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f you have ever been tootling along in the car on a Saturday morning, listening to AM radio – perhaps on the way to the footy or a winery or, heaven forbid, Ikea – you will know I bang on a lot on air about where I want to buy my first home.

Frankston was long the frontrunner; now, I’m eyeing off older apartments closer to the city. But Ballarat has unexpectedly captured my attention. Ask me 12 months ago if I’d have considered the chilly gold-rush city as a real estate prospect, and I’d have choked on my takeaway flat white (one of only two a week, because I am saving for a deposit like a demon).

With reasonable prices, upgrades to the Melbournebound train line, and period homes of the charm to rival Armadale and South Yarra, it’s silly not to take a look.

Journalist Amelia Barnes explores Ballarat’s flourishing property market for our feature story.

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OUR COVER 7 Barry Street, Kew. Listed by

American ranch-style architecture is the key

influence behind the Ceres House located on the outskirts of Geelong.

The home was designed by Dan Gayfer Design to be a retreat for a family of six and their extended circle.

“The design’s form, function and aesthetic was equally driven by both the project’s stunning rural surrounds and the frenetic and diverse lifestyle requirements of its occupants,” Gayfer says.

Elements of American ranch-style architecture are showcased throughout, such as the expansive picture windows that emphasise the home’s surrounding farmland. “[These] aim to literally frame these landscapes and showcase them from as many locations within the residence as possible.”

Other characteristics of this architectural style include generous outdoor areas that adjoin the interiors, gabled roof lines and a single-storey T-shaped floor plan.

“A favourite element or function that the project provides is its ability to successfully facilitate the multi-faceted and diverse lifestyle of the owners and their four young children,” Gayfer says.

“There is a constant revolving door of kids and adults, all engaging in various forms of work, school, sport, entertaining and farming.”

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NORTHCOTE 80 Westgarth Street $2 million-$2.1 million

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Families bursting out of tight Fitzroy and Clifton Hill cottages are eyeing the 640 square metres of land here, complete with pool, comfortable circa-1890s block-fronted house and potential to upgrade or extend.

“Inside it’s nice and quite grand, with period details, and it has a big backyard,” the agent says.

Auction: 3pm, April 7 Agent: Nelson Alexander, Grant Leonard 0407 323 181

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2/60 Yerrin Street 2/60a

17 Chelsea Street

$3.5 million-$3.8 million

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This just-completed contemporary

Expressions of interest: Close 5pm,

This circa-1890 house is an easy walk

rooms and a fifth bedroom or study.

residence on 513 square metres of

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to Middle Brighton beach, elite

Auction: Noon, April 14

land offers three living areas, five

Agent: Ray White, Helen Yan

schools and Church Street’s shopping

Agent: Nick Johnstone, Nick

bedrooms and it sits in the Balwyn

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and dining. Period features on its

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facade include distinctive paired arch

High School zone . There’s marble, oak

windows. There’s a complementary

parquetry and Miele appliances, while the outdoor kitchen is all set for year-

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modern style in the extension, which

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round barbecues.

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includes a kitchen, living and rumpus

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ARMADALE

There are three double bedrooms, lift

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views at the back. Inside, find exposed

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access, video intercom and two

9 Harcourt Street

beams, timber kitchen, and living and

$2.095 million

basement car spaces.

$1.35 million-$1.45 million

dining above a double garage and the

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Auction: 11am, April 14 Agent: Jellis Craig, John Stack

Chiminello 0411 411 271 This luxurious home brings European

A mid-century vibe enlivens this

style to inner-east Melbourne.

home, although it has been updated.

Oak floors lead to an open living and

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Celebrating the indoor/outdoor

dining room, with high ceilings,

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lifestyle, there’s a large covered patio

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overlooking the private deck.

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and a pool, plus an elevated deck with

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KEW 7 Barry St $10 million-$11 million

One of Victoria’s prime mansion homes, D’Estaville has a grand history.

Built in 1859 for statesman and first attorney-general Sir William Stawell, this fivebedroom estate’s architects also designed Victoria’s Parliament House.

Set on 2560 square metres, only five kilometres from the CBD, and deftly renovated, this two-storey residence tells an epic story.

It has myriad formal and informal living and dining rooms, a salon, billiard room and games rooms.

Finer details include 10 original fireplaces, an arched-entry portico, French chandeliers and antique Italian gasoliers.

A gourmet’s kitchen, two studies and four bathrooms reflect the stature of this impressive home’s origins.

Acclaimed Rick Eckersley gardens are adorned with an orchard, stone walls, hedged

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bathrooms and a 20-car

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High-end features include a

vegetable garden.

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basement garage, it is one of

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Calacatta marble kitchen

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only four estates in its gated

$6 million-$6.5 million

and butler’s pantry, and

Tim Derham of Abercromby’s offers a

community. Barry Plant

resort-style pool. Nicole

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agent Mark Di Giulio will sell

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Edwardian has four

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HOUSE OF THE WEEK B y LO U SWE E N E Y

Need to know: Built in 2012 and on 202 square metres. This is the first time the property has been offered for sale and the highest recorded house price for Williamstown (last 12 months) was $5.25 million for 48 The Strand in October.

Recent Sales $2.885 million 32 Laverton Street, March $1.924 million 2 Hoffman Terrace, March

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very day is a good day to visit Williamstown. There is a different vibe here to any other Melbourne suburb – a village full of history and atmosphere. It’s hard not to love Willy.

Here you’ll get beautiful houses edging the water on streets like The Strand and The Esplanade, but jag a little deeper and you’ll find some beauties there, too. No. 49 John Street, around the corner from the Douglas Parade shopping strip, is a case in point. A pretty front garden belies the full-throttle style behind the door. It starts with a timberpanelled section of the hallway concealing a fine home office.

