust justthe theisland’s island’sfamed famedgolden goldenbeaches, beaches,new new bars bars and and swank swank new new pools. pools. they they are are also also intent intent on on promoting promoting several several kerry kerry Hill-designed Hill-designed holiday holiday mansions mansions overlooking overlooking the the whitsunday whitsunday resort resort toto the the handful handful ofof australians australians and and offshore offshore buyers buyerswith withpockets pocketsdeep deepenough enoughtotoafford affordthem. them.

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Pieces of paradise Owners Owners of of the the private private residences residences at at the the heart heart of of the the newly newly reopened reopened Hayman Hayman Island Island Resort Resort will will enjoy enjoy access access to to all all its its luxury luxury offerings offerings mulpha, mulpha,using usingits itsown ownbuilding buildingworkforce, workforce,has hascleverly cleverlyretained retained many manyofofHayman’s Hayman’sbuilding buildingstructures, structures,including includinglavish lavishswaths swathsofof marble marbleand andsandstone, sandstone,although althoughthere thereare arealso alsosome somenew newsuites, suites, beach beachhouses housesand andfood foodand andbeverage beverageoutlets. outlets. since since debbie’s debbie’s 250km/h 250km/h winds, winds, Hayman’s Hayman’s king-sized king-sized suites suites have havebeen beenrefreshed refreshedwith withnew newsoft softcontemporary-style contemporary-stylefurnishings, furnishings, while while the theiconic iconicmain mainpool poolarea areaisisnow nowdotted dottedwith withcaliforniancalifornianstyle stylecabanas, cabanas,serving servingcocktails, cocktails,finger fingerfood foodand andguests’ guests’own ownchoice choice ofofmusic, music,fronting frontingthe thesandy sandybeach. beach. mulpha mulphaaustralia australiachief chiefexecutive executiveGreg Gregshaw shawsays saysthe theowners owners worked workedquickly quicklytotore-establish re-establishthe theisland’s island’sdevastated devastatedlandscaping landscaping after afterdebbie. debbie.“the “thelandscaping landscapingisismore morelush lushand andluxurious luxuriousthan thanitit ever everwas, was,and andititwill willget getconsistently consistentlybetter betterover overtime,” time,”he hesays. says.at at least least$3.5 $3.5million millionhas hasbeen beenspent spenton onrevegetating revegetatingwith withmore morethan than 30,000 30,000 plants. plants.

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FK Architects’ Nicky Drobis and Karl Fender, the team behind the design of two of St Moritz’s three towers

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A new three-tower development has attracted some high-end buyers celebrated architect karl Fender is a bit like the remington man.

He likes the $550 million three-tower apartment complex st moritz that his team designed in melbourne’s st kilda so much he is rumoured to have bought an apartment in it – along with other Victoria-based high flyers such as media baron antony catalano, who forked out $30 million for a penthouse.

Fender, the founding partner of Fender katsalidis, would not be drawn on his reported purchase in melbourne’s newest “tower of power” in an interview with Mansion Australia. But he says the 133unit triple-tower development, which has been an outstanding success in terms of sales, was a “huge gamble” for its developer, tim Gurner, and it had paid off.

“Gurner was following his instincts – he was counterintuitive,” says Fender, adding that the level of quality and finishes coupled with the exceptional st kilda location had presented an “incredibly successful blend of opportunities for purchasers. this came in right at the top and filled a niche.”

Fk architects’ lead architect on two of st moritz’s three towers was nicky drobis, while the third was designed by sydney-based koichi takada architects. drobis says the site, which formerly housed the novotel hotel, presented a rare opportunity to create 28

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unique residences with elevated bayside views, attracting an array of top-level purchasers. “st kilda offers architectural typologies that span every era and saint moritz is another insertion of a very carefully crafted piece of architecture,” she says.

Fender says many of the apartment buyers hail from the pricey melbourne suburbs of Brighton and toorak and the st moritz development was what they have been looking for for some time.

From a 24-hour concierge to valet parking, chairman’s lounges, spas and gyms, Fk architects has never worked on a building with so many amenities, Fender says. “the facilities within the building are everything you can fit in,” he says. “there’s a lifestyle there that you cannot find in many other projects. “what is also remarkable is that every purchaser could tailor the apartment to their own needs ... and they are very unusual apartments. Purchasers might buy a really big apartment and choose to have only one bedroom, or they could buy a mediumsized apartment and install four bedrooms. “the customisation is a really attractive part of it, the sort of people buying in really have particular lifestyle requirements. at

the high end, it is very unusual to allow every purchaser to have a hand in the design.”

Gurner employed one of his in-house architects to sit with purchasers and work out their requirements. For the interiors, a base palette of materials is offered, but there are variations depending on personal preferences. Buyers can choose between timber or marble floors, as well as any manner of top-end materials. “all our projects look quite different,” Fender says. “this one was remarkable because it’s by the beach and it’s in st kilda, which has the most eclectic mix of architecture you could imagine, as any melburnian will tell you. “we were not interested in a design that stood out and was loud. we wanted a design that sat very elegantly and timelessly in that incredible mix of neighbours. the architecture is robust as it is by the sea and it has an incredible fineness about it.”

