Last Listing description (January 2010)
INDUSTRIAL CHIC MEETS CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IN A TWO-STOREY LOFT TERRACE RIGHT ON THE FRINGE OF NEWSTEAD???S RIVERPARK
OPEN FOR INSPECTION: SUNDAY 24TH JANUARY 10 - 10:30AM
A SENSATIONAL TERRACE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OVERFLOWS WITH SERIOUS STYLE FROM THE CREATORS OF PALAZZO VERSACE AND Q1. THE DESIGN ACCENT IS ON CLEAN, MODERN LINES WITH A COHESIVE NOD TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, AND PET FRIENDLY.
AN INTELLIGENT RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF CREATING A CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE IN BRISBANE???S SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE HAS CRAFTED EXCEPTIONAL ALTERNATIVES IN THE SAME DWELLING. OPENING OR SHUTTING EXPANSES OF BI FOLD DOORS ENCLOSES A CONSERVATORY-STYLE WINTERGARDEN OR OPENS UP AN EXPANSIVE FLUID SPACE??? IT???S YOUR CHOICE. PRIVACY, SUN AND AIR ARE THE KEY NOTES OF A DESIGN CONCEPT THAT GIVES THIS TERRACE HOUSE MAGNIFICENT AND UNIQUE INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING ZONES.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO INSPECT THE VIRTUAL TOURS, THAT ARE ACCESSED VIA THE BUTTON LOCATED UNDER THE SMALLER PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE
SOARING DOUBLE HEIGHT LOFT CEILINGS DEFY THE ???BOXY??? APARTMENT MENTALITY TO ADD LIGHT-FILLED VOLUME AND GRANDEUR TO VERY PRACTICAL LIVING SPACES. FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLASS AT BOTH FRONT AND BACK CREATE MAGNIFICENT NATURAL ILLUMINATION TO REFLECT OFF THE LUXURIOUS MERBAU TIMBER THAT ADORNS THE FLOATING FLOORS.
THE LUXURY OF DUCTED AIR-CONDITIONING SUPPLEMENTS THE EXPANSIVE NATURAL BREEZEWAYS THAT FUNNEL COOLING AIR FROM THE NEARBY RIVER THROUGH THE RESIDENCE. INTERCOM ENTRY AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ATTENTIVE ON-SITE MANAGER TO ENSURE PEACE OF MIND.
FROM THE STREET FRONTAGE AN ICONIC ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH WITH A DRAMATIC SENSE OF GEOMETRY CREATES A STRONG VISUAL INTEREST THAT COMPLEMENTS THE PRECINCT WITHOUT OVERPOWERING THE SURROUNDINGS. THE INHERENT QUALITIES OF MATERIALS SUCH AS STONE, ALUMINIUM, STEEL, TIMBER AND PLASTERS PROVIDE A NATURAL, HONEST COLOUR PALETTE.
BYPASSING COMFORT AND CATAPULTING YOU INTO ABSOLUTE LUXURY, EACH LIVING SPACE IS DESIGN DRIVEN AND BUILT TO LAST WITH QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP AND THE BEST MATERIALS AND FINISHES THROUGHOUT. THE EXPANSIVE WALLS OF THE INTERIORS ACT AS A BLANK CANVAS TO ADD YOUR OWN CREATIVE STAMP ??? SPACES TO SHOWCASE PRIZED ARTWORK, PHOTOGRAPHY OR SCULPTURAL PIECES.
YOUR-STATE-OF-THE-ART FITNESS CENTRE ??? JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY IN THE COMPLEX??? IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL YOU???LL NEED FOR A HIGH POWERED WORKOUT??? FOLLOW UP WITH A SAUNA, SPA OR A CHOICE OF LAP OR LEISURE SWIMMING POOLS. A BBQ ENTERTAINING TERRACE IS THE PERFECT VENUE TO PARTY ON A LARGE SCALE.
THIS TERRACE HOUSE MAY HAVE A ???CITY??? ADDRESS, BUT IT STILL GIVES ITS RESIDENTS REMARKABLE TRANQUILITY AND IMMEDIACY TO NATURAL SURROUNDINGS IN THE PARKS, GARDENS AND FORESHORE WALKS OF BRISBANE???S RIVER CITY. AWASH WITH ENTERTAINMENT CHOICES AND CULTURAL PURSUITS, LIVING HERE IS ALL ABOUT THE DISTINCT ADVANTAGE OF CONVENIENCE.
LOCATED JUST METRES AWAY ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE FORTHCOMING NEWSTEAD ???RIVERPARK??? DEVELOPMENT, ONE OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL???S LARGEST URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS, YOU WILL BE WELL-CONNECTED TO BOTH THE PEACE OF ITS RIVERSIDE SETTING AND THE PULSE OF THE CBD.
A PROMENADE WINDING THROUGH PARKLAND WILL ALLOW WALKERS AND CYCLISTS AN UNHINDERED, SCENIC ROUTE TO THE CBD TO THE SOUTH, AND TO THE NORTH, THE BEAUTIFUL ???GREEN LUNGS??? OF NEWSTEAD PARK AND BEYOND TO HAMILTON???S COSMOPOLITAN PORTSIDE WHARF PRECINCT. THE RIVERPARK WILL ALSO LINK TO AN ECLECTIC MIX OF RETAILERS FROM FINE DINING TO GOURMET FOOD COMBINED WITH ONE OFF BOUTIQUES AND HIGH FASHION.
THIS OUTSTANDING PROPERTY IS ALL ABOUT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. IT???S ALSO ABOUT LIFESTYLE WITH ???LIFE??? AND ???STYLE??? IN EQUAL AND IMPRESSIVE MEASURE. IT DEMANDS YOUR IMMEDIATE INSPECTION.
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WITH THE TERRACE HOUSE DESIGNED TO CREATE A SOLID AND INDIVIDUAL IMPRESSION, THE ARCHITECTS SPECIFIED MERBAU (KWILA) HARDWOOD TIMBER FOR MOST OF THE INTERIOR FLOORS. NO LESS THAN EIGHT COATS OF POLYURETHANE WERE APPLIED TO THE BEAUTIFUL WOOD GRAIN FOR A LASTING, RELIABLE FINISH.
THE FREE SPIRITED PERSONA OF THE CONTEMPORARY AND OPEN PLAN LIVING LOFT IS HIGHLIGHTED WITH A DRAMATIC CHARCOAL FEATURE WALL, ICONIC STAINLESS STEEL LIGHTING AND DOUBLE-STOREY, FLOOR-TO-CEILING, WALL-TO-WALL TINTED GLASS TO BOTH ENDS OF THE STRUCTURE.
AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LIVING SPACE THE KITCHEN, WHICH OPENS TO THE OUTDOOR LIVING AREA, DISPLAYS A VERY CLEAN AESTHETIC. JUST LIKE THE LIVING ZONE, A COMPLETE WALL OF TINTED BI-FOLD DOORS DISAPPEARS SO THE ENTIRE PAVILION IS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE SUB-TROPICAL GARDEN TERRACE BEYOND.
THE KITCHEN WAS DESIGNED FOR THE LUXURY-MINDED WHETHER A WATER-BOILING NOVICE OR A SKILLED FLAMB??ING PRO. IT IS COMPOSED OF CLEAN GEOMETRIC LINES, ICY WHITES WITH PUNCHES OF BISTRE, AND SILVERY SUMPTUOUS FIXTURES AND BOSCH APPLIANCES. THE HITS ??? CAESAR STONE BENCHTOPS, WHITE LACQUER CABINETS AND GLASS SPLASHBACKS.
STORAGE IS OPTIMISED AND WORK AREAS ARE CREATED