To the left is what could easily be a main bedroom, but here, the storage and sharp en suite simply add up to an excellent space. Head past the laundry and powder room opposite to find the lovely family retreat with a glimpse of the spectacular pool.

$1.57 million 75 Bayview Street, March

A garage with access via Napier Street features a brilliant studio with two balconies and a powder room.

Upstairs in the house are three bedrooms and a central bathroom.

To the northern front, the stunning main bedroom offers two walk-in robes – one a substantial unit with dressing room and make-up area.

The en suite here also has marble and mosaic.

Beyond the stair to level one, come out to the sunken living room. It’s a beauty to behold with a wide-tread timber passage edging along one side and entry points in two corners.

Behind is the stone-floored dining area set before the generous kitchen, with Carrara marble benches.

These central areas look through banks of glass to the lap pool with its mosaic flower-motif side wall.

Further back is the al-fresco kitchen and entertaining area. The area also has a powder room and sauna.

WILLIAMSTOWN 49 John Street

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Leigh Melbourne

Greg Hocking Elly Partners

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B E S T O N S H OW B y CARO LIN E JAM E S

IVANHOE EAST 18 Wilfred Road $2.8 million-$2.95 million

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Nearing its centenary, but bursting with future-facing features, this renovated 1920s family home is an endearing blend of warm details, including polished jarrah floors and a brick fireplace. There are other funky additions, such as the wood-fire oven, gourmet kitchen and a magnet for wine aficionados in the sub-

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floor cellar, which holds

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1000-plus bottles. There is

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landscaped block.

Expressions of interest:

This contemporary home

beautiful landscaping.

It is easy to forget that this

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has a striking staircase as a

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1268-square-metre property

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focal point, giving the

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F E AT U R E S T O RY B y AM E LIA BARN E S

LAKE WENDOUREE 205 Mill Street $1.98 million-$2.17 million

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Families looking for extra space for their growing brood will love what this sprawling Victorian has to offer.

The open-plan living/family/dining zone, with custom kitchen, is the hub of the home. This space opens to a decked entertaining area with sparkling pool and spa – the perfect spot on warm summer days. The roomy main suite is the ultimate parents’ retreat with original fireplace, walk-in wardrobe and en suite. No. 205 is in the sweet spot – only a four-minute drive to Ballarat train station for those doing a daily Melbourne commute and a short stroll to Lake Wendouree.

Auction: 2pm, April 14 Agent: Buxton, Mark Nunn 0419 509 194

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Property rush hits Ballarat

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allarat is in the thick of a second golden rush. This time, it’s for real estate, rather than shimmering nuggets. The population is about 106,000 and Ballarat is the fourth fastest-growing city in the country. Real estate agents say between 40 and 47 per cent of inquiries are from Melbourne-based prospective buyers.

New Ballarat resident Eloise Brown rented a home in Brunswick East for almost eight years due to the difficulty of affording a suitable Melbourne property.

Fast forward to 2018 and Brown, along with her husband and two young children, are among the growing cohort of first-home owners establishing themselves in Ballarat.

Three months since moving, Brown loves the city, including its many events (which can be accessed on foot without the hassle of public transport

or being stuck in traffic), her husband’s job at the local high school, and the community atmosphere.

“It’s wonderful and we’re very excited to have landed on our feet … we have more space inside and out.”

Brown says. “Everyone has been so open, welcoming and friendly.”

Brown’s Ballarat tree-change story is not uncommon. “We are seeing all types of buyers visit our open homes, including young first-home buyers, who are ... eligible for the regional Victoria First Home Owner Grant,”

says Buxton Ballarat director Peter Burley. Ballarat City Council is one of the regional Victoria municipalities where first-home owners are eligible to receive $20,000 when building or buying a home valued at up to $750,000.

Investors also have their eye on Ballarat, including Buxton Highton sales consultant Mergim Ibrahimi.

“I see Ballarat today where Geelong was four years ago,” he says. “What appeals ... are the comparably low prices, high rental yields and similar proximity to Melbourne’s CBD as what Geelong offers.”

With a median house price of $433,000 according to Domain data, Ballarat property is about half the price of Melbourne’s. However, this is quickly increasing. For example, in late 2017, Ballarat’s median house price was just $325,000.

While there is the occasional grumble from longstanding residents about the boom. Overall, locals are appreciative of the thriving culture and increasing amenity.

Hockingstuart Ballarat director Tim Valpied says Melbourne buyers are drawn to Ballarat’s period homes as well as the new housing estates in Alfredton and those around the Delacombe and Lucas town centres.

“Young families are coming for the education because there’s a good mix of schools and Melbourne private school fees are now often unreachable,” he says. Ballarat Clarendon College is a particular drawcard following last year’s VCE results, which saw a quarter of students score an ATAR above 95.

Another factor that’s driving the boom is the city’s train line that connects Melbourne workers to the western suburbs and CBD.

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WEEKEND OPEN FOR INSPECTIONS Houses and Apartments * ARMADALE 15 Myamyn St

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Kay & Burton

38 Clarendon St

3BR

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RT Edgar

3BR

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Kay & Burton

4BR

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Marshall White

EAST MELBOURNE 701/30 St Andrews Pl*

GLEN IRIS 33 Dent St

HAWTHORN EAST 14 Neave St

5BRBy Appt.

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RT Edgar

1A Kildare St

4BRBy Appt.

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Woodards

4BR

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Community RE

228 Ross St

3BR

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Greg Hocking

49/174 Esplanade Est*

2BR

11.30

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Marshall White

4BR

11.00

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WilliamsBatters

5BR

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WilliamsBatters

MT ELIZA 45 Rendlesham Av

PORT MELBOURNE

RICHMOND 15 Richmond Tce

SOUTH YARRA 95 Millswyn St

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A pretty terrace at 50 Pridham Street, Prahran, listed by Hocking Stuart, and under the hammer at 12.30pm on April 14.