Fender is particularly pleased with the fact that all apartments have their own continuous balconies, “so not only do they have an incredible aspect and facility, you can clean your own windows any time you like”. the entire complex is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. so far sales price have ranged from $1.4 million to $30 million, and a handful of apartments are still on the market.

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When it comes to absolute beachfront, Noosa Court’s boutique 6-only apartment building is without peer, hence its emotional appeal and rarity factor. Until now, the first time an apartment has been offered in more than a decade. With its unobstructed north-facing stupendous views across Noosa Main Beach, Laguna Bay, First Point and the Noosa National Park.

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Penthouse apartments in Elizabeth Bay, with their outlook across the boat-laden harbour, are a popular catch. the latest listing crowns the 1970s onslow avenue apartment complex tradewinds. its living spaces are wrapped in wall-to-wall windows and a balcony that spans the entire width of the building. the apartment has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, including a japanese-style main tub and monsoon shower in the main bathroom. a stone and stainless steel kitchen with European fitout adjoins the living spaces. since it last traded for $2.13 million in 2008, the apartment has had an upper-level architect-designed extension comprising a study and second sitting room wrapped in glass that opens to the roof deck and surrounding gardens.

Bresicwhitney darlinghurst agents shannan whitney and nick Gill have a price guide of $5.8 million. just around the corner, the two-level penthouse in the tightly held soho building has been listed after an installation by interior designer alexandra kidd. Her aim was to transform the Greenknowe avenue space into a luxury three-bedroom home full of life’s luxuries. “stunning robes and smart storage, enviable bath and powder rooms, a kitchen to die for, beautiful drapes that frame the view and lighting to suit every mood” was the outcome, she 30

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says. on the apartment’s upper level, the living space features a bronze kitchen with oak floors opening to a balcony with views across the harbour. “in many ways it was the perfect project,” she adds. richardson & wrench has a price guide of $3.25 million for the auction on september 19. it’s been a busy 2019 in the neighbourhood. late last month, clint Ballard at Ballard Property secured the sale of the two-level penthouse that crowns one of the more modern blocks on Elizabeth

Bay’s harbourfront Billyard avenue dress circle. it was sold by fund manager michael Hill after having $14 million hopes. the apartment atop the Burley katon Halliday-designed block dates back two decades. it has five bedrooms and six bathrooms across 425sq m of internal space, and 375sq m of wraparound balconies and terraces. the development was completed in the late 1990s after East asia Property Group paid $8.5 million for cardigan, the waterfront mansion of solicitor cedric symonds and his socialite wife Elizabeth. they knocked down the home in 1996 and replaced it with a sixapartment development with a pool and private jetty. the penthouse first traded for $7.1 million in 2001, three years after its completion. it was bought by ballet clothing manufacturer david wilkenfield. He doubled his money in five years, selling for $14 million in 2006 to Hal Herron, the former deutsche banker.

Herron wasn’t so lucky, however, selling at a $2 million loss to investec Bank chairman david Gonski for $12 million in 2012.

Gonski only held the apartment for two years, selling it for $12.5 million in 2014. recently the Elizabeth Bay penthouse atop darnley Hall fetched $9.75 million when it was bought by cybersecurity boss mark dowd and his wife, olivia ross.

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Surrender to the beauty of an exclusive and inspiring estate which presides serenely on the lakefront, just 10-minutes from Noosa Main Beach. In an undeniably incomparable setting, a masterpiece of man and nature takes centre stage.

There’s no doubting the integrity of the design. It’s sublimely in tune with the idyllic sub-tropical climate, northerly aspect and the maximisation of major water to perfectly complement Lake Weyba, with it’s white-sand beach.

Auction Saturday 5 October 1pm View Saturday 10.30-11.30 & Wednesday 2.00-2.30 Agent Michelle van der Splinter 0413 582 670

NOOSA’S HOME OF PRESTIGE PROPERTY

Great Mackerel Beach

The Hart House at Great Mackerel Beach, designed by Rob Brown and Carly Martin of Casey Brown Architecture

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Harts’ desire

This beachfront ‘love shack’ is not likely to be short of suitors it was after a holiday at Great mackerel Beach in 2014 that emptynester couple the Harts decided to make the nsw coastal enclave their permanent residence. within a week of that holiday they’d bought a site in the hamlet, on the western foreshores of Pittwater. the 630sq m block on ross smith Parade cost them $900,000 and came with a partly built basement from three previous attempts to build. adjoining ku-ring-gai chase national Park, the block was once owned by architect lawrence neild, who bought it in 1986 for $143,000 then sold it for $760,000 in 2001. the Harts told architect rob Brown of casey Brown architecture they were looking for “a one-bedroom love shack”.

Brown sought to create a tall residential space in a modest yet dramatic way. with a minimal footprint and just 10m from the shore, it is set between a cliff and the beach and is accessed only by boat. now the Hart House has been listed for sale. the house was conceived as a modern interpretation of the classic australian beach shack. “the palette of colours used for the house resonates with the beach and surrounding australian bush and beach landscape,” the architects note. the casey Brown architectural style delivers the illusion from inside that the house is floating on the water. “the deliberate scale of building is about the lifestyle of living on a beach, where you enjoy the beach, the water and the bush and only retreat to the home to eat and sleep,” says caroline casey, who also did a project three doors along.

