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Note from the editor

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f you have been waiting patiently to purchase your next home, then the Reserve Bank cutting interest rates was probably a dose of petrol in your engine.

However, you might have the enthusiasm of Daniel Ricciardo in a Formula 1 car but the market’s pace right now seems more akin to that of a push bike, even though clearance rates have been consistency healthy and high.

Every year – regardless of the recent market challenges – vendors tend to take a spell over the winter period and listings decrease. It’s natural hibernation, but never a strategy that I have understood (based on the laws of supply and demand, which fuels price-boosting competition under the hammer and around the negotiation table). That’s not to say there are not positive signs in the winter market, with reports of properties eclipsing reserves. This week, we feature a gorgeous selection of listings that we believe will inspire spirited bidding, and encourage a pedal to the metal.

Cover story

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Modern Homes

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Neighbourhoods

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The Design Files

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The romance of the country home is still alive and well and places like this winsome beauty act as a stunning example of their enduring appeal.

Ivy-covered and eye-catching, it’s a gorgeous confection with coach house and surrounding single levels flowing up to the two-storey central section. Seriously you could be coming home every day to what feels like a fairy tale.

Drive under the coach house arch and come into the private courtyard where you’ll find a beautiful formal garden and an entrance boasting spectacular antique french doors.

Inside bagged walls and parquetry floors underscore the faithful style while towering double doors off big formal rooms lead out into lush gardens perfect for a drink at dusk.

Sublime patios come draped with wisteria and views over the grassy terraces and garden hedges.

Wandering the grounds in a place like this, with pond and pergola, puts you somewhere entirely enchanting. You even get a self-contained one bedroom cottage here; a place to escape and maybe write/paint/compose a classic.

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LOU SWEENEY

What to see this Weekend

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You Wish

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House of the Week

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Escape

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Open Home

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Open this Weekend

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Coast & Country

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OUR COVER 355-385 Parkers Road, Deans Marsh, listed by Great Ocean

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BRUNSWICK 2 Saxon Street $1 million-$1.1 million

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Adapting to a changed property market, the architect-owner of this modest site (with a side carriageway on title) decided to create a hipster haven celebrating its past and its neighbourhood instead of selling the

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What the agent says

block for development potential. “He’s put inspirational flair into this home,” says the agent, noting its polished concrete floor and stone kitchen, repurposing of a brick chimney as storage, roller door to pocket parking/ entertaining and an audaciously curved shower.

Auction: 11am, June 29 Agent: Jellis Craig, Greg Cusack 0417 128 125

Nicole French

Marshall White

SOUTH YARRA 1.01 & 1.02, 480 480a Punt Road $3.6 million each

The $5 million to $9 million range has continued to experience positive

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“It’s an incredible spot in its own little

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world,” says the agent selling uberdeluxe design in this brooding boutique apartment block. The new building is off-road, behind circa-1857 beauty Elibank House and accessed via a residents-only lane, but handy to the Yarra and buzzy Toorak Road.

These apartments each flaunt bespoke fittings and opulent finishes, yet there is more than meets the eye for functionality, starting with moveable walls and three bedrooms

$2.65 million WILLIAMSTOWN

each with en suites.

2/10 Clark Street

Private sale

WOW FACTOR

Agent: Marshall White, James Redfern 0412 360 667

Four-

bedroom townhouse close to The Strand and Ferguson Street shops.

Sold by Sweeney.

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NEWPORT

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12 Anderson Street

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1 bedroom bay window with leadlight,

Music at this weekend’s Newport Folk

and separate studio hit all the right

Festival will sound even sweeter for

notes. Developer 180 Degrees

the successful bidder at Saturday’s

Property thoughtfully enlarged the

auction of this refurbished California

lounge room by enclosing a verandah.

bungalow. A first-house buyer coming

Auction: 2.30pm, June 29

out of an apartment, perhaps, will find

Agent: The Agency, Brendan Coburn

its city access, period charm including

0433 262 876

BLACK ROCK

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IVANHOE EAST

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45 First Street

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10 Hardy Terrace

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basketball practice court) as well

hideaway enclave are forging a path to

Thanks to an elevated position, walls

as life’s luxuries – a Miele kitchen

It’s the surrounds that set up this

renewal. “Historically we’ve had big

of glass and precise orientation, this

with espresso maker, two-person

780-square-metre property for

prices in this street; the view can’t be

property delivers water views and a

spa bath and a lift to the vast

special attention. The largely original

built out,” the agent says. “An infinity-

distant backdrop of Arthurs Seat from

basement garage.