ALBERT PARK

155 Albert Street, Port Melbourne

49/174 Esplanade East, Port Melbourne

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228 Ross Street, Port Melbourne Beautifully presented, this charming Edwardian beauty is designed to offer exceptional quality and stylish family living.

Upstairs lies a master bedroom of unrivalled quality, spacious and light with large BIRs, a luxurious ensuite and study/retreat. The ground level comprises a well-appointed kitchen opening to a brilliant dining and living room with polished ironbark floors and a large private courtyard. A slice of perfection in a premium location where the best of Port Melbourne and city trams just moments away.

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2 Bedroom Residence (304) $995,000 3 Bedroom Residence (109) $1,350,000

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106 Main Road.

Hepburn Springs 3A

3B

6C

815 sqm

Consisting of three zones, commercial, residential and holiday accomm. The original 6 room home has been restored and operates as “Moongate Antiques”. The rear second floor, provides luxury 2 bedroom/2 ensuite home with open plan living/ dining with spectacular views. Downstairs at rear is the 4 room, highly rated Moongate Accom.

Private Sale

Contact Annissa White 0407 917 054

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Ski in Ski Out on the Edge of Bourke Street Mt Buller’s Most Desirable Chalets

15 Sold, Only 2 Remaining for This Season 3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Plus Garage

Located at the top of Mt Buller, Whitehorse Village is an exclusive handful of chalets complete with incredible views. Designed around light and form, each floor offers a unique aspect of the mountain. A private road and drive-in garages also provide the ultimate convenience of access. Mt Buller boasts the most significant Alpine Village and is easily accessible, just 3 hours drive from Melbourne.

To be a part of this limited collection of chalets located at the top of Mt Buller, please contact:

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1 Leggatt Street. Daylesford 2A

1B

1C

579 sqm

Book Barn Cafe and Residence on the Lake. Spectacular opportunity to invest or develop your own hospitality establishment. Ideal wine bar, restaurant or cooking school with the bonus of a large adjoining 2 bedroom plus study period residence enjoying uninterrupted lake frontage and views. The best location in Daylesford and just over an hour from Melbourne.

Auction Friday May 4th 1.30pm Contact Nathan Skewes 0439 322 630 Will Walton 0412 511 717

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82A Stanleys Road Merricks North

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3732 Point Nepean Road Portsea

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9 Driver Street Portsea 3

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www.hiddlestonrealestate.com.au

SKENES CREEK

$1,900,000

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SOLID GOLD ON THE GREAT OCEAN ROAD !!

AUCTION 45 RENDLESHAM AVE, MOUNT ELIZA

RESORT-STYLE HOME WITH BAY VIEWS

Luxury beachside residence backdropped by spectacular bay views, this exclusive 4 bedroom home with salt-water pool, steps to Ranelagh Beach features 4 living areas, chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kitchen with premium s/s appliances, multiple decks, 3 bathrooms, gym, alfresco kitchen, central heat/cool, 5kW solar panels, double garage, firepit zone and private gated access to the Ranelagh Club.

AUCTION: TERMS: PRICE GUIDE: INSPECT: CONTACT:

Saturday 7th April at 2pm 10% deposit, balance 60/90 days CONTACT AGENT Saturday 2-2:30pm Stewart Lardner 0419 539 072

Perched on 20.88 ha (52acres) app. this unique holding offers permanent stunning uninterrupted ocean views. 2 residences and 1 BR self-contained bungalow affords many possibilities of accommodating extended family, or immediate rental return.

"Highwarra" captures breathtaking vistas from every room, incl. kitchen, lounge/dining, family sitting room and both generous BRs. Sliding panoramic doors in each room open to stunning water views. Also incl. are bathroom, 2 toilets, and a double carport. "The Bay House", taking full advantage of breathtaking setting designed over 3 levels, provides open plan kitchen/living and dining, 2nd family area, 2 extra-large BRs and spa bathroom, bungalow/3rd BR. Exposed trussed ceilings and solid timber floors, give a warm homely beachside feel. Also incl. are 2 split air-cons, lock-up garage, carport, outside wash room, and extensive storage underneath. A brand new decked/pergola area is accessible from full sliding doors in each room. Currently let to excellent tenant @ $400 pw till Feb 19. Town water connected. Acreage incl. pasture & natural bushland, with spectacular panoramic views over Skenes Creek, Apollo Bay & beyond. A truly rare opportunity to enjoy an idyllic coastal lifestyle.

Conjunctional agents: Smythe Real Estate - Apollo Bay - Noel Tanis: 0419 389 467

Philip Hiddleston 0417 390 041

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Portsea | 2 Nairana Court Wayne Gillespie Brilliance This highly desirable, gated community by decorated architect Wayne Gillespie was ahead of its time and is unlikely to be repeated.

‘Nairana’ showcases Wayne Gillespie’s architectural brilliance set in beautiful surrounds. This stunning single-level home on its own private allotment of some 580sqm is the ideal sanctuary for those either seeking a permanent home or holiday residence with added security within this exclusive estate.

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Iconic 2.8 acre homestead on the highest point in Portsea

Private Sale View Saturday 1.00 - 1.45pm Sunday 1.00 - 1.45pm Contact Rob Curtain 0418 310 870 Celeste te Wright 0413 309 002 Office 03 5984 8900 E-mail

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With 360 degree views of the ocean and the bay, this rare 11,030 sqm (approx.) land holding boasts sun-drenched outdoor entertaining areas, massive family accommodation, a championship-sized tennis court, private track to the Portsea back beach and even a large lawn area ocean side ideal for helicopter parking. Accessed by an impressive private driveway, this property is the perfect setting for multi-generational holidays or relaxed permanent living.

Registrations of interest for the Auction close: Wednesday 4th April 2018 at 5.00pm.

