Last Listing description (March 2010)
PADDINGTON / RED HILL BORDER, INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, INDULGENT LUXURY & INTEGRATED INDOOR/OUTDOOR SPACES
INSPECT BY APPOINTMENT!
FROM AN ELEVATED CORNER SETTING AMIDST ZEN-INSPIRED GARDENS, THIS MASTERFUL EXPRESSION OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE, OFFERS A SEDUCTIVE SENSE OF SANCTUARY, CREATES SECLUSION WITHOUT ISOLATION AND IS PERFECTLY PRIVATE, WHILE BEING EXCEPTIONALLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE BUZZ AND EXCITEMENT OF THE CBD AND NEARBY PADDINGTON.
A UNIQUE STYLE OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE COVERING 428 SQMS OVER THREE LEVELS EXPRESSES A LINEAGE AND KINDRED SPIRIT WITH THE PRACTICAL FUNCTIONALITY AND TRADITIONAL CHARM OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD???S CLASSIC QUEENSLANDERS AND WORKERS??? COTTAGES.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO INSPECT THE VIRTUAL TOURS, THAT ARE ACCESSED VIA THE BUTTON LOCATED UNDER THE SMALLER PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE
THE INTERIOR???S INSPIRED SIMPLICITY OF DESIGN ACHIEVES MAXIMUM EFFECT WITH MINIMUM MEANS??? A BREAKING DOWN OF CLUTTER TO ALLOW AN EXTRAORDINARY WHOLE TO SHINE. IT TRANSCENDS NATURAL BARRIERS TO CREATE A HOME THAT COMBINES INTIMACY AND EXPANSIVENESS.
CLEAN, CRISP LINES, CLEAR OPEN-PLAN LIVING WITH DEFINED AREAS AND AN ABUNDANCE OF NATURAL LIGHT THROUGHOUT CREATES A GLORIOUS SENSE OF SPACE AND AN AIR OF ELEGANCE AND SLEEK CLASS WITH SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP, PREMIUM FITTINGS AND EXTRAORDINARY ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
CAREFUL PLACEMENT OF WALL-TO-WALL LOUVRES AND EXPANSIVE SLIDING DOORS PROVIDE CONTROLLABLE LIGHT AND COOLING BREEZES, WHILE EXQUISITE MIRROR-FINISH BLACKBUTT PARQUETRY AND FINELY POLISHED TERRAZZO TILES PROVIDE CONTRAST AND CONTINUITY THROUGH THE LIVING AREA FLOORS, SOFTENED BY RICH CARPETS IN SLEEPING AREAS FOR A VERY COMFORTABLE EXISTENCE.
THE WALL FINISHES THROUGHOUT ARE SIMPLY AND CLEANLY PAINTED TO ACHIEVE AN ELEGANT WHITE-ON-WHITE EFFECT??? A COMPLEMENTARY PALETTE FOR FINE ART AND FURNISHINGS.
A SUPERB CHOICE OF OUTDOOR SPACES INCLUDE COURTYARDS, BALCONIES, PATIOS AND POOLSIDE ENTERTAINING ARE INTEGRATED WITH THE INDOORS. THIS SEAMLESS CONNECTION CATERS PERFECTLY TO THE QUINTESSENTIAL SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND STYLE OF AL FRESCO LIVING, DINING, ENTERTAINING OR ENJOYING THE PANORAMIC, LEAFY NEIGHBOURHOOD VIEWS.
ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS ARE CLEARLY EVIDENT WITH INDUSTRIAL QUALITY LOUVRES, AWNINGS, SHADE SAILS AND TIMBER BATTEN SCREENS TO ALLOW CONTROLLED, NATURAL VENTILATION, AND A FULLY INSULATED ROOF WITH ''COOL AND COZY'' THE PROGRESSION FROM THE ENTRY OF THE PROPERTY TO THE FRONT DOOR IS BEST DESCRIBED AS A VISUAL ADVENTURE PAST OFFSET MURRAYA HEDGES ALONG TERRACOTTA STEPS AND PAVED LANDINGS TO ARRIVE AT AN AWE-INSPIRING JAPANESE-STYLE PEBBLE AND TERRACOTTA COURTYARD GARDEN. AT THIS POINT A COMPLETE WALL OF LOUVRES SEPARATES THE INSIDE FROM OUTSIDE YET DRAWS IN THE ENTRANCING SIGHT OF THE GARDEN WITH ITS TRANQUIL WATERFALL AND TIMBER BRIDGE OVER A HUGE GEOMETRIC POND FILLED WITH GOLDFISH.
INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR, THE FIRST FEATURE TO GREET VISITORS IS AN ART-FORM STAIRCASE - A MAGNIFICENT SCULPTURE OF SUSPENDED TASMANIAN OAK OPEN TREADS AND MARINE WIRE BALUSTRADING. THIS EYE CATCHING FEATURE IS THE CENTRAL CORE FOR VERTICAL MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE HOME.
THE ENTRY IS ON THE MIDDLE LEVEL, OR GROUND FLOOR, WHICH ACCOMMODATES THE DINING ROOM, LOUNGE, KITCHEN, FAMILY ROOM, POWDER ROOM AND LAUNDRY AS WELL AS A CHOICE OF OUTDOOR CASUAL DINING AND ENTERTAINING WITH A LARGE SOUTH-FACING BALCONY, COURTYARD AND LARGE NORTH-FACING POOLSIDE TERRACE. THIS LEVEL IS THE MAIN WORKING AREA OF THE HOME ??? PERFECTLY DESIGNED AS THE HUB FOR RELAXING, ENTERTAINING AND THE DAILY ROUTINE OF FAMILY LIFE.
THERE ARE NO ???FORMAL??? LIVING ROOMS, AS SUCH. RATHER, THERE ARE EXPANSES OF RELAXED DINING AND ENTERTAINING SPACES THAT ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF TODAY???S LIFESTYLE.
THE LIGHT-FILLED DINING ROOM WHICH ADJOINS THE LOUNGE ROOM OFFERS DELIGHTFUL INDOOR/OUTDOOR VIEWING EXPERIENCES FROM MOST ANGLES INCLUDING THE ZEN COURTYARD THROUGH THE ART-FORM STAIRCASE, AN EASTERN FACING BALCONY WITH ITS PRIVACY TRELLIS LADEN WITH PERFUMED STAR JASMINE AND CHARMING, ELEVATED NEIGHBOURHOOD VIEWS FROM THE SOUTH-FACING BALCONY.
THE KEY FAMILY LIVING, DINING AND ENTERTAINING SECTOR INCORPORATES A VERY SLEEK, TOTALLY INTEGRATED KITCHEN. IT IS A PERFECT RESPONSE TO THE TIME/SPACE PRESSURES OF HIGH-POWERED LIVING. IT IMMEDIATELY SIMPLIFIES ONE???S LIFE WITH LESS CLUTTER AND VISUALLY CLEAN WORK SURFACES FROM THE SPARKLING BLACK GRANITE TO THE WHITE GLOSSY TWO-PACK CABINETRY. AN INDUSTRIAL-LOOK STAINLESS STEEL NEFF GAS COOKTOP, VERTICAL EXHAUST AND ST GEORGE OVEN COMPLETE THE ???CULINARY??? MASTERPIECE.
AS THE NUCLEUS OF THE HOME AND A SIGNIFICANT HIGH IMPACT SHOWPIECE, THE KITCHEN DISPLAYS A HIGH LEVEL OF DETAILED CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE SEAMLESS JOINERY, LIGHTING DESIGN, STUNNING SLUMPED GLASS FEATURES AND MOSAICS.
TO COMPLETE THE CLEAN, INTEGRATED LOOK, THE REFRIGERATOR, MICROWAVE, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND PANTRY ARE HIDDEN BEHIND A SERIES OF DISCREET CABINET DOORS THAT CON