1960s classic home has panoramic

edge pool would be the kind of luxury

indoor and outdoor living areas,

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views across hectares of Yarra River

someone will bring here.”

including a stunning corner study or

Agent: Buxton, Peter Hickey

reserves north of the Eastern Freeway,

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lounge. Lifestyle inclusions embrace a

0412 569 480

and a pedestrian gate to Ivanhoe Golf

Agent: Kay & Burton, Scott Patterson

Course’s 13th hole. Neighbours in this

0417 581 074

sporting life (lap pool, gym, a serious

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YO U W I S H B y CARO LIN E JAM E S

TOORAK 2 Ultimo Court $7.2 million-$7.7 million

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Architectural elegance sets

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the standard at this doublestorey DCF Property

Inbuilt sound and irrigation

creation in one of Toorak’s

systems and an intercom are

finest enclaves.

included.

An imposing facade and

Expressions of interest:

double-doors lead to white

close 5pm, August 14

limestone floors and a grand

Agent: Marshall White,

entry foyer flooded with

Brendan Allen 0499 229 007

natural light.

One side of the ground level has a formal open-plan living and dining room with gas fireplace with floor heating.

Opposite hides a secluded and adaptable study, library or guest bedroom.

Continuing south unearths another vast space for meals, casual lounge and the kitchen. It has plenty of premium bells and whistles including granite benches, European appliances and a butler's pantry.

Dual walk-in wardrobes and en suites are de rigueur in both the main and secondary upstairs bedrooms.

Private entertaining amid the landscaped garden, and

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3 Kiora Street

2/42 Washington Street

$3.25 million-$3.45 million

$4.25 million

terrace with pond, invites high-life attendance.

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held street, bathed in

A fine drop punt from Windy

natural northern light,” its

Hill, this renovated

agent says.

Edwardian on a 1165-square-

the street is heritage-listed.”

new five-apartment project,

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metre block has form. Its

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this is top-flight inner-east

Agent: Kay & Burton,

agent says: “A lot of people

Agent: McDonald Upton,

living. Highlights include a

Michael Armstrong

love this pocket of Essendon;

Joe Zucco 0414 557 895

north-facing garden.

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

Need to know: The property was last sold for $998,000 in March 2015 and the highest recorded house price for Reservoir (past 12 months) was $2.05 million for 194 Albert Street in July 2018.

Recent Sales $945,000 33 Wilson Boulevard, June $815,000 58 Dundee Street, June

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ith the greatest respect for what is lovingly known by locals as “Rezza”, we didn't think there would be much chance of seeing one of our favourite houses of the year out here.

But hat’s off to you Reservoir, this is as seamless and elegant a renovation we’ve had the pleasure of wandering through for awhile.

The deep front lawn and broad sideway roll up to a superb facade with decorative brickwork and storybook-sweet leadlight windows underneath the pretty verandah.

The just-finished renovation has created beautiful spaces that respect the old bones. Head off the lovely wide hallway and into bedroom one on the right. The terrific dimensions, the little tiled fireplace and large front-facing bay window produce a gorgeous atmosphere.

Across the way, the main bedroom has a pretty rosella in its side window along with diamond leadlights over the front garden. A sleek en suite underscores the contemporary style

$792,500 45 Kingsley Road, June

What the agent says

RESERVOIR 25 Oakhill Avenue $1.22 million-$1.27 million

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Auction: 1pm, June 29 Agent: Nelson Alexander, Joe Horton 0421 128 008

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Nelson Alexander

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that runs seamlessly alongside the period shape here.

With a fireplace against a soft bagged grey wall, black steel-banded windows and gorgeous volume; you could sit in the central living room here and find blissful content. It gets better when the sun shines and you can head out via the steel-banded door to a little suntrap of a deck.

Angled across on the other side of the hall is the pretty third bedroom.

At the rear, there’s a dining area and across from here the smooth kitchen with timber cabinetry and the most beautiful weathered steel benchtops. To the left side is the expansive family bathroom.

In the huge rear garden are magnificent mature trees and a paved entertaining space

An absolutely superb home.

Classic character and charm infused with contemporary features.

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ESCAPE B y L AR A S TE LL A

DEANS MARSH 355-385 Parkers Road $1.5 million

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Live a paddock-to-plate lifestyle inland from Lorne on your very own farm. Set on 14 hectares, a vineyard, olive grove and orchard produce outstanding fruit and there’s plenty of room left over to indulge the senses. Inside the architecturally-designed

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three-bedroom home, a

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restrained palette sets the

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$890,000-$950,000

stage for the backdrop of rolling hills and breathtaking

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Make the most of a

wwA quaint facade gives

burgeoning foodie enclave –

way to a sprawling five-

this pretty property is a

bedroom pile at this family-

– perfect for chilly nights

doors of this contemporary

frame a view of soaring

20-minute drive to award-

friendly home. A casual living

during a cold winter. Spend

miner’s cottage overlooking

trees. Stroll to the markets

winning Brae restaurant.

and dining zone is flanked by

long summer days

Daylesford’s botanic

from this mod-Euro chalet

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a superbly kitted kitchen.

entertaining on the deck and

gardens. Short-listed for the

that sets a high standard for

Agent: Great Ocean Road

The three bedrooms with en

enjoy a dip in the tiled pool.

