4 Cobby StreetCampbell ACT 2612
Property Details for 4 Cobby St, Campbell
4 Cobby St, Campbell is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 2 parking spaces and was built in 1970. The property has a land size of 2940m2 and floor size of 255m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in May 2023.
Last Listing description (August 2023)
Iconic, revered and proclaimed as among the finest examples of Modernist architecture, this illustrious Roy Grounds and Theo Bischoff-designed home, which has been in the loving hands of just two families in its 53 years, will have modernist devotees enraptured. Renowned for its curved front faade punctuated by geometric grilles shielding the windows, the home was commissioned in 1968 by globally acclaimed CSIRO geneticist Sir Otto Frankel and sits on a secluded 2900sqm Mt Ainslie-foothills block.
Unfurling across a single level, it was built in a shallow arc to follow the line of the street the meticulous result of Bischoff's design and the skill of builder Hubert Roetzer's bricklaying team - and opens to the north-facing fan-shaped expanse of rear gardens where a newer grapevine-garlanded pergola, water feature and a masonry wall festooned with Virginia Creeper demarcates the entertaining spaces from the productive orchard, vegetable plots and bushland beyond.
Other than architecturally sensitive changes to floors, bathroom fixtures, kitchen appliances and cupboards, and a repurposing of the original laundry into a butler's pantry, Grounds' striking interiors remain intact. Described as a 'beautifully crafted vessel', a warm uninterrupted sheathing of Victorian Ash-faced plywood line the walls and doors, and stunning Ash board to the ceilings in the living room, drawing sightlines to the full-height seamless sliding doors perfectly framing idyllic gardens.
A fabulous brick fireplace bookended by half-height walls of bespoke shelving cleaves the dining and living areas into separate-yet-connected spaces, both of which open to the rear wide-eaved entertaining terrace. Storage spaces are ingeniously recessed in every room and the hallway to maintain visual continuity. Display areas for objets d'art and a built-in servery projecting into the huge dining space off the kitchen reflect the home's origins as a gathering place for artisans and intelligentsia.
The floorplan, designed to break spaces up for adaptable use, is symmetrically set in three distinct sections and delineated by cavity-sliding doors. The north-west zone's service functions include a pottery/artists' studio, garage, and workshop while the middle zone comprises the entry, living, dining and kitchen. The south-east zone boasts three oversized bedrooms, two bathrooms and an enormous study/music room with its own private entrance, the latter zone being sound insulated from the living spaces.
Ideally positioned on Canberra's city fringe close to schools, offices, walking trails and Lake Burley Griffin, this home represents a significant opportunity to own a wonderfully liveable home that is a true piece of the nation's rich built history.
FEATURES
Singular modernist home that has featured in numerous design publications
Exceptionally large block backing bushland with north to rear and gates to Mt Ainslie walking trails
Extensive productive gardens with pears, apples, nectarine, fig, cumquat and vegetable rows
Open living and dining with indoor/outdoor flow
Upgraded open fireplace
Updated kitchen with butler's pantry and original milk-delivery cupboard
Three generous bedrooms, all with substantial built-in wardrobes
Transom interior windows
Seven skylights
Custom display cabinetry and shelving
Voluminous study/music room with dual aspect and its own entry. Potential use as a rumpus room
Banks of hallway storage cupboards
Ducted gas heating
Artists' studio annexe with its own entry, plumbing and lighting
Double garage with workshop and storage
Off-street parking for another three cars
Property History for 4 Cobby St, Campbell, ACT 2612
- 13 May 2023Sold for $2,600,000
- 20 Apr 2023Listed for Sale Auction
- 10 Jun 2016Transferred
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About Campbell 2612
The size of Campbell is approximately 5.5 square kilometres. It has 26 parks covering nearly 37.4% of total area. The population of Campbell in 2016 was 4997 people. By 2021 the population was 6564 showing a population growth of 31.4% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Campbell is 20-29 years. Households in Campbell are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying over $4000 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Campbell work in a managers occupation.In 2021, 59.70% of the homes in Campbell were owner-occupied compared with 60.40% in 2016.
Campbell has 2,668 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Campbell have seen a 43.03% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 31.44% increase. As at 31 October 2025:
- The median value for Houses in Campbell is $1,869,081 while the median value for Units is $705,844.
- Houses have a median rent of $670 while Units have a median rent of $640.
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