Brown and fellow architect carly martin protected the home from the salt environment with a corrugated aluminium shell. inside, the main single room is the double-height dining, kitchen and living space, which houses a utility pod containing the bathroom and pantry. directly below the living space is the master bedroom, which opens onto a sandstone terrace built of stone from the site. the toughest part of the job was “undoubtedly the construction of the very large and heavy steel frame creating one big doubleheight space to live in”, says casey. small openings to the side of the corrugated aluminium shell allow for cross-ventilation. the rear of the home has highlight windows with views towards the cliff and bush landscape. there’s spotted gum flooring and decking, and the tactile materials used throughout resonated with the artistic bent of the owners, one of whom is a ceramicist. offers are due on october 30. lJ Hooker Palm Beach listing agent Peter robinson thinks the buyer will be “someone who knows Great mackerel Beach well and appreciates that it’s arguably the best location on the beachfront, or someone who is looking for a holiday home in nearby Palm Beach or whale Beach and doesn’t know mackerel well but will consider the adventure of water access only”. the home had been just a few days on the market when robinson was receiving enquiries from people overseas who had fallen in love with the Hart House online. of the 100 homes at Great mackerel Beach there are just 32 on the dress circle ross smith Parade with street frontage to the beach. the strip’s highest sale price was $3.3 million in 2006, when the now dublin-based warwick white, the former managing director of coca-cola amatil australasia, bought a double-block holding. the next highest was $2.7 million next door in 2007. surry Hills-based futurist anders sorman-nilsson and his fiancée nicole Banning, designer and founder of Ephemera, bought high on the cliff at Great mackerel Beach overlooking Pittwater for $1.07 million last year. it was sold by lawyer david maloney, who headed a purchasing syndicate nearly three decades ago. in 1990, maloney, along with monaco-based former speedo director michael Fitzgerald and the Europe-based vice-president of amcor ian wilson, spent $400,000 on the beach retreat.

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Occupying a prime 975 sqm north-east facing cul-de-sac position, it’s easy to get lost in the moment when the bespoke front door is opened. Vast sophisticated living spaces plus a totally impressive outdoors, fan out in a seamless breathtaking fashion to meld with the 36.5m waterfront. Soaring ceilings and a water feature which meanders from the front entrance and cleverly meets up with the lap pool which is parallel to the alfresco spaces.

Auction Friday 27 September 11am View Friday 2.00-2.30 & Saturday 11.00-11.30 Agent Julie Bengtsson 0418 980 247

NOOSA’S HOME OF PRESTIGE PROPERTY

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Located in the sunset highlands of Carool sits your luxurious home with centre stage views sweeping across the coastline, in a place of pure magic. As you enter your home, you are greeted by dramatic visions of majestic mountain ranges and views out to the Pacific Ocean as far as the eye can see. Nestled on a manicured 25 acre block tucked away from the neighbourhood street, your home is cleverly built over one level - with quality, function and comfort top of mind in every single detail. The pool sparkles beautifully in the morning sun each day and the deck warms nicely too - a perfect spot to sit, coffee in hand, letting minutes drift by. Be inspired to be amongst this natural bushland setting. You really will feel like this is the perfect retreat away from the world.

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Elegant Elegant legacy legacy Society Societyarchitect architectMarcus MarcusMartin Martin created createdseveral severalfine finehomes homesnow now preserved preservedfor forposterity posterityon onthe the Victorian VictorianHeritage HeritageRegister Register

marcus marcusw.w.martin martinwas wasthe thego-to go-toarchitect architectamong amongthe thewealthy wealthy residents residentsofofmelbourne melbournefrom fromthe the1920s 1920stotothe the1950s.

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Back Backhome, home,hehewent wentonontotodesign designhomes homesforforHollywood Hollywoodsilent silent film filmstar starclaire claireadams, adams,the thelord lordmayor mayorofofmelbourne, melbourne,sirsirthomas thomas nettlefold, nettlefold,and andthe thepremier premierofofVictoria, Victoria,sirsirwilliam williamirvine. irvine.most mostofof his hisprolific prolificinter-war inter-warwork workwas wasinintoorak toorakand andsouth southYarra, Yarra,and andwas was ininthe thesignature signaturestyle styleofof“restrained “restrainedmodernism”. modernism”. martin-designed martin-designedhomes homeshave haveananenduring enduringpedigree. pedigree.Examples Examples can canbebefound foundonontoorak’s toorak’sststGeorges Georgesroad, road,linlithgow linlithgowroad roadand and Glyndebourne Glyndebourneavenue, avenue,and andononsouth southYarra’s Yarra’scaroline carolinestreet. street.some some are arelisted listedononthe theVictorian VictorianHeritage Heritageregister. register.He Hewas wasa ahuge hugefan fanofof the thebeauty beautyofofwrought wroughtiron irongates. gates. churston churston House House onon linlithgow linlithgow road road featured featured one one ofof melbourne’s melbourne’sfirst firstever everpools poolswithin withingardens gardensbybyEdna Ednawalling. walling.Built Built forfor drdr and and mrs mrs ringland ringland anderson, anderson, it it was was featured featured inin a 1937 a 1937 edition edition ofofAustralian AustralianHome HomeBeautiful.