Australian Interior Design

tree-change style.

Real Estate, James Worssam

suites are a good distance

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Awards 2017, this three-

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from the sublime guest wing,

Agent: Jellis Craig,

bedroom getaway is clad in

Agent: Jellis Craig,

which features a large living

Emil Foller 0403 301 097

locally sourced timber while

Kate Graham 0466 643 065

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In t e r v i e w b y K ATE NAN CARROW Ph o t o b y DANIE L P O CKE T T

“My son and I do a lot of fishing. We cook what we catch; it’s mostly flathead or snapper.”

With

and then I brought on a business

Did you know much about St Kilda

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partner. Eventually there was a lot of

when you began there at 34?

conflict and that led to me leaving the

My dad used to take us to Luna Park

business. One of my car wash

when we were kids. We had pizzas at

customers was a director of a real

Catani Gardens. I probably didn’t

estate firm. He said, “Why don’t you

understand the boho, artistic,

come and work for me?” That was

multicultural side of St Kilda and the

Frank Hellier at Mentone – he’d been

different kinds of people who lived

president of the Real Estate Institute

there. Our territory is St Kilda, Elwood,

of Victoria. It was a skeleton office

Balaclava and St Kilda East.

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ook, line and sinker, Sam Inan and real estate is a natural fit. Even his hairdresser could see that. The director and auctioneer loves being in the inner bayside as it puts him close to his favourite fishing spots.

with Frank; I got to do absolutely Are you from Melbourne originally?

Was that while you were at school?

everything but I also realised quickly

How do you deal with the time

I was born in Istanbul and came to

No, later than that. I enjoyed

what I liked and what I didn’t like.

demands of real estate now?

Australia when I was four. Dad had the

Melbourne Grammar so much. I was

opportunity to migrate and work with

doing well academically and was a

How did you make the move

I’m not with my son, and he has all of

the government in what was then

school prefect and vice-house

to St Kilda?

my time when I’m with him.

known as the Department of Minerals

captain. I did well and decided to go

I was approached by a talent scout

and Energy. He was a geologist.

to Melbourne Uni. I said to Dad, “I’m

who said, “I’ve got two opportunities”.

And you love fishing?

He eventually became a lecturer at

going to go into business”.

One was at Hocking Stuart St Kilda. I

I do. My son and I do a lot of fishing.

RMIT and was teaching masters

I work 14-hour or 16-hour days when

was not at my peak and I had no

We cook what we catch; it’s mostly

Real estate?

money left to invest but Hocking

flathead or snapper. I’ve recently

No, a car wash. A friend had started a

Stuart was interested in a succession

joined the Albert Park Anglers Club.

Were you as academic as

valet car wash inside a shopping

plan. I had six interviews over a seven-

your father?

centre and offered me a chance to

month period.

My father was quite an academic. He

help grow the business.

students of geology for over 20 years.

studied under a street lamp in

Have you ever been back to Turkey?

When I was younger, we went back to

What made you say yes?

Turkey a lot. Two years ago, I went

Istanbul and got a scholarship to

Did it go well?

My father said definitely do it and so

with Liz, my wife. She was my tour

university in Manchester. He pushed

In six years, the company grew to 21

did my hairdresser. My hairdresser

guide as she had lived in Turkey for

us pretty hard. Eventually I said: “I

outlets. We were going gangbusters.

knew my circumstances – I’d been his

three or four years teaching English. It

want to write my own script.”

My partner went back to New Zealand

customer for six years.

was amazing.

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AUCTIONS Houses and Apartments * ALBERT PARK 25 O’Grady

4BR

11.30

POA

Marshall White

3BR

11.30

3BR

10.30

POA

Fletchers

3BR

10.00

POA

Fletchers

ASCOT VALE 134 Roseberry St*

880-950 Nelson Alexander

BALWYN NORTH 2 Harrington Av

CAMBERWELL 2B Regent St

CLIFTON HILL 27 North Tc

4BR

12.30

NPD

Collins Simms

83 Spensley St

3BR

10.30

NPD

Collins Simms

5BR

11.00

NPD

Nick Johnstone

3BR

11.00

POA

Jellis Craig

4BR

12.30

2BR

1.00

435-475

Woodards

3BR

11.30

POA

Marshall White

5BR

2.30

EDITHVALE 44 Field St

GLEN IRIS 54 Aintree Rd

GOWANBRAE 18 Primula Bv

730-800 Nelson Alexander

HAWTHORN 8/10 Liddiard St*

MALVERN 3 Beaven Av

MARIBYRNONG 18 Clyde St

1.2M-1.3M Nelson Alexander

MONT ALBERT NORTH 1/23 Mitchell Rd

4BR

11.00

POA

Woodards

2BR

2.00

NPD

Nick Johnstone

PARKDALE 3,98 Warrigal Rd*

This elegant Edwardian at 54 Aintree Road, Glen Iris, listed by Jellis Craig, is sure to tempt prospective buyers on auction day.