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Registrations Close: Wednesday 4th April at 5.00pm

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Rob Curtain 0418 310 870 Danielle Vains 0432 617 229

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03 5984 8900

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Magnificent World Class Investment and Lifestyle In the Blue Ribbon Heart of the Barrabool Hills – 50 Minutes Melbourne • 512 acres (207.19 ha) in three titles of highly productive undulating country, 95% arable, 24 inch rainfall. Securely watered by creek, springs, dams and rain water storage To be sold as a whole or in three separate lots • A: ‘Carrisbrook’ 253 acres (102.38 ha) 2 machinery sheds, hay shed • B: ‘Devon Park’ 143 acres (57.87 ha) 3 bedroom cement and cinder family home (circa 1937), shearing shed and yards, hay shed, disused dairy • C: “Shefferle” 116 acres (46.94 ha) old shearing shed ‘Devon Park’. Held by the Gugger family since 1939.

Ideal horses, cattle, sheep, cropping.

Situated in a tightly held and capital appreciating region.

Outstanding landbank productive investment.

2 mins Ceres, 3 mins Ring Road, 10 mins Geelong (bay and beaches, grain terminal and port), 15 mins Surf Coast, 15 mins Avalon Airport, 50 mins Melbourne CBD and International Airport.

Expressions of Interest

Closing Wednesday 11th April, 5pm Inspection Strictly by appointment with Agent Ken Drysdale 0409 195 470 Elders Geelong eldersrealestate.com.au/18689320

Golf Course Rd and Station St, Epsom/Bendigo, VIC | 7.25 HA / 18 AC

Mixed Use Zoning – 5 Existing lots – already subdivided • An unbelievable 18 acres/7.25 hectares at Epsom – a high profile and rapidly developing suburb within the Bendigo city boundaries and just minutes’ drive from the CBD. • Surrounded by recent development and Bendigo’s rapid growth and expansion, this land could easily be described as the last bastion and an opportunity not to be missed.

• Mixed Use Zone is designed to provide for a wide range of Residential (including high density residential), Commercial, Industrial and many other uses including medical centres, education and places of worship (STCA).

• An ideal opportunity for national brand companies and organisations to position themselves neatly within an already developed area with a readymade market on their doorstep.

• Existing bitumen road frontage on three sides, and only 800m to the Epsom train station for a daily commute to Melbourne. Located 160m from Midland Highway, the major North/South and busiest traffic route through Bendigo.

• The existing availability of 5 separate titles provides an exceptional opportunity for multiple developments without the expense, uncertainty and time delays involved in the subdivision process.

Expression of Interest

Closing Friday 27 April, 4pm Martin Skahill 0427 431 744 Elders Bendigo 03 5443 1744 eldersbendigo.com.au/18829649

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8.7 Hectares - 21.6 Acres

‘Skastholm’ – Farmlet with Victorian Cottage • Historic weatherboard cottage in excellent condition

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– circa 1903

A Goulburn Valley Powerhouse with Exceptional Water Security ‘Andes’, 371.07ha*, St Germains, VIC • 419.3ML high, 197.3ML low reliability water shares • 721ML deep lead bore. 400ML on-farm water storage • Two unlimited high flow diversion licences • 18 double-up HB dairy, cup removers and milk metering • Modern four stand shearing shed

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Auction Fri 20 Apr 1pm Mercure Hotel, Echuca Ken Oliver 0417 303 761 Jason Hellyer 0403 043 571 *approx.

• High ceilings, OFP’s, spacious living and rear deck

FOR SALE BY EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSING THURSDAY, 19TH APRIL 2018 AT 4PM UNLESS SOLD PRIOR Address:

121 Stephenson Street, Sale, VIC

Contact:

Matt Childs - 0418 512 494

with stunning views

• Aluvial heavy carrying soils with farm improvements mchilds@prh.com.au

• Excellent water supply from ‘Flooding Creek’ – long Glen Synnott - 0467 550 904

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• Unique private location – walk to town centre

gsynnott@ruralco.com.au

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‘DEVON PARK’ 970 Barrabool Road, Barrabool, Ceres via Geelong

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A luxury retreat with additional B&B opportunity Architecturally designed 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home Stunning industrial style doors Spotted gum and polished concrete floors Two capacious designer kitchens 10 minutes from Phillip Island and 1 hour from eastern suburbs of Melbourne See it!

For further details and inspection please contact: Phil Hanley on 0417 140 508 or Greg Price 0419 337 441 Wonthaggi Office 5672 1911

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"Dutchies"

Woolamai Hills Beautiful 'Bimbadeen' embracing location and lifestyle with the best views in Gippsland over Westernport Bay and Phillip Island.

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More than 1.85 million visitors pass this front door every year Ground floor takeaway restaurant set on land measuring 664m2 approx.

Upstairs 3 bedroom residence Sold on a 'walk-in walk-out' basis

FOR SALE BY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Closing Thursday 17th May, 2018

John Castran 0411 502 424

Greg Price 0419 337 441

145 Toorak Road, South Yarra

113a Thompson Ave, Phillip Island

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Fern Hill James Lane Raven Thorn - Circa 1865

Front townhouse

Back beach abode A contemporary beach house tucked privately behind established moonah trees, with the beach so close you can hear the sound of the ocean day and night. Presented in immaculate condition, this is the perfect lock up and leave seaside weekender.

Features include: • 3 bedrooms with ensuite to master, plus a central bathroom • Fully appointed kitchen plus adjoining dining area • Sun filled lounge with polished floors plus gas log fire • Entertaining decks to the north and south • Carport and beach gear storage space A compact allotment provides almost maintenance free living, allowing you to enjoy the spoils of the seaside lifestyle.