Beautiful.“one “oneofofthe themost mostrefined refinedand and elegant elegantart artdeco-influenced deco-influencedmansions mansionsininmelbourne, melbourne,representing representing the thehigh highpoint pointofofthe thework workofofmarcus marcusmartin, martin,and anda abuilding buildingofof obvious obviousinfluence,” influence,”the theHeritage Heritageregister registerstates. states.“there “thereare arefew few equivalent equivalenthouses housesininVictoria Victoriathat thatdemonstrate demonstratethe theabundant abundant attributes attributesofofthis thisproperty.” property.” martin martinsaid saidthe thehome homewas wasdesigned designedtototake takeininthe theviews. views. “churston “churston was was planned planned soso asas toto make make the the utmost utmost ofof the the magnificent magnificent view,” view,”hehesaid. said.“Huge “Hugewindows windows... ...look lookout out... ...and and... ...give givethe thebeholder beholder ananuninterrupted uninterruptedview viewacross acrossthe thetops topsofofhouses, houses,over overthe thehills, hills,and and asasfarfarasasthe theeye eyecan cansee.” see.” martin martinalso alsocreated createda aresidence residenceininwallace wallacestreet, street,toorak, toorak,forfor the theoiloilmagnate magnateand andfounder founderofofGolden GoldenFleece Fleecepetroleum, petroleum,sirsir Hamilton Hamiltonsleigh. sleigh. one oneofofthe thehomes homeshehedesigned designedininsouth southYarra, Yarra,dubbed dubbedcaslake caslake House, House, has has been been listed listed forfor sale. sale. inin 2013 2013 it it underwent underwent a renovation a renovation byby architects architectsPowell Powell&&Glenn, Glenn,who whodespite despitewanting wantingtotomodernise modernisethe the home, home,did didnot notwant wanttototake takeaway awayany anyofofitsitsnatural naturalmarcus marcusmartin martin design designprinciples. principles.martin martinhad hadcompleted completedthe thetriple-brick triple-brickhome homeinin 1937 1937forforstockbroker stockbrokerGeorge GeorgeBrooke BrookeHutchings, Hutchings,who whothen thenlived lived there thereforforthe thenext nexttwo twodecades. decades.

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1938. the thecouple couplepaid paid$3.51 $3.51million millionforforthe thethree-bedroom three-bedroomfamily family residence residenceinin2015 2015before beforerenovating renovatingit.it.the theprice priceguide guideis is$6$6 million milliontoto$6.6 $6.6million. million. the thefirst firsthome homemartin martindesigned designedis isalso alsothe themost mostrecently recentlysold. sold. the thetoorak toorakavenue avenueproperty, property,which whichhad hadbeen beenupdated updatedbybyarchitect architect wayne wayneGillespie, Gillespie,fetched fetched$5.733 $5.733million millioninin2017.

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hehe wind wind blows blows through through the thewide-set wide-setbalcony balconyofofrivermead rivermeadEstate, Estate,a astately statelywhite whitemansion mansion set sethigh highonona ahill hillbehind behindthe theGold Goldcoast. coast.secluded secludedand andquiet quietexcept except for forthe thesound soundofofrustling rustlingleaves leavesand andhorses horsesininthe thedistance, distance,itit overlooks overlooksrolling rollinggreen greenlawns lawnsdown downtotothe thewongawallan wongawallancreek creek and andcoomera coomerariver, river,which whichwrap wraparound aroundthe theperimeter perimeterofofthe the 22.3ha 22.3haproperty. property. the therocking rockingchairs chairsaround aroundthe theproperty propertygently gentlysway, sway,but butthe the serenity serenityisisshort shortlived. lived.the thesound soundofofa amallet malletconnecting connectingwith withthe the ball balltotoscore scorea agoal goalononthe theadjoining adjoininginternational-grade international-gradepolo polofield field brings bringstotolife lifethe thecrowds crowdswho whohave havegathered gatheredtotowatch watchthe thematch. match. the theGuanaba Guanabaestate estatefeels feelsasasthough thoughititisisininthe themiddle middleofof nowhere, nowhere,despite despitebeing beingjust just3535minutes minutesfrom fromthe theheart heartofofthe theGold Gold coast. coast.this thisproximity proximityisisexactly exactlywhat whatdrew drewdeveloper developertim timGordon Gordon and andhis hiswife wifekarin karintotothe theproperty propertywhen whenthey theybought boughtititinin2017.

2017. ititwasn’t wasn’tananimpulse impulsebuy buyorora aplanned plannedcommercial commercialventure. venture.inin truth, truth,the thelong-time long-timeresidents residentsofofthe theGold Goldcoast’s coast’sprestigious prestigious mermaid mermaidBeach Beachhad hadbeen beenlooking lookingfor fora aweekend weekendgetaway getawaytotoescape escape the thehustle hustleand andbustle bustleofofthe thecity. city.they theyhad hadconsidered consideredseveral severallots lots but butweren’t weren’tprepared preparedtotocommit committotoa along longcommute. commute.then thenthey they heard heardabout aboutananoff-market off-marketproperty propertythat thatwas wasfor forsale saleand anddecided decided tototry trytheir theirluck. luck.