PORT MELBOURNE 201 Albert St

3BR

11.30

POA

Marshall White

206/52 Nott St*

2BR

11.30

500-550

RT Edgar

PRAHRAN 9/13 Arkle St*

1BR

10.00

POA

Biggin & Scott

BRIGHTON

RICHMOND 312/2 McGoun St*

2BR

2.00

550-595

Biggin & Scott

37a Green St

4BR

12.00

1.4M-1.5M

Biggin & Scott

1BR

12.30

POA

MW ONE

SOUTH YARRA 11/63 Osborne St*

ST KILDA 12 Tennyson St

WEEKEND OPEN FOR INSPECTIONS Houses and Apartments *

3BR

10.30

POA

Marshall White

34 Roslyn St

10.15

POA

4BR

11.00

POA

Caine

G01/28 Powlett St*

2BR

1.00

POA

RT Edgar

3BR

11.00

POA

Marshall White

946 High Street St*

3BR

12.00

NPD

Kay & Burton

Penthouse, 2 Nola Ct*

3BR

2.00

POA

RT Edgar

Marshall White 67 Greville St

3BR

11.30

1.15-1.25M

NelsonAlexander

CLIFTON HILL 363 Wellington St

496 Victoria Pd

PRAHRAN 5BR

CARLTON NORTH 882 Lygon St

EAST MELBOURNE

3BR

12.30

POA Nelson Alexander

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ALBERT PARK - BRIGHTON

GREG HOCKING HOLDSWORTH

1301/50 Albert Road, South Melbourne Close to Albert Park Lake, Botanic Gardens and the CBD. Wonderful views towards the CBD. This apartment is equipped with quality fittings throughout. Secure garage. A smart inner city strategy - whether enjoying or investing.

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Everything you need to find your next home Australia’s home of property.

34a Bowman Street Aspendale 3 B 2 b 2 c

Absolute beachfront, new single level A-list luxury Brand new beachfront residence with uninterrupted bay views features stone kitchen, lift access from private 2-car basement plus more.

Expression of Interest Closes Tuesday 16th July at 5.00pm

Inspect Sat Jun 29th 2019 1.30pm to 2.00pm Wed Jul 3rd 2019 2.00pm to 2.30pm Thu Jul 4th 2019 5.30pm to 6.15pm Contact Ross Walker 0425 836 613 James French 0434 955 657

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CARLTON - EAST MELBOURNE

East Melbourne 496 Vi V ctoria Parade d de AUCTION OPEN

Sat a 6th July at l 11:30am ly Sat a 29th June 11:00am at

A4 B1 C1 Paul Caine 0407 393 900 Peter Hannon 0447 393 012

With a spectacular facade, an abundance of character and original features, this recently renovated Victorian Home is true inner city living only moments from the CBD, parklands, the MCG and the extensive off f erings of dining, socialising and sporting facilities in the ff neighbouring suburbs.

caine.com.au

G01/28 Powlett Street East Melbourne Spectacular propor�ons, lavish finishes and a Powell & Glenn architectural footprint define every aspect of this remarkable brand new apartment developed by ICON. 191 sqm approx. Soaring ceilings frame the enormous floorplan that offers two oversized bedrooms each with floor to ceiling windows (master with a divine walk in robe and luxe ensuite), and a mosaic �led bathroom boas�ng an opulent marble wall feature. The open plan kitchen dining and living domain is designed for an abundance of space for entertaining. A luxurious kitchen showcases a marble island bench along with Gaggenau appliances and a butler’s pantry. There are also two side by side car spaces as well as an addi�onal storage room. g01-28powle�street-eastmelbourne.com EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Monday 8th July at 12.00pm (Unless Sold Prior) VIEW Saturday & Wednesday 1.00-1.45pm Sarah Case 0439 431 020 | Rudy Van Der Berg 0405 204 450 14

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FITZROY - MALVERN EAST

HERITAGE WAREHOUSE TRANSFORMED INTO LUXURY RESIDENCE

Easily fit property search into your life

Hecker Guthrie have transformed an 1880s boot-makers warehouse into a light filled luxury residence in the heart of Fitzroy.

This expansive 3 bedroom residence delivers soaring 3.3m ceilings and luxury across 215m2. Spacious kitchen with Gaggenau appliances and scullery, marble bathrooms and expansive outdoor terrace.

