153 Albert Street

Windsor VIC 3181

STAGED OVER TWO INCREDIBLE LEVELS IN THE HISTORIC ORIGINAL WINDSOR POST OFFICE ENGINEERED BY SIR JOHN MONASH IN 1900, THIS STUNNING TWO-STOREY WAREHOUSE CONVERSION COMBINES AN INFALLIBLE SENSE OF DRAMA WITH VOLUMINOUS OPEN PLAN LIVING AND GARAGING FOR THREE CARS. THE SIMPLICITY OF THE DESIGN SHOWCASES THE RARE ORIGINALITY THAT MAKES THIS PROPERTY UTTERLY UNIQUE FROM THE SOARING EIGHT METRE CEILINGS THAT CREATE THE AIR OF AN EXCLUSIVE GALLERY, SIR JOHN MONASH'S SIGNATURE EXPOSED METAL TRUSSES, ORIGINAL JARRAH FLOORBOARDS AND SKY-HIGH METAL FRENCH DOORS OPENING TO THE STREETSCAPE WHERE ONCE THE AREAS MAIL AND MONEY WAS WINCHED UP INTO THE SAFETY OF VAULTS. THE SPRAWLING OPEN-PLAN AREA PROVIDES A BLANK CANVAS FOR YOU TO CONFIGURE THE SPACE INTO A SERIES OF LIVING AND DINING AREAS. THE KITCHEN IS SUPERBLY APPOINTED WITH A FREESTANDING AGA STOVE, JAPANESE CERAMIC TILING, WORK STATION AND BENCHTOPS CRAFTED FROM THE ORIGINAL ROOF TIMBER. A GROUND-FLOOR BEDROOM AND SUBLIME BATHROOM COMPLEMENTS A STUDY AND STORAGE CLEVERLY CONCEALED BEHIND THE SOFT MUTED TONES OF BIRCH PLY. CROWNING THE SPACE IS A TOP-FLOOR MEZZANINE RETREAT AND MAIN BEDROOM WHICH RETAINS AN INTIMATE INTERACTION WITH THE OVERALL SPACE. CLERESTORY WINDOWS FRAME A BEAUTIFUL TERRACE WITH AN OUTDOOR SHOWER WHICH FLOODS THE INTERIOR IN NATURAL LIGHT. SILVERTOP ASH DECKING FLOWS FROM THE OUTSIDE TERRACE INDOORS TO AN OPEN BATHROOM WITH A FREESTANDING EGG BATH AND SEPARATE TOILET AND LAUNDRY. A WALL OF MOVEABLE BUILT-IN ROBES VISUALLY DIVIDES THE ROOM WHILE OFFERING THE OPTION FOR RECONFIGURATION OF THE SPACE. A TRIPLE TANDEM GARAGE, HYDRONIC HEATING AND A LARGE UNDERGROUND CELLAR FURTHER ENHANCE THE AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT THIS WAREHOUSE PROVIDES. STEP OUT YOUR FRONT DOOR TO ENJOY EVERYTHING PRAHRAN AND THE SURROUNDINGS HAVE TO OFFER FROM CHAPEL STREET'S CAFES, BOUTIQUES AND NIGHTLIFE, PRAHRAN MARKET, ALBERT PARK LAKE, ST KILDA BEACH AND QUICK CITY ACCESS VIA WINDSOR TRAIN STATION.