“You “Youget getthese theseopportunities opportunitiestotobuy buythe theweekender weekenderororthe thefarm farm retreat, retreat,and andit’s it’salways alwaysananhour hourand anda ahalf, half,two twohours hoursaway,” away,”tim tim says. says.“we “wedidn’t didn’twant wantthat, that,because becauseatatthe theend endofofthe theday dayititbecomes becomes a aburden burdenand andyou youdon’t don’tget gettotouse useit.” it.” on onfirst firstinspection, inspection,the the30-year-old 30-year-oldQueenslander Queenslanderwas wasnot notinin the thebest bestofofshape. shape.the theyears yearshad hadtaken takentheir theirtoll tollononthe thehome, home,which which had hadbeen beenthe thebase baseofofthe theGold Goldcoast coastPolo Poloclub cluband andthe theresidence residenceofof itsitslive-in live-ingroundsman. groundsman.the theproperty propertyhad hadchanged changedhands handsmany many times timesbefore beforethe thekeys keysfell fellinto intothe theGordons’ Gordons’pocket. pocket. “as “assoon soonasaswe wedrove droveininwe wecould couldsee seeititwas wasneglected, neglected,and andthat that people peoplehadn’t hadn’tspent spenttime timeononitsitsmaintenance maintenanceand andupkeep,” upkeep,”says saystim. tim.

“But “Butwe wejust justsaw sawthe theamazing amazingopportunity. opportunity.ititwas wasexactly exactlywhat whatwe we wanted, wanted,totohave havea ahouse houseoverlooking overlookingallallour ourhorses horsesand andallallour our cattle, cattle,and andthe thebonus bonuswas wasthe thepolo polofield.” field.” the theequestrian equestrianaspect aspectwas wasa ahuge hugedrawcard, drawcard,considering consideringkarin’s karin’s love lovefor fordressage dressageand andhorseback horsebackriding. riding. after aftersettlement, settlement,a atwo-and-a-half-year two-and-a-half-yearrestoration restorationprocess process kicked kickedoff. off.the thelabour labourofoflove lovebecame becamea afamily familyproject. project.while whilemum mum and anddad dadhandled handledthe thearchitecture architectureand anddesign, design,elder elderson sonzac zactook tookonon the therole roleofofproject projectmanager, manager,with withyounger youngerson sonriley rileyasashis hisrightrighthand handman. man.atat14,14,daughter daughterElla Ellawas wasgiven giventhe thejob jobofofsupervisor. supervisor. the thehome’s home’sdesign designand andstyling stylingwas washeavily heavilyinfluenced influencedbybythe the us. us.aaHawaiian Hawaiianplantation plantationlook lookwas wascarried carriedthrough throughthe thehome, home, complementing complementingthe theclassic classicQueenslander Queenslanderfeel. feel.avid avidtravellers travellers with witha alove lovefor forHawaii, Hawaii,the theGordons Gordonsmodelled modelledthe thesleek sleekyet yet welcoming welcominginteriors interiorsofofthe theFour Fourseasons seasonsHotels Hotelsthey theyhave havestayed stayed ininaround aroundthe theworld. world. attention attentiontotodetail detailwas wasimpeccable. impeccable.more morethan than6000 6000individual individual panes panesofofglass glassininallallshapes shapesand andsizes sizeswere wereinstalled installedininthe thehome. home.

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Clockwise from top: The $11 million apartment in Noosa Court; Hastings Street from the water; the record-setting $8.25 million apartment in Twenty Three Hastings

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A place in the sun Cashed-up buyers are vying to secure a piece of the upmarket Queensland hotspot the apartment market in noosa has outperformed any other coastal tourism market over the past year, with a fresh record highlighting its renewed price strength. the top apartment prices have always been on Hastings street, with a fresh record being set earlier this month. the record had stood since 2006, when the penthouse in noosa court sold for $8.2 million. But that’s just been broken with the offmarket $8.25 million sale of the garden apartment in twenty three Hastings, one of the street’s most expensive blocks. the threebedroom apartment, with living spaces opening to the garden, comes with access to the communal pool and direct access to the beach. listing agent mal cox of tom offermann real Estate described it as one of the finest apartments he’s had the privilege of marketing. tom offermann agent roark walsh has the listing of the next expected record, back in the tightly held noosa court, where a three-bedroom 240sq m apartment is for sale with $11 million hopes. Facing north, it has unobstructed views across laguna Bay. set on level two of the six-unit noosa court, it one of the longestheld apartments in the block, having last traded for $2 million in 1996. it’s the first apartment in the building to be offered since another three-bedder sold for $7.25 million more than a decade ago. the open-plan living space with bright white shutters features disappearing glass doors that open to a full-width entertaining terrace fronting the beach. walsh says the apartment has a scale that rivals many prestige homes on the sunshine coast. it is one of the smallest boutique apartment blocks on the beachfront, he says.