For private sale $3.2m Construction commencing this August Extended settlement terms available Sarah Stock 0418 584 047 INSPECT THIS SAT & SUN, 10:30 - 11:00AM 71 ARGYLE STREET, FITZROY

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kayburton.com.au

Penthouse, 2 Nola Court Toorak This striking bespoke penthouse balconied apartment, one of only two, with li� access throughout, large sun-drenched roo�op terrace and 360 degree views, featuring a stunning blend of �mber, ceramics, limestone and marble crea�ng a unique atmosphere. Situated in this quiet cul de sac, within short walk to shops and restaurants, parklands and transport. Comprising open plan kitchen, dining and informal si�ng room opening to private north facing terrace, master bedroom with WIR and ensuite, second bedroom with ensuite and private terrace, third bedroom with BIRs and ensuite, upstairs informal si�ng room opening to private north-west facing terrace, garaging for three cars and large storage room. penthouse-2nolacourt-toorak.com EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST VIEW Saturday & Wednesday 2.00-2.30pm Jeremy Fox 0418 339 650 | Jack Edgar 0428 222 430 16

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NEWLYN 166 Kingston-Newlyn Road $1.325 million

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Ellerslie is a 90-year-old homestead with a working farm – currently a sheep stud with fenced paddocks, shearing shed, two dams and machinery shed – and a wide verandah around three sides that’s the perfect place to sit with a view over your 16-hectare holding to Forest

MOUNT MARTHA

BENDIGO

Hill. Fireplaces, fretwork and

47 Bruce Road

85 Barkly Street

french doors add character

$1.95 million-$2.1 million

$1.1 million-$1.2 million

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appointed as a lifestyle

Crafted with limestone,

property,” the agent says.

polished concrete and

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marble, architect-

marble kitchen. On an

this late-Victorian house is a

lacework on a 1019-square-

Agent: Hocking Stuart,

designed Arki maximises its

elevated 1390-square-metre

perfect example of why

metre block.

Annette Leary 0407 917 054

‘wow’ factor with views

block, there is also a study

people are flocking to cities

Auction: 11am, July 20

in conjuction with

across Martha Cove and the

nook, a fire pit and a double

like Bendigo. Walking

Agent: Tweed Sutherland

Ian Reid Vendor Advocates,

bay. There is also a heated

garage.

distance to the shops,

First National Real Estate,

Ian Stewart 0412 241 785

pool and open-air kitchen.

Private sale

McAuley House offers five

Matt Leonard 0418 502 633

Linking the decked areas is a

Agent: McEwing & Partners,

bedrooms and period

central indoor living area and

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Rural 5 Mid-North Coast Farms, 1,060* Acres, Over 1,300mm* Last 12 Months ‘River Farm’, ‘Greenlands’, ‘Innis Court’, ‘The Flat’ and ‘Tuckerbrim’, Raleigh, NSW All properties adjoining: ‘River Farm’, 146ha* (360.6* acres), ‘Greenlands’, 143ha* (353.2* acres), ‘Innis Court’, 68.3ha* (168.7* acres), ‘The Flat’, 47ha* (116.1* acres) and ‘Tuckerbrim’, 25ha* (61.8* acres). Midway between Sydney and Brisbane, Bellinger River frontage, minutes to the beach and Coffs Harbour. Deep alluvial soils. Bitumen access, mains power, town water, dairy complex. 3 homes plus 2 building entitlements. Some of the best value and reliable farmland in NSW suited to a variety of agricultural pursuits including beef, cropping or dairy.

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43 Parklands Avenue Somers Superbly posi�oned in a seaside enclave with private path to Somers Beach, this spectacular Thomas Anderson designed home delivers the highest level of specifica�on and contemporary comfort. Highlighted by substan�al outdoor living capturing sea views, this five bed, four bath home is custom cra�ed with every conceivable extra to take coastal living to a new level. rtedgar.com.au FOR SALE VIEW Saturday & Sunday 11.00-11.30am Michael Parker 0428 540 500 | Samantha Moffa� 0431 702 838

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Inspired by the French Colonial style, grandeur and luxury are in abundance at St Claire, offering a magnificent main residence and separate private self contained guest house. Set over three pavilions/wings offering accommodation of eight bedrooms and five bathrooms or you could reconfigure to suit your own needs. With modern French Colonial interiors throughout St Claire offers exquisite country living spilling out to sensational wild romantic gardens and glorious grounds with a lush green northern lawn, views to Mount Macedon and surrounded by tranquil countryside. St Claire is offered for sale on a walk in walk out basis.

Close to the culinary delights of the Trentham Village and sensational attractions of Victoria's spa country of the Macedon Ranges and Daylesford.

