LUXURY

OLINDA, VIC

The Dandenong Ranges garden escape Quiddity at Olinda has been sold. It was the home of owner Rosemary Grieve for 24 years. “At any time in the garden there’s something different happening,” she says. “It’s refreshing and regenerating.” The residence, on 4.3ha, was designed by the late American architect Brook McWilliams and influenced by his American and English heritage. Recycled materials were used in the main residence and the self-contained cottage. The living and dining space has an open fireplace. Sydney blue gum from an old NSW pier is used in the kitchen, which opens to a wraparound veranda. The cottage, set away from the home, has two bedrooms and there’s a pool in the lush gardens. Abercromby’s agents Jock Langley and Robert McArthur were marketing the estate with a $2.7 million to $2.97 million guide, after it was initially listed in April last year for $3.5 million to $3.85 million.

FORREST, ACT

A modern Canberra mansion designed by architect Terry Ring and set in 1610sq m of gardens has been listed with $5.995 million hopes. The six-bedroom residence in Forrest is on the tightly held Arthur Circle, which only sees two or three sales a year. Inside the entry is a glass staircase overlooking a central courtyard and entertaining area with pool and spa. The ground level comprises a guest wing, study and billiards room with a bar. The lower ground level has a home theatre and a gym. Upstairs are the other five bedrooms and a deck with views of Mt Ainslie. Peter Blackshaw Manuka agents Mario Sanfrancesco and Andrew Chamberlain have the listing.

Toschkoff House in Perth has sold within two weeks of hitting the market. The Floreat home sold for the first time since it was designed in 1959 by the late Iwan Iwanoff, who plied his trade across Perth after studying architecture in Europe. The minimalist design in Iwanoff’s signature style incorporates stone, timber, glass and concrete, with a solar passive design that was way ahead of its time. It has been kept in pristine condition by its sole owner. The three bed

FLOREAT, WA

home on 855sq m, sold through Emily Hiskins at Duet Property Group who had high $1 millions hopes. The Bulgarian-born Iwanoff, who was known for his Brutalist style, moved to Perth in 1950 and settled in Fremantle, where he worked under Krantz and Sheldon. He set up his own business in 1963, and designed around 30 houses and buildings across Perth. Three of them were in Floreat, including his own.

SANCTUARY COVE, QLD

Riverside resort

A Sanctuary Cove home designed by building design firm Paul Clout Design has hit the market. It was built around 10 years ago, after the 1170sq m Marine Drive East block on the banks of the Coomera River sold for $1.34 million in 2004. The home is split into two sections. The first stand-alone building comprises three of the four bedrooms, a home office and a home cinema, flanked by a rock garden and ponds. At the end of the first structure is an open plan formal living and dining area and outdoor barbecue pavilion that meets the wraparound resort-style pool. Over a glass bridge with a pond running underneath is the second building, which has a kitchen complete with walk-in pantry, living and dining area, master suite and the main alfresco space, abutting the riverfront part of the pool. By the river is a deck and a pontoon. Ray White Prestige Gold Coast agent Matt Gates has the listing.

MORNINGTON PENINSULA, VIC

Mornington Peninsula landscaper Colin Hyett has been working on gardens at La Serre, his Langwarrin property, for more than a decade. His business, Colin Hyett Design, with more than $1 million in plantings in the nursery, is based there. La Serre’s garden was an entrant in the Australian Open Garden scheme 2012. It has a duck lake, giant plantings, sculptures, and even a beach volleyball court. Also on the 2.4ha property is Hyett’s office and his four-bedroom home, a blend of French 1830s and Australian 1950s style filled with his vast collection of taxidermied animals, art and classic cars. The grand open plan living area opens to a number of alfresco terraces. There are two further living areas, an epicurean kitchen, and a large separate office or studio connected to a display gallery and a rumpus room with bar. The gardens near the home feature a pool and veggie garden. The property has also been used as a wedding venue and function space. It is now for sale through McEwing & Partners Mornington Peninsula agents Liz Todd and Quentin McEwing, who are asking $4.8 million.