Values have soared nearly 25 per cent over the past 12 months, offermann says, adding that there is no sign of the resurgent beachfront property market weakening. “noosa main Beach is one of the very few true north-facing beaches on the east coast of australia,” he says. “noosa has an amenable subtropical climate and a town brimful of natural assets, which turns holidaymakers into property buyers – something i have experienced over 30 years. the investment potential speaks only of enviable financial success for those who are fortunate to acquire their piece of noosa Heads’ hottest real estate.”

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corporate leaders in recent years. melbourne-based businessman andrew abercrombie, the boss of finance provider FlexiGroup, and wife shadda spent $6.9 million on an apartment in twenty three Hastings in late 2017. a long-time Hastings street owner is philanthropist susan Harris, the former wife of Flight centre co-founder Geoff Harris. she has owned in Breakers on Hastings since 2008, when she paid $7.6 million for the penthouse. in 2012 she spent $6.3 million on the apartment below, and then $7.5 million in 2016 on the unit one more level down, taking her holding to three in the four-apartment complex. she also owns the ground-level retail space.

Earlier this year, the sydney-based property industry veteran Geoff mcwilliam and wife Barbara spent $6.1 million on the threebedroom penthouse in the la mer complex. of course it’s not only out-of-state business persons who are attracted to Hastings street. jamie Pherous, the business tycoon who founded the $3 billion travel group corporate travel management, paid $8 million off the plan for an apartment in one of Hastings street’s newest blocks. the sandpiper complex was completed in 2013, with the Pherous family also emerging as $6 million buyers of the apartment above. the Gold coast, Byron Bay and terrigal are also among the busiest coastal tourism apartment hotspots.

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MoRocco

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A Georgian-style manor in cornwall, Uk, has been listed for £3 million ($5.42 million) for the first time in 20 years. A long driveway winds through the 7.3ha property, which includes a 716sq m main house, a cottage, a pool and a tennis court, as well as an avenue of American lime trees and a lake. “You can walk your dog on your own property,” said chris clifford, listing agent from Savills, “and do that for about 40 minutes. As an Englishman, that’s important.” known as Truthan Manor, the main house comprises eight bedrooms, four bathrooms, a drawing room, a sitting room, a kitchen and a reception hall. The kitchen opens to an outdoor courtyard and pool. There is also a wine cellar. The twostorey cottage has two bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a kitchen, living room and an office.

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In a community of high-profile residents in Marrakesh, Morocco, this villa melds local architecture and cosmopolitan flair in a palace whose tawny hulk presides over polished grounds that could double as a serene botanical garden. “It is absolutely amazing,” says Richard Lefkowitz, who has listed the property for $US16 million ($23.6 million) along with Jason walker at douglas Elliman. completed last year, it was created by a French architect who envisioned an enclave of about a dozen mansions. The current owners, Rabia and daniel Schlatter, have made their own mark on the villa, which adjoins a principal residence they finished in 2012. Rabia has designed an interior of measured éclat, with locally built furniture, included in the asking price, whose colour palette is rich yet subdued.

The villa’s Moroccan essence emanates from its massive, rather square structure and layout. It is made to host guests without disrupting privacy, with a pattern of lofty rooms and private chambers arranged on a single level. nestled on a 1.4ha lot, the 2787sq m villa boasts five suites, 10 full bathrooms and four half baths. Each suite has a fireplace and a private garden. The master quarters has a pool, an office and a living room. The main pool is fringed by olive and palm trees and sits next to a pool house with a kitchen and a shower. There’s also a tennis court.

There is also a gym, a hammam or traditional steam bath, a library with a bar, and a cavernous party room that can serve as a cinema and salon. A separate wing accommodates staff and there’s parking for up to five vehicles.

Roughly 15 minutes from Marrakesh’s old town, the villa is part of a private community of international homeowners.

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This enchanting hillside villa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea is at ventimiglia on a cape between the westernmost part of Liguria and the French Riviera.

“It’s a classic old-time Italian villa, says listing agent Elisabetta Hoffmann of Engel & völkers. “There is lots of outside space. From every room you have a terrace.” Large, arched glass walls provide “fantastic views, looking out to the sea”.

The villa, on the market for €4.3 million euros ($7.06 million), is accessed via a panoramic elevator and a pathway covered in bougainvillea and wisteria. The living quarters are on the main floor and the sleeping quarters on the lower level. The 300sq m house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms, and there is an infinity pool on the 2341sq m lot. The property is very close to Monte carlo and one hour from nice.