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eldersrealestate.com.au ‘WONGABEENA PARK’ 119 Mt Mercer Road, Meredith via Geelong, VIC | 241 HA / 596 AC

Outstanding Grazing and Cropping Property – On the edge of Meredith Township – 60 Mins Melbourne • 596 ac (241 ha) of highly productive undulating country, 95% arable, shelter plantations, 26” annual rainfall, 2 x Titles, 2 sealed road frontages • 4 Bedroom family home, outdoor entertaining area, I.G Pool, Tennis Court, 6 x car garaging, set in established parkland setting • Full set of substantial farm shedding, including shearing shed, steel sheep yards, silos • 1,000 head fully operational cattle feedlot • Securely watered by 2 town water connections, dams and licensed bore

‘Wongabeena Park’ presents a rare opportunity to secure one of the districts finest and most productive properties. Situated in a tightly held and capital appreciating region on the town boundary of Meredith.

30 mins Ballarat, Geelong (Ring Road, Grain Terminal, Port, Bay and Beaches), Avalon International Airport, 60 mins Melbourne CBD and International Airport.

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Closing Monday 22nd July, 5:00pm Inspection Strictly by Appointment with Agents Ken Drysdale 0409 195 470 Elders Geelong eldersrealestate.com.au/17726933

1181 Buninyong Mt Mercer Road, Grenville, Via Geelong – Ballarat, VIC | 18.43 HA / 45.31 AC

Outstanding Rural Lifestyle and Investment – Absolute Leigh River Frontage ‘Glenleigh Country Farm’ Ideal horses, cattle, sheep, goats and most forms of intensive agricultural pursuits.

Situated in a tightly held and capital appreciating region. 10 Mins Buninyong, 25 Mins Ballarat, 40 Mins Geelong Ring Road, 55 Mins Avalon International Airport, 90 Mins Melbourne and International Airport

‘GOWRIE’ via Charleville, QLD | 29,204 HA / 72,162 AC Established 1864 - Home of RNA Champions

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Closing Monday 22nd July, 5:00pm Inspection Strictly by Appointment with Agents Bram Gunn 0400 683 222 Elders Ballarat Ken Drysdale 0409 195 470 Elders Geelong eldersrealestate.com.au/20859626

Proven producer, safe and reliable, situation, grass, water, improvements • Rolling term lease and Freehold • Additional 571 ha / 1,410 ac special lease and PO • 19" – 475 mm annual average rainfall since 1877 • 81 sq brick homestead, 8 bedroom, 3-phase power and 2 other residences • Until recently, home to the largest Simbrah stud in Australia • Carrying prolific buffel pastures, herbages and edible mulga • 4 bores, polypipe tanks and 50 troughs plus 17 dams • 32 paddocks and 8 holding paddocks and 25 km laneway • 3 sets of steel cattle yards • Estimated to carry approximately 3,000 breeders and followers • Capable of breeding, backgrounding and fattening • Excellent locked in PMAV – extensive recent pulling • Magnificent station complex with position second to none • Present ownership for past 38 years.

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• 45.31 ac (18.43 ha) of prime undulating country, absolute Leigh River frontage • Quality homestead in elevated position, commanding panoramic views, 4 bedrooms, study, 3 bathrooms, 3 internal living areas, 3 external entertaining areas, garaging • Securely watered by stock and domestic water right from River, 3 dams and rain water storage

Expression of Interest Inspection by appointment Closing Friday 26th July, 5.00pm Keith Richardson 0427 457 487 Tom Russo 0409 873 837 eldersrealestate.com.au Elders Web ID 20909834 DOM A IN

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he Design Files Design Awards will illuminate the very best in Australia’s design and creative community across 12 categories this September.

“We’re excited to bring together and champion a really diverse cross section of Australian design,” says Lucy Feagins, creator of the awards and digital publication The Design Files. The shortlist will be revealed on July 5.

The esteemed panel of leading designers, architects and makers judging the awards reveal firsthand what’s running hot on Australia’s design treadmill.

The dissolving threshold of inside and outside is what makes Australian architecture unique, according to Clare Cousins of Clare Cousins Architects.

“I think it’s something we take for granted because we are so intrinsically used to it but it is not as common in other parts of the world,” says Cousins.

“There is a real interest in holistic design and how buildings respond to landscape and how they sit within landscape.”

From clients she’s noticed a growing preference towards highly sustainable buildings but maintains it’s the architect’s responsibility to offer sustainable solutions that go beyond water tanks and solar panels.

“These additions are important but we’re looking at other ways to incorporate sustainable practices,” she explains. “Comfort should be achievable without even having to turn on an airconditioner or heater and it’s our job to see how we can do this in a passive way by looking at cross-ventilation, building materials and their thermal composition and specifications.”

Cousins admires the work of Australian practices taking big strides in sustainability including Make Architecture, Kennedy Nolan, Tribe Studio Architects and Kerstin Thompson Architects. She’s also looking forward to unearthing new architectural talent through The Design Files Awards.

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“Most of the emerging talent don’t get influenced by what they see, they get inspired by what’s around them.”

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Interior designer David Flack of Flack Studio believes we are moving towards a culture where home is a sanctuary. He also believes every Australian home should have a bar.