SOUTHBANK, VIC

An apartment on the 63rd level of Melbourne’s Prima Pearl residential tower has been listed for sale for the first time since the building was constructed. Abercromby’s agent Jock Langley and Emma Pierson are seeking $15 million. They call it the ultimate Melbourne apartment. The 570sq m apartment was an empty shell when it was bought and the current vendor commissioned luxury home builder Krongold to fit out the space. There are four bedrooms, including a master with a dressing room, a separate walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. The open plan kitchen, living and dining area features a suspended ethanol fireplace. There’s a theatre room with a second kitchen and a study, as well as garaging for six cars. Prima Pearl was designed by Disegno Australia and was completed in late 2014 by the Schiavello group. At 254m high, it is the sixth-tallest building in Melbourne. One of the penthouses is for sale for between $15 million and $16 million and comes complete with a grand Brodmann piano.

KENSINGTON, NSW

The award-winning Luigi Rosselli-redesigned Pool House in Kensington has been listed for sale. The project, which saw an organic two-storey pool house addition at the back of a single-storey 1910 cottage on a 690sq m Milroy Avenue block, was completed by Luigi Rosselli and Carl Rutherford in 2013, and won the Randwick City Urban Design Award that year. The wraparound glass mosaic-tiled pool plays the starring role in the home, connecting the old home to the two level extension, which is surrounded by water in the Will Dangardesigned gardens. Downstairs is the open plan kitchen, living and dining room, and upstairs are four of the five bedrooms. The first-floor bedrooms cantilever toward the backyard and are larger than the ground floor living spaces. Linking the old house to the new is a spiral storage stair. In the front of the house, still with its original period facade, is a formal living and dining space, each with their own fireplace, a home office and a fifth bedroom. James Ball and Mark Lowe from Ballard Property Group have a $5.8 million guide for its August 15 auction.

CLAYFIELD, QLD

Queensland revival

A modernised 1920s Queenslander has been listed for sale in Brisbane’s Clayfield. The Dublin Street property last traded in its original condition for $1.57 million in 2008 before it was fully renovated in 2016 by local architect James Davidson. The Queenslander facade was retained, but the home now flows through the ground level to a modern timber and concrete rear. The traditional VJ walls, decorative breezeways and French doors remain in the 100 year-old-home on 810sq m. The open plan kitchen, living and dining area opens to the garden, which includes an outdoor barbecue area, lawn and swimming pool. Upstairs are five of the six bedrooms, a home office and a second rumpus room. Ray White New Farm agents Matt Lancashire and Hamish Bowman have the listing. The tightly held Dublin Street has only seen one sale a year for the past six years.

TOORAK, VIC

A Marcus Martin-designed home in Toorak dating from the 1930s has hit the market. In recent years it has undergone a contemporary renovation and interior design by local studio Lucy Bock. The Myrnong Crescent home, once dubbed Karinya, last traded in 2016 for $6.45 million before Bock was called in for a minimalist redesign of an extension. “The interior architecture celebrates clean geometries and a boldness of form,” Bock says. “A restrained use of colour punctuates a monochrome palette, while bespoke joinery and selected fixtures show a dedication to craftsmanship.” The project was shortlisted for the Australian Interior Design Awards 2020. Comprising three levels on 870sq m, the home is designed around the central kitchen and living space, complete with herringbone floors. The steel doors open to a rear terrace overlooking the pool. The lower level has a games room, wine cellar and a three-car garage. Abercromby’s Toorak agents Sam Goddard and Jock Langley have a guide of $7.55 million to $8.3 million for its private auction on August 24. The tightly held Myrnong Crescent has only seen two sales in the past two years. Last year a five-bedroom 1930s home sold for $6 million and in 2018 a late-1920s home fetched $6.715 million.