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Mission statement in the 1920s, spanish mission-style architecture became popular across suburban sydney, especially in the elite suburbs. residents were somewhat infatuated with Hollywood, which was big on spanish mission. lifestyle magazines of the time featured images of Hollywood stars in their glamorous homes and hotels. distinguished by verandas with barley-sugar twisted columns, terracotta-tiled roofs, wrought iron grilles, arched gateways and exotic gardens, the style transformed many streetscapes between 1925 and 1939. leading the embrace was the architect leslie wilkinson, australia’s first professor of architecture. wilkinson built his own home, Greenway in Vaucluse, in a spanish mission style advocating the suitability of the mediterranean style for sydney’s intense heat and light. wilkinson undertook just 40 house designs, finishing in 1968 with anthony coote’s $80,000 Vaucluse waterfront property, once briefly owned by the actor Paul Hogan. one of his Bellevue Hill designs with subdued 44

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spanish mission hues ranks among the architect’s most notable. the eight-apartment silchester block on trahlee road, built in 1930, was commissioned by former prime minister sir Joseph cook after he’d returned from a stint as australia’s high commissioner in london. the american chewing gum executive Byron wrigley and his wife dorothy were among its earliest tenants, as was J.l. Heyworth, the managing director of soap manufacturer lever Bros. resident Howard F. Hudson, of the hardware chain, fronted the consortium that secured the block when it was sold at auction in 1949 for £32,000. cook had died in 1947 but his widow, lady mary cook, survived him until 1950. at the time the annual rental return was £2402. among the early share owners were dr and mrs J.w.s. laidley. through the decades the block has been home to the cobden, macleod, nesta Griffiths, alstergren, kaldor and rivkin families. the ashton polo family were its most recent buyers. there is a current listing by clara and david lewis, the latter one of the three brothers who

owned masterfoods. the grandly proportioned 214sq m space is offered through laing & simmons double Bay agent sally Hampshire for auction on september 23. with a price guide of around $4.8 million, it is being marketed as the largest apartment in the building. the last sale in the block occurred when the late Judy chisholm’s four-bedroom subpenthouse went for $4.5 million. the property has harbour views across double Bay to mosman. the current offering is a house-sized apartment with four bedrooms plus library and a covered alfresco entertaining balcony, with a sunny north aspect and secure remote-controlled garage. there is level entry from trahlee road. the apartment was previously owned by the revered conservationist, and interior and floral designer, dame Helen Blaxland. dame Helen moved in during the 1960s and stayed until she relocated to a camden Park cottage in 1983. she had previously called Glen rhoda in woollahra home, although it was known as Brush at the time. the wallaroy road property,

built in 1863 and set in a 1205sq m garden with a magnolia as old as the house, had adaptations by wilkinson after it traded for £4500 in 1940. shortly afterwards, dame Helen gave william dobell his first portrait commission at the house.

Her engineer husband Gregory was a descendant of the Blue mountains crossing explorer Gregory Blaxland and the downer family from adelaide. the Blaxlands sold Brush in 1968 for $74,000 to leon and margaret Fink.

Following the example of the national trust’s founder, annie wyatt, dame Helen is best known for establishing the national trust women’s committee in 1961, which raised funds for and awareness of the importance of retaining and maintaining colonial homes. she collaborated with photographer max dupain to mount an exhibition of threatened heritage homes titled No Time to Spare in the bulldozing heyday. national Portrait Gallery historian sarah Engledow described the women involved in the committee as “impatient with obstacles, disdainful of bureaucrats and focused on results”.

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Flight of fancy Feathering the inner-city nest

Animal instinct Taking inspiration from nature

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1890s. in in the the 1970s 1970s itit became became melbourne’s melbourne’s first first feminist feminist bookstore, bookstore, aa centre centre of of activism, activism, challis challis says. says. when whenshe shebought boughtthe theproperty propertyin inthe theearly early2000s, 2000s,itithad hadalready alreadybeen beenconverted convertedinto intoaaresidence. residence.but but the the family family home home would would have have another another purpose: purpose: experimentation, experimentation, as as aa laboratory laboratory for for challis’ challis’ bold bold ideas. ideas. “my “my husband husband was was very very patient patient and and would would come come home home and and the the bedroom bedroom or or dining dining room room would would be be another another colour colour again,” again,” she she says. says. “Experimenting “Experimenting requires requires not not just just ideas; ideas; ultimately, ultimately, it’s it’s about about implementation. implementation.You Youcan cantheoretically theoreticallythink thinksomething somethingmight mightlook lookgood, good,but butuntil untilyou youactually actuallyput putsome some paint paint on on the the wall wall and and see see how how itit reacts... reacts... that’s that’s something something that that needs needs to to be be tested.” tested.”

Experimentation Experimentation isis essential, essential, she she says, says, because because clients clients pay pay for for certainty. certainty. “when “when ii say say to to them, them, ‘this ‘this colour colour isis going going to to look look amazing’, amazing’, ii need need to to know know that that itit isis going going to to look look amazing.” amazing.” when when challis challis and and her her husband husband decided decided location location was was more more important important than than space, space, opting opting to to stay stay put put in in their their home, home, she she devised devised aa bold bold new new design design for for the the entire entire house. house. influenced influenced by

