21-35 Farrer Road

Mount Wilson NSW 2786

Perched atop the hill, just a short drive from the main village is Goonong.
Upon approach the property is very modest in appearance, just a simple farm gate and an intriguing winding driveway that seems to disappear into the 9.8 Hectares of rainforest.
Just when you were wondering if drive was ever going to end you pop into a sunny clearing to the house.

And what a house!
Purpose built and architecturally designed by Sydney Architect Robin Edmiston (father of fashion designer, Leona Edmiston) this home just seems to belong, the proportions are beautifully balanced and the rooflines are bliss, it all just sits perfectly in the landscape.
Yes, it would benefit from an update but the home is perfectly comfortable as it is with terrific infrastructure and the whole property has been well thought through.
The double garage has under-floor heating too, which may seem unusual but this area was primarily designed to allow the drying of walnuts from the 170 trees the original owner planted throughout the rainforest.
Adjoining this is a terrific mud room area that has a loo, a shower and a store room, so sensible this as you do not need to tramp mud and debris through the house.
The other big bonus is being able to drive straight in on a rainy day and have direct access to the ground floor of the main house.
And the ground floor is where this house really shines, the lower level of the home is spacious and is primarily an expansive open plan kitchen/dining and living area with soaring ceilings and a magnificent and very efficient open fireplace modelled on a 17th century French design.
These rooms all have large floor to ceiling windows that open onto a large entertaining terrace that overlook the parkland style grounds.
The master bedroom is also on this level, a generous room, and is drenched in northern sunshine with built in robes.
Also on this ground level as is a well proportioned study which could easily be the fourth bedroom.
Set back from these entertaining spaces is the main bathroom, a separate loo plus the laundry.
Take the staircase to the upper level to find another two bedrooms that flank another bathroom.

The layout of this home is very good, the spacial flow is great and the whole home feels generous without being unwieldy, its perfect really as any well designed home should be.
Earlier I mentioned infrastructure, some of the big costs with these homes are management of sewerage and the collection of drinking water.
These have been handled beautifully with a large purpose built concrete tank thoughtfully underground with an intriguing access for inspection of the pressure pump that feeds the property with water.
The waste management is also subtly hidden away and the end result of all this thoughtful planning is a refreshing lack of clutter around the house, no nasty plastic tanks, just a well proportioned house sitting in beautiful park like grounds.
In case you haven't noticed, I think Goonong is terrific, so come to the open home, it goes for an hour so there is plenty of time to fall in love with this special and unique property.

• 90,900 Litres of water storage
• 9.8 Hectares of fertile volcanic soil
• Currently run as a small GST registered farm