1 Caroline Street

Clifton Hill VIC 3068

A STATEMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE
FEATURED IN A RECENT ISSUE OF INSIDE OUT, THIS REFINED RESIDENCE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REBUILT WITHIN ITS BLOCK-FRONTED EDWARDIAN SHELL BY ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER OWNERS MICHAEL AND JODIE BRANOV OF BRANOV DESIGN. THE RESULT IS A BUILDING OF CONSIDERABLE DISTINCTION, THOUGHTFULLY CONFIGURED FOR A LOW-MAINTENANCE FAMILY LIFESTYLE CLOSE TO CLIFTON HILL VILLAGE AND YARRA PARKLANDS. THIS IS A HOUSE WHICH CREATES A SENSE OF UNDERSTATED DRAMA, AS ONE CAREFULLY- ZONED SPACE FOLDS OUT TO ANOTHER. ENTRY FROM THE WIDE FRONT GARDEN, PLANTED WITH HEAT TOLERANT SPECIES, IS TO A BROAD HIGH-CEILINGED HALLWAY, FROM WHICH OPEN AN IMPRESSIVE LIVING ROOM WITH PERIOD FIREPLACE, TWO LARGE BEDROOMS WITH QUALITY BUILT-IN STORAGE, AND A SENSATIONAL CARRARA MARBLE-TILED BATHROOM, WITH FREE-STANDING SCULPTED BATH, SHOWER AND LOUVRED GLASS TO A PLANTED LIGHT COURT. THE MAIN BEDROOM ADJOINS AN ENSUITE BATHROOM FLOODED WITH LIGHT FROM A SECOND INTERNAL COURTYARD GARDEN. EXTENSIVE STORAGE HERE IS CRAFTED FROM OILED RECYCLED BLACKBUTT, USED TO STRIKING EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. PAST A FULL-SIZE LAUNDRY LINKED TO THE MAIN BATHROOM, THE HOUSE OPENS OUT TO A SPECTACULAR GREAT ROOM LIVING AND DINING ZONE WITH SHARD CEILING WINDOW AND A STUDY AT ONE END OF THE KITCHEN, WHICH IS SUPERBLY EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED MIELE APPLIANCES, A BUTLERS PANTRY, AND BLACK-MATT 2PAC JOINERY. A WALL OF GLASS FLOWS OUT TO A TERRACE AND COURTYARD, OVERLOOKING THE LAWNED BACK GARDEN AND A STYLISH COVERED PARKING AREA AND STUDIO/STORAGE SPACE. EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN FEATURES INCLUDE BURNISHED CONCRETE AND BREMWORTH CARPET FLOOR FINISHES, COMMERCIAL GRADE COOLING AND HEATING WITH BRUSHED METAL DIFFUSERS, DOUBLE-GLAZED WINDOWS, ROGERSELLERS BATHROOM DETAIL, AND A 5000 LITRE UNDERGROUND GREY WATER SYSTEM.