by European European living, living, challis challis worked worked on on the the layout layout first, first, wanting wanting to to utilise utilise “every “every single single centimetre centimetre of of space”. space”. she she flipped flipped it, it, moving moving the the kitchen kitchen and and dining dining area area from from the the back back of of the the house house to to the the front. front. that that meant meant she she could could enjoy enjoy the the light light from from the the floor-to-ceiling floor-to-ceiling frosted frosted old old shopfront shopfront windows windows facing facing the the street. street. and and itit also also allowed allowed for for the the living living room room to to be be at at the the back back of of the the house, house, away away from from the the noise noise and and commotion commotion of of the the footpath. footpath. it’s it’saalayout layoutthat’s that’svirtually virtuallyunheard unheardof ofin inhomes homesin inthe thearea, area,says sayschallis, challis,but butititisisin inkeeping keepingwith withthe the style styleof ofcafes cafesand andrestaurants restaurantsalong alongthe thestreet. street.because becausethe thehouse houseisisnarrow, narrow,the thekitchen kitchenand anddining diningarea area function function as as aa corridor corridor of of sorts, sorts, too. too. “the “the property property isis less less than than four four metres metres in in width, width, so so you you can’t can’t really really have have aa room room and and aa corridor; corridor; the the room room isis the the corridor.” corridor.” challis challis has has aa phd phd in in art art history, history, which which isis her her primary primary source source of of inspiration. inspiration. that’s that’s immediately immediately evident evident when when you you enter enter off off the the street street into into the the kitchen/dining kitchen/dining area, area, where where the the walls walls are are wrapped wrapped in in aa photographic photographic installation installation by by melbourne melbourne artist artist Valerie Valerie sparks. sparks. it’s it’s aa customisation customisation of of her her le le Vol Vol series, series, which which depicts depicts aa mythical mythical landscape landscape featuring featuring taxidermied taxidermied birds. birds. the the palette palette for for the the living living room room at at the the back back of of the the house house isis derived derived from from the the painting painting Western Western Australian Australian Gum Gum Blossom, Blossom, by by australian australian modernist modernist artist artist margaret margaret preston, preston, which which hangs hangs in in the the art art Gallery Gallery of of nsw. nsw. it’s it’s her her husband’s husband’s favourite favourite room, room, and and where where he he spends spends “a “a lot lot of of time” time” reading reading and and listening listening to to music. music. on on face face value, value, every every room room in in the the house house isis dramatically dramatically different. different. but but all all the the spaces spaces are are linked linked by by aa bigger biggertheme: theme:the theaustralian australianlandscape. landscape.“based “basedon onpictures picturesof ofthe thehouse, house,people peopleoften oftensay sayititdoesn’t doesn’tlook look like likethe theone oneproperty,” property,”challis challissays. says.“but “butwhen whenyou yougo gointo intothe thehouse, house,ititmakes makestotal totalsense. sense.it’s it’slike likemoving moving through throughaalandscape. landscape.You Youcan cantransition transitionfrom fromone onetype typeof ofambience ambienceor orfeeling feelingto toanother anotherquite quiteseamlessly. seamlessly. ifif you you think think about about the the australian australian landscape, landscape, there there are are parts parts that that are are lush lush green green and and other other parts parts that that are are more more beachy beachy and and light, light, with with more more bleached bleached colours.” colours.”

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the walls around the building’s original staircase are covered with wallpaper depicting clouds in the sky. it’s another ambience to be enjoyed as you make your way to the first floor’s bedrooms and bathrooms. the master bedroom ensuite is finished with tadelakt, a traditional moroccan method of waterproofing the walls of wet areas. it’s organic and made from mixing plaster, lime and soap to form a paste that is then applied to the walls in one go. it’s also antibacterial and doesn’t require much cleaning. against the dark charcoal colour of the ensuite’s tadelakt, challis has added lightness and layering with a decorative feature constructed of italian porcelain tiles. it speaks to her love of working with talented artists and artisans. the tiler was “old school”, and told her “don’t give me anything in plans or on paper; i do not work like this”.

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challis and her team laid the design out on the floor before the tiler transferred it to the wall, where it injects visual interest with the shape creating a waterfall-like effect. challis says that australians generally are obsessed with house resale values, which constrains how bold they are with their interiors even when they’re not planning to sell. “if a colour makes you feel really happy, then shouldn’t you be living with the thing that inspires you and brings you joy?” she says. “You can always change it in years to come if you fall out of love with that colour.”

Human beings are complex, she says, and we’re made up of different needs and desires. “sometimes we’re sociable, sometimes we’re quiet; sometimes we’re reflective, sometimes we’re cheeky. i think a house should do that as well, with different spaces. if a house is just one feeling, i don’t think that’s stimulating for the soul.”

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arc newson was just 25 years old and only four years out of design school when he created the Embryo chair for sydney’s Powerhouse museum in 1988 as part of its Take a Seat exhibition. the distinctive chair, upholstered in pink neoprene for the exhibition, was a stylistic breakthrough for newson, who had trained as a jewellery designer, and one that would come to be identified with his signature biomorphic style. the body of the chair is formed in one piece from polyurethane foam over a steel frame, with the back tapering to a waist before widening out into the seat. this is contained within a skin of either neoprene or a synthetic textile, which is zippered down the back. three tubular steel legs support the chair in an insect-like stance. the unique design of the Embryo chair demonstrated the imaginative flair newson became known for and set him on a path to international stardom in the design world. the chair pre-dates what is arguably his most famous design – the lockheed lounge, created in 1990 and produced in a very limited edition. one of them holds the record for the most expensive design object ever sold at auction (£2,434,500 at Phillips in london in 2015). the Embryo chair is currently in production by two different manufacturers: idée in Japan and cappellini in italy. in australia the cappellini version is available from cult design. Price on application. cultdesign.com.au

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