“It’s mandatory in a Flack Studio home!” he says. “I think it’s a return to the 1970s where you always entertained at home and, with the rise of hospitality today, bars have become the new living room.”

Flack has also observed a shift in interiors towards a more naturalistic aesthetic in Australia. “I think the political climate has driven designers and makers to get back to their grass roots and have a bit a bit more of an individualist voice.”

One Australian designer doing such things is Dale Hardiman, who is part-furniture designer, partexhibition curator. “I love his brain and what he is doing with art and design.”

Sophie Gannon Gallery is another Flack says is changing the landscape of Australian interiors, or more specifically, what we put inside them.

“Sophie is pushing a new agenda of what a gallery can be and blurring the lines between design and art – it’s really interesting.”

Richard Munao of Cult and Nau has been in the Australian furniture and lighting game for 30 years as a maker, retailer and manufacturer.

Recently returning from Milan Design Week, Munao, through Nau, supported an installation featuring 44 Australian designers.

“It was incredible to see so much home-grown talent in one place,” he says. Of the 44 designers featured, Munao says 42 are sole operators who work as both designer and maker. “They take a concept from sketch to product.”

Munao believes it’s our fresh approach that distinguishes Australian furniture and lighting design. “We don’t have any preconceived design history and this means we’ve got this fantastic opportunity to create our own design culture,” he says. “There is a particular freshness in what we’re doing. We’re not worried about someone looking over our shoulders and saying you’ve got to do better than we did 40 or 100 years ago.”

Young lighting designer Zachary Hanna is on Munao’s watch list.

“Most of the emerging talent don’t get influenced by what they see, they get inspired by what’s around them.”

In Australia we spend a lot of time in our gardens. We tend to our plants, we hang out the washing and we relax on the deck while drinking our morning coffee.

“Australian gardens are unique because we use them 12 months of the year,” says garden designer Paul Bangay. “In a lot of the northern hemisphere, gardens close down for winter but here a garden is important all year round.”

Bangay says a mix of strong exotic and Australian native plants is emerging in landscape design.

Sydney landscape designer William Dangar has embraced this and is one to watch, says Bangay. “I admire the way he is using Australian natives with more semi-tropical plants.”

Another design element Bangay wants us to consider in the Australian garden is moving water.

“We live in a very hot climate with hot summers and I think moving water adds a lot to the cooling and calming effect of the garden.”

He encourages creativity when implementing water to the garden’s design. “Introduce it via a vertical water feature, a simple sculptural bowl with a jet in it or a channel of water running through the garden.”

Australia’s hands-on-get-it-done attitude is at the heart of the emerging design. “I feel that’s always where the really exciting stuff happens because solo makers have to be really resourceful and are not constrained by the limitations of bigger organisations,” says Lucy Feagins, founder of The Design Files.

Running her popular design blog since 2008, Feagins has seen her fair share of up-and-coming designers and reveals a trend in sustainability currently reins. “Makers are now designing and thinking about the full life cycle of their products and how it can have a minimal impact on the environment.”

Her retail go-tos that best showcase emerging Australian creative makers include Modern Times, Pepite for handcrafted ceramics and arts organisation Craft Victoria.

“Designers and makers now are really supported by local retail and customers really want handmade, interesting pieces,” she says.

She names local ceramicist Tantri Mustika and sculptor Steven John Clark of Den Holm as those who have forged ahead with their tactile creative output.

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At a glance Neue Grand by Growland 613 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Architect: Rothelowman Developer: Growland Interior design: Rothelowman Number of apartments: 18; 17 whole-floor (threebed plus one multipurpose room), one penthouse (four-bed plus one multi-purpose room, floor plan customisation is allowed) Internal sizes (sq m): Three-beds 319.1-335.1 (including sky garage space), penthouse 710.8 (including sky garage space)

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A lavish new Melbourne apartment project will see a high-tech lift system carry cars up to individual apartments. Touted as “Australia’s first sky garages”, the cars will be parked in glass display cases alongside the apartment living rooms much like works of art.

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Growland set to begin construction on St Kilda Road in January 2020.

Aimed at Melbourne’s super-rich, it will join the growing ranks of prestigious apartment towers taking shape on the city’s skyline. Growland chairman and founder Bruce Chan says the development is an “ultraluxury” offering.

“We are setting a new standard for residential living that puts this project on the world stage, comparable with some of the most extravagant buildings around the globe,” he says.

“Everything in this project raises the bar for luxury apartment living.”

Neue Grand will house just 18 whole-floor apartments, including an opulent penthouse priced at more than $23 million. The penthouse features four lofty car spaces and two more in the basement, while the remaining 17 apartments will have two sky garages and one basement car space each.