Meticulously restored and lovingly cared for, Raven Thorn captures a unique blend of rustic originality and contemporary living. Offering 3 beautiful original bedrooms with working fire places and pressed tin ceilings, sitting room, a large bespoke and fully appointed provincial kitchen with wine cellar and French timber skylight, 2 fabulous bathrooms, as well as wonderful dining, living and conservatory spaces opening onto a sparkling lap pool. There is a stunning light filled barn studio with vast ceilings, plus modern shedding, 2 historic potato huts and much more all set amongst 8 acres of designer gardens and mature trees.

Auction Saturday 28 April (Unless sold prior) Price: Contact Agent View By appointment

Sandi Barry-Mueller 0408 392 347

Inspection will impress. Price: $745,000 Damian Cayzer 0416 035 000 Hugh Martin 0488 584 141 Nelson Ferrier 0448 584 100

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performance space and wetland park with walking tracks.

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he house Thomas Bailey and Megan Baynes designed for their family on Mount Wellington to overlook Hobart and the Derwent Estuary is so fresh and simple that some presume it was, as Bailey tells it, “finished last week”.

It’s 10 years old. Yet the timberbattened building is so apt in its use of a local tree species, celery-top pine; in how it snugs into the slope of a sometimes snowed-in setting, and in the way “it creates relationships with the landscape so that it has the nature of graceful ageing in place”, says Bailey, recipient of Tasmania’s 2017 Emerging Architects’ Prize.

The contrastingly robust and hunkered-down three-bedroom house on Bruny Island designed by Bailey and Baynes, his life and practice partner in Room 11 Architects, was finished last year.

The clients included a geologist whose first specific instruction to the pair was, “don’t use stone”.

“I’m accommodating,” Bailey confesses.

adventure, art,

“But I have my opinions. And all our work since we began Room 11 has been strong.” All of the practice’s work, too, tends to exemplify a preoccupation with permanence. “I think about it a lot.”

So D’Entrecasteaux House – which, considering its monumentality and setting, unsurprisingly won last year’s Tasmanian Australian Institute of Architects’ chapter award for new residential – ended up with massive rock walls.

In an open paddock and close to the water on rugged Bruny Island – the landform noted by Abel Tasman in 1642 and named by French explorer Antoine Bruni D’Entrecasteaux in 1792 – the house is often blasted by Southern Ocean gales. “So I felt it necessary for the building to be very solid,” Bailey says.

The western wall is interrupted by only one window that reflects the D’Entrecasteaux Channel as a crepuscular installation.

a spectacular elongated pavilion with an inset of red glass through which more of the Derwent and the estuarine landforms are transformed into a huge, kinetic picture; a 12-metre cantilever that projects over the water, and a bridge-like boardwalk with balustrades in 44 colours.

“The ultimate destination in a public park, you can see the pavilion from kilometres away,” Thomas Bailey of Room 11 says.

“It creates relationships with the landscape so that it has the nature of graceful ageing in place.”

Solid, permanent, born of its place.

The walls that bracket what Bailey calls “a concave floor plan” – or in architecture-speak, “an inflected non-orthogonal plan” – to shield the dark-stained Tasmanian oak interiors and the wide, triangular deck are “huge: 60 centimetres’ thick and made of Tasmanian dolerite, an extremely dense stone, 180 million years in the making”.

To secure the preferred stonemason for the job, the architect and client – “who came around” to the idea of a house of stone – had to wait for three years for Peter Guiver, of Mountain Trails, to become available.

The raw substance was more readily to hand. “The quarry is on the same geological outcrop as the building occupies,” Bailey says.

And it is this pragmatic sensibility to the spirit of place – “of Tasmania’s more robust geomorphic and environmental conditions” – that brought the architect couple back to their island home from a possible future working in Europe.

“Seeking to resonate with place” is a key to their work that makes it outstanding, even in the pretty remarkable academy that is modern Tasmanian architecture.

Bailey acknowledges that “the history of artists and architecture working with that relationship to the land is what makes Tasmania quite different to the [mainland] Australian school”. Speaking generally and also for his work, he adds, “there is a difference in our approach”.

Mind you, with a small population and a wealth of available and affordable sites with such amazingly scenic offerings, and with an influx of mainland money with sophisticated appreciation of those attributes and therefore some very nice budgets, thank you, Tasmania’s contemporary architecture does have some competitive advantages.

As with D’Entrecasteaux House, the island is producing some sensational residential, hospitality, commercial and tourism buildings.

Even incidental infrastructure is often of brave invention.

For art museum MONA, for instance, Bailey is working on some underwater architecture designed to bring to public attention the health status of the Derwent.

But as the basic form of the Bruny Island house displays, and in its more contained way the Little Big House up on Mount Wellington (“which was as simple as possible to construct,

The award-winning D’Entrecasteaux House.

but complex and rich to experience”), the structures are “distilled” or pared right down to its purpose, which is to make restful shelter that maintains focus on the external world.

The limited glazing in Little Big House creates sequential visual interactions with the landforms and “the beautiful, ever-changing sky”.

Pushed to one edge of its building envelope , the “cosy” house also creates an implied courtyard.

The dark wood interiors of the “psychologically comfortable” stone house in the open field on Bruny are a way of mitigating what Bailey sees as “Tasmania’s sometimes very bright daylight” and to continually select viewpoints towards the scenery.

“As the owners move around the house during the day they are always moving through different places in the landscape.”

The darkness of the house, which appears to have black windows but doesn’t – “it is double-glazed clear glass that appears dark because of the interiors” – is about making it quiet and melded with its situation.

“Our idea for years has been to make buildings that become akin to a mute, friendly presence in your life.” room11.com.au

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atching design expectations to reality can be tricky when building a home. Will the sketches translate to real outcomes?

And will the vision of a dream home line up with the final product?

As anyone who has embarked on building a home will attest, there will be hiccups along the way. Some of an architect’s finer details can slip through the cracks during the build. One remedy for this is to use an architectural service aligned to a new home builder.

