17 Church Street

Beaumaris VIC 3193

Originally built in 1960 for local psychologist J. Humphrey, 'Humphrey House' is a striking example of mid-century architecture, conceived at a time when the suburb's architectural identity was still being written by professionals and creatives who built for individuality rather than convention. Six decades on, this five-bedroom, three-bathroom icon has been updated and expanded into something altogether more spectacular, a resort-style family residence that could have been lifted straight from a Slim Aarons photograph, delivering the full promise of Bayside living without a single concession to the ordinary.

The original front doors still stand at attention within the garden, now revealed through a more private side entry, where timber - uncovered from under the gyprock - now lines the entry foyer. A choice of enormous living rooms, including the former offices to the front, flank a central home office, den, or potential sixth bedroom, forming a true, flexible ground-floor layout that moves and grows with your family's needs.

A showstopping kitchen with sleek stone benchtops and premium appliances is backdropped by original sixties glass bricks, designed in the spirit of the conversation pit, where the host moves around a central dining area as guests settle in and the evening takes over. It opens seamlessly to the sunken, crazy-paved courtyard with an outdoor fireplace, linking with the casual rear living room with a wood-burning fireplace, which in turn spills out to a sun-drenched poolside oasis set beneath established palms and citrus trees, built to host, to gather, and to impress.