With architects, interior designers and builders working alongside each other, there is more merging of ideas and outcomes, Canny Homes’ chief executive, Greg Davy, says.

“This model offers clients a fully integrated service and the architectural division is nimble and responsive to clients’ wants and needs,” he explains.

“If you normally go to an architect, they don’t understand the buildability side, as well as what an architectural division of a builder does.

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Simon Wood built a four-bedroom house in Hawthorn and enjoys its contemporary feel and functionality.

“So it’s that close association with the building division that enables them to be very agile and change things at a whim.”

Designers in Canny’s architectural division maintain their involvement in projects even after they are handed over to the construction team.

Davy says this ensures design integrity throughout the process and lets clients have the freedom to make changes. “If you’ve ever gone through a design process with an external architect and then go to a builder,

there’s no meshing of the services and not as much integration,” he says.

“Design integrity is a very important term in our industry because quite often it’s lost when a builder takes charge of the job.’’

Simon Wood built with Canny in 2013. He demolished a Californian bungalow and replaced it with a fourbedroom, modular design. “It’s very modern, which I like, and very functional,” Wood says.

new mixed-use development made up of apartments, a hotel, cafe and supermarket will cater to university students in Melbourne’s south-east.

Oros, a nine-storey complex in Oakleigh, will feature more than 150 apartments and townhouses in its first-stage release. Priced from $370,000 and located just 10 minutes’ drive from Monash University, they would be ideal for students, local downsizers and investors alike.

There’s a rooftop garden, cinema space, yoga studio, bocce field, gym and indoor heated swimming pool.

Oros includes 2227 square metres of retail space, which includes the cafe and supermarket, and 4364 square metres of communal area.

Residences come with engineered timber floors, six-star energy ratings and the option of upgrading to smart-home-automated systems. The interiors feature warm colour schemes with dark carpeting in the bedrooms. Kitchens come with Smeg appliances and pullout pantries.

At a glance Oros 807-811 Warrigal Road, Oakleigh Architect: Rothelowman Developer: Viapac Group Interior design: Rothelowman Number of apartments: 128 plus 13 townhouses Internal sizes (sq m): One-bed 49.6-58.9, twobed, one bath 66.8-70.8, two-bed, two bath 68.887.2, three-bed 99.2-115.5, townhouses 98.3-108.1.

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Wo r d s b y FE LICIT Y MARS HALL Ph o t o s b y SHARYN CAIRNS

Serenade in moody blues

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former classical musician turned interior designer has injected a dose of 21st-century sophistication into this 1980s entertainer with a moody palette of smoke, charcoal and blue.

Gillianne Griffiths – a former pipe organist and orchestral conductor – was tasked with undertaking an extensive update of the five-bedroom house by renowned late architect Wayne Gillespie in the exclusive Melbourne enclave of Toorak.

Throughout the project, Griffiths took pains to preserve and highlight Gillespie’s trademark architectural flourishes, such as the sky-lit stairwell and the French doors that open on to the French provincialstyle gardens by revered landscape designer Paul Bangay.

Artistry in Toorak House 2 by Studio Griffiths.

At the same time, she reconfigured the layout to incorporate modern must-haves, extending the kitchen to the boundary line so as to accommodate a butler’s pantry, long corridor and expanded laundry and creating an en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe in the main bedroom.

New grey timber veneer joinery was installed throughout the house and the high-sheen marble tiles in the informal living area were replaced with herringbone oak parquetry to help leaven the sombre colours.

The walls were painted in Dulux Natural White as a further means of creating a sense of lightness and several doors were jettisoned in favour of square arches to open up the floor plan.

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Finally, the bathrooms and powder rooms were also renovated.

The owners, a young couple who run their own property development business, wanted a house where they could entertain prospective clients on a regular basis. The brief expanded

to include the addition of a nursery midway through the project when the pair discovered that they were expecting their first baby.

“They’re a young, dynamic entrepreneurial couple,” says Griffiths, whose eponymous interior architecture and design practice,

Studio Griffiths, operates out of Melbourne and also in the Mornington Peninsula.

“I met them as a couple during the design process, then the wife became pregnant. The baby is now one year old.

“This is their first house, their dream house. Prior to that they lived in an apartment.”

The open-plan kitchen and informal living area features a large artwork by Los Angeles-based artist Athena Bangwu – a friend of the family – and a freestanding workbench in Portsea grey marble.

Blue-and-grey Beetle chairs by Denmark’s Gubi add a playful element to the circular dining table

by Italian designer Misura.

The Togo modular sofa by France’s Ligne Roset is again deliberately mismatched with a combination of blue and grey sections.

The organically shaped, asymmetrical Hawaii mirror above the fireplace is also from Misura. The rose-shaped porcelain wall sconces in the formal living area are by Portuguese sculptor Iva Viana.

The large custom cabinet from Australian furniture producer Zuster adds an element of homegrown style, along with small touches by local makers such as the semi-circular brass vases from Anna Varendorff, planters from Anchor Ceramics and brass objects from StudioKyss.

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Beauty to be found in the imperfections Who: Pete and Paula Mills (sweetwilliamprints.com.au) Where: North Melbourne, Victoria What: A red-brick Edwardian home

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he North Melbourne home of illustrator Paula Mills, her husband Pete and their three teenage daughters, Lia, Rosie and Liberty, is a joy to be in. It’s a work in progress, but this home’s endearing imperfect-ness is part of its unique charm. Colourful and eclectic, this house has a distinct aesthetic that speaks volumes about the creative family who live here.

The Mills family moved from semirural Warrandyte, to North Melbourne in 2016. Their previous home was perched on the edge of a nature reserve, surrounded by eucalyptus trees. Weekends were spent on the tyre swing in the yard, or walking in local bushland. Suffice to say, the family’s new inner-city life is a little different.

“After many happy years of living in beautiful Warrandyte, we decided on a complete change,” Paula says.

“With our three girls growing up, recognising their need for independence and wanting to embrace all that Melbourne has to offer, we set our plan to move in motion.’’

Like many parents, school zoning was a significant factor in Pete and Paula’s move. They researched, and selected a great high school, and started looking for a family-sized home in the zone. It wasn’t easy.

“We marched through pokey, little dark houses, clambered up and down stairs of modern town houses. Sighed over beautiful homes way out of our price range, and bumped shoulders with the throngs of eager buyers at live auctions,” Paula recalls. One Saturday morning, just as the couple walked away from another auction they were unable to bid on, they discovered this red-brick Edwardian.

“Being on a busy corner, it was almost scratched from our inspection list, but as we stepped into the entranceway, the busyness of the city subsided,” Paula says. The high ceilings and grand proportions of this crumbling house were instantly appealing, and the family knew they’d found “the one”.

Before moving in, the pair undertook a few basic renovations.

One internal wall in the kitchen was removed, opening up the living and dining zones, and all internal walls were painted off white. The family also installed wooden plantation shutters throughout, and a wood burner in the living room.

N60 fireplace, kilim rugs from The Home and a stool from a collaboration with Zaishu stools.

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Mills beside a Zetta Florence poster, left; art from Mills’ business, Sweet William Prints, in the sunroom, right; the

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Above all else, the family have fallen in love with their new neighbourhood, and its super-close proximity to the city.

“North Melbourne is such a wonderful suburb with wide, treelined streets, all the amenities of inner-city living, but with a distinct village feel,” Paula says.

Their home is still a work in progress, but as Paula says “we plan to bring it back to its former glory, bit by bit … but, actually, I think it is rather glorious just as it is!”

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B E H I N D T H E P R OJ E C T Once is so at home in elegant Armadale’s High Street (far left); Mayfair delivers lifestyle with stunning design on St Kilda Road (left, below).

Design that knows its place

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ay & Burton Projects, the residential projects department of leading Melbourne real estate agency Kay & Burton, handles a range of luxury developments across the city, from boutique buildings to large-scale designs.

Damon Krongold, a director of the projects division at Kay and Burton, says the key to selecting which developments to adopt comes down to two factors: location and quality.

“We collaborate with clients who share a common vision of integrity, innovation, design excellence and the desire to deliver exceptional real estate that enhances Melbourne’s built environment,” Krongold says.

“We also ensure our projects are in prime geographic locations and deliver high-quality benchmarks that meet the expectations of Kay & Burton Projects’ clients.”

Whether would-be purchasers are seeking an apartment in a more exclusive block of residences or one that comes with plenty of amenities, Krongold says there’s a suitable Kay & Burton project. Both styles of developments have their own advantages, he explains.

“Boutique developments offer a lower density, more personalised style of living and tend to be in quieter neighbourhood strips,” he says, adding that they’re often in close proximity to ‘village-style’ amenities and transport.

Mayfair

“Larger-scale developments generally offer a broader range of structural and self-contained amenities, such as concierge, resident swimming pool and gymnasium, inhouse cinemas and wine rooms, and are typically located within the inner-city fringe, such as St Kilda Road.”

Once Once is a Kay & Burton Projects boutique development situated in leafy Armadale, just seven kilometres south-east of the CBD. On completion, it will comprise up to 28 apartments, including two and three-bedroom options, as well as penthouses.

“The target market are owneroccupiers and downsizers who recognise and seek the cosmopolitan and elegant style offered by the

location of High Street, Armadale,” says Krongold.

Built into an existing heritagelisted building originally occupied by the State Bank of Victoria, Once has been designed by Bruce Henderson Architects. Their aim has been to blend the historic facade with a new, clean and contemporary, design.

“Award-winning Carr Design Group interiors are responsible for interior design and fit-out, incorporating neutral and indulgent colour palettes with practical, spacious living areas,” Krongold says.

There’ll be a ground-floor lounge where residents can mingle and unwind, and the building’s High Street location ensures that shops, cafes and restaurants are just a stroll away, along with a variety of public transport options.

Mayfair on St Kilda Road is one of Kay & Burton’s larger projects, though Peter Kudelka, another director of the projects division at Kay & Burton, says it may not be as large as originally anticipated due to customer preferences.

“There are 158 apartments planned for Mayfair, but it will end up being less than this due to numerous purchasers combining multiple units,” he explains.

Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, Mayfair was one of the final projects the late Dame Zaha Hadid worked on. Inspired by Australia’s beach landscapes, Mayfair’s facade features looping balconies and rippling curves.

Apartments vary from onebedroom units through to fivebedroom options. Amenities include a 24-hour concierge, an in-house theatre, residents’ lounge, wine cellar, an indoor lap pool, yoga room, gymnasium and an outdoor rooftop spa area. Positioned in the heart of the city’s most famous boulevard, trams and parks are just metres from Mayfair’s doorstep.

“Clearly, the standout features are the architecture by Zaha Hadid, the location, the boutique nature of the building and the quality of the finishes,” says Kudelka. mayfair-melbourne.com.au

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Arctic Baths, designed by Swedish architects Bertil JOHAN KAUPPI

Harstroom and Johan Kauppi, floats on the Lule River in Swedish Lapland.

Buoyant baths are poles apart

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ust when you thought architects couldn’t get any more innovative, along comes a floating wellness hotel that looks like a bundle of sticks.

Drawing comparisons to the Iron Throne and an oversized bird’s nest, the Arctic Baths in Harads, Swedish Lapland, does not resemble your average day spa. In summer it floats on the Lule River and in winter, when the river freezes over, the hotel is suspended on the ice.

For some, the main attraction will be the open-air cold bath nestled inside the jumble of logs. The temperatures of the bath will be kept at a chilly four degrees, even in winter. The idea is to take a freezing plunge in the bath then scurry off to one of the saunas nearby.

For others, it will be the chance to marvel at the Northern Lights. The Lule River, in northern Sweden, is arguably one of the best places to see the otherworldly display of red,

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yellow, green, blue, and violet shades that make up the aurora borealis.

Viewing the world’s greatest light show is a magical way to top off a visit to the Arctic Baths, where there is also a spa treatment room, lounge, shop, bar and restaurant. Six separate floating cabins can be found around the site and are open to tourists or conference groups.

The baths were designed by innovative Swedish architects Bertil Harstroom and Johan Kauppi, who have previously collaborated on

furniture designs. Harstroom is best known for his work on another radical architectural project: The Birds Nest at TreeHotel, also in Sweden. Just as its name implies, The Birds Nest is suspended above the ground and covered in a mass of sticks, accessed by a retractable staircase. It’s one of a collection of architect-designed tree-houses set on the Lule River.

The likes of TreeHotel and Arctic Baths are setting the standard of ecofriendly architecture set in nature, while also satiating a growing tourism appetite for the Northern Lights.

Harstroom and Kauppi say they were inspired by the idea of a natural dam created by floating timber when designing the project’s exterior.

But Australian architect Gregory Burgess, who designed the Peninsula Hot Springs in Fingal, south of Melbourne, says the design of the Arctic Baths is less about nature and more about putting on a show. “This place is more about theatre than a connection with nature,” he says.

“I think there’s a real hunger in the world for reconnection with nature and sort of a re-enchantment of the mystery of life, the mystery of nature, and the mystery of human beings.

“But I think maybe the Arctic Baths comes into [a different] category, which would be in the realm of novelty and maybe the imitation of nature, in terms of a kind of disembodied idea.”

Burgess’ impressive portfolio includes architecture linked to indigenous people and places, including the Burrinja Cultural Community Centre in the Dandenongs of Victoria and the Institute of Koorie Education at Deakin University in Melbourne. His work at the Peninsula Hot Springs is defined by outdoor mineral spring baths set along meandering paths on a 17-hectare site. Burgess says the design team behind the Arctic Baths missed an opportunity to reference the Sami people, indigenous to Swedish Lapland.

“I think there’s a very serious issue in Scandinavian countries, especially in the Laplander extreme North, where there’s a real political issue with the Sami people. I would have thought there might be some more depth of respecting that cultural context,” he says.

“The Sami culture has a very strong relationship with nature and also with the underworld so there is a very enchanted cultural backdrop to that particular site.’’

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Its terrace offers panoramic views over Copenhagen and the Nordhavn harbour.

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elbourne’s largest mixed-use urban precinct, Melbourne Square, will feature Southbank’s first full-line supermarket, with Woolworths signing on to the transformative development.

The landmark supermarket will support Southbank’s rapidly growing population, filling approximately 3800 square metres across two levels, with 120 parking spaces.

It’s expected to open in late 2020, aligning with the completion of stage one of Melbourne Square. Stage one will also include retail, dining and cafe facilities in a European-inspired, piazza-style setting.

Executive chairman of Malaysian developer OSK Property, Tan Sri Ong Leong Huat, says the Woolworths supermarket will deliver critical consumer needs to Southbank.

“Southbank’s population is expected to exceed 50,000 by 2036, which is 174 per cent more than the current

Check out Southbank population,” he says. “It is essential that the community can access basic everyday amenities.

“We know Southbank residents have been waiting for a full-line supermarket in their local area and we are happy to be able to provide this

much-needed amenity, along with other amenities for the community.”

Woolworths’ state property manager Brad Karge agrees that there has been high demand from Southbank residents for a full-line supermarket. ”We’re pleased that we’ll soon be able to offer local residents the

convenience of a supermarket that will include all the usual features our customers have come to expect,” Karge says. “From fresh fruit and vegetables to a large range of grocery items at great prices, those living in the area will be able to pick up all their shopping essentials, without needing to travel too far.”

The supermarket is the first major retail announcement for the Melbourne Square development, which will transform a former car park bounded by the Westgate Freeway and Kavanagh, Balston and Power Streets into one of the city’s largest combined residential, commercial, hotel and retail hubs.

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Its eastern border follows the bend of the Merri Creek as it passes through a swathe of parkland reserved on either bank, encompassing the Coulson and George Knott reserves and Yarra

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he Collingwood Mercury in 1886 described it as “the Toorak of Collingwood” but the citizens were less than enthused about being annexed to the polluted lowlands of East Collingwood.

City of Melbourne councillor Henry Groom argued that “the freeholders of Clifton Hill have no desire to depreciate the value of their property by suffering it to be annexed to a swamp, which to drain itself would drain our resources”.

Clifton Hill has managed to retain its lofty status. Until the recent

Bend Park, and finishing at the Ramsden Street Oval, a community hub for cricket and football.

Landmarks are few and far between in Clifton Hill. The most significant is the 80-metre-tall circular brick shot tower on Alexandra Parade, built in 1882 and a memorial to the neighbourhood’s industrial past. Lovers of art deco architecture also thrill to the voluptuously curving lines of the Queens Parade building that is occupied, somewhat incongruously, by the local McDonald’s.

TOP TWO Private sale

Private sale

Agent: Nelson Alexander, Arch Staver

Agent: Nelson Alexander, Luke Sacco

0417 515 802

0407 528 040

This spacious factory conversion, part

Built around 1900, this Victorian

of the historic National Can Industry

cottage is close to parkland and has a

factory, boasts a vast living and dining

deep landscaped courtyard, as well as

area, sheltered entertaining terrace,

a double garage with right-of-way

original industrial features and

access, two double bedrooms and a

appealing city views.

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4/28 Groom Street

remodelled bathroom.

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81 O’Grady Street $1.54 million

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