Each of the apartments has James Bond-like technology. After driving into the basement, residents will use

$23.88 million Car parking: Three-beds have two sky garage spaces plus one basement car park, penthouse has four sky garage spaces plus two basement car spaces Completion estimate: July 2021 Agent: Growland Sales Team 0455 998 899 Open: On-site display suite open by appointment

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Neue Grand’s luxury sky garages will use a high-tech lift system to carry cars up to individual apartments.

private lifts to their apartments while their cars will ascend the building via the German-engineered lift system.

Smart home automation allows remote operation of heating, cooling, lighting, music volume and curtains.

Flourishes throughout the interiors include gas fireplaces, butler’s pantries, wine fridges and oak flooring. Shared facilities include a gym, private lounge and dining room. A concierge in the hotel-style lobby will care for everything from taxi hire to dog walking.

Melbourne-based architecture firm Rothelowman designed the high-end building along with the interiors.

Architects at Rothelowman are no strangers to jaw-dropping design.

They were behind yet another “sky” feature at a prestigious apartment project, the glass-bottomed sky pool at Hawthorn Park suspended 25 metres above the ground.

elbourne has its treasure chest of landmark buildings and another is on the way.

Collins Arch, a 39-level apartment, office, retail and hotel dual tower, will be completed early next year.

It has all the right ingredients to capture our attention: divided opinions over its architectural design, massive scale and uberluxury penthouses aimed at those with deep pockets.

There are those who are captivated by the dramatic design, which features tapered top levels connected by an eight-level sky bridge. And there are those who have nicknamed it “the Pantscraper”.

Collins Arch will occupy an important Melbourne site owing to its history as the city’s very first wholesale fruit and vegetable market. The Western Market began in 1841 and closed in the 1960s.

The site’s new identity will include a new public park, ground level cafes, and a five-star W Hotel.

At a glance Collins Arch 433-455 Collins Street, Melbourne Architect: Woods Bagot and Shop Architects Developer: Cbus Property Interior design: Woods Bagot and Shop Architects Number of apartments: 184: 50 one-bed, 77 twobed, 49 three-bed, 3 fourbed, 3 penthouses Internal sizes (sq m): Apartments: 49-374, penthouses 368-371.5 External areas (sq m): Apartments 6-248, penthouses 113.5-128 Prices: Apartments $490,000-$5.995 million, penthouses $8.5 million$9 million Car parking: Apartments up to three, penthouses four Completion estimate: January-March 2020

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here are five Australian suburbs claiming the name Kensington (seven if you count Adelaide’s Kensington Park and Kensington Gardens). All point irrevocably to the Anglo-centrism of their founders, colonists thinking longingly of the privileged swathe of London half a world away.

Melbourne’s Kensington might be just shy of 17,000 kilometres from the centre of the British empire, but it can boast the hallmarks of grand Victorian architecture (starting with the town hall) along with its fair share of green space (the JJ Holland Park is 10 hectares of triangular recreation space).

But while it’s only four kilometres from the CBD, or two stops on the train along the Craigieburn line, the handbrake on Kensington’s development was for more than 120 years embodied by the Newmarket Saleyards. Opened in 1861, the

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livestock saleyards and abattoir were a huge source of noise and stench.

It was a red-letter day for Kensington and its real estate agents in 1987 when the saleyards finally closed, the 80 hectares of land destined to be reborn as a publicprivate housing development known as Lynch’s Bridge.

Modern Kensington is known more for tree-lined streets with compact but pretty Victorian and Edwardian homes and the village-like charm of its central shopping hub.

You’re never too far from a cafe latte in this part of Kensington, but the suburb’s working-class origins haven’t yet been rubbed out in the industrial zone near the train line.

Younghusband’s woolstore – a series of red-brick industrial buildings from 1901 – is due to be transformed into a Woods Bagot-designed “industrial village” featuring offices, arts and craft centres and rooftop eatery.

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Fitzroy House is a collaboration between three industry leaders who share a commitment to the highest standards of craft and quality.

Together they have masterfully blended the heritage facade with contemporary oversized residences, creating an address of modern sophistication and meticulous

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artist Vicki Lee. Who: Author and speaker Melissa Ambrosini, musician husband Nick Broadhurst, and son Leo (13) What: A converted 1970s apartment becomes a tree house home Where: Noosa, Queensland

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any people dream about moving to their favourite holiday locations, but for author, speaker and self-help guru Melissa Ambrosini and musician husband Nick Broadhurst, Noosa visits became a Noosa life. The couple converted a 1970s unit into a lofty tree-house home, which they share with Broadhurst’s son Leo. The couple were previously living in Bondi, but spent the past few years taking every opportunity to visit Broadhurst’s family in Noosa.

Soon, the lure of the north became irresistible, as Ambrosini says, stepping off the plane and being “immediately engulfed” by the relaxed energy of Noosa.

Eventually, the couple decided to make the move, and enlisted Broadhurst’s parents, who work in the property sector, to help.

They pored over real estate listings until they stumbled across a property that seemed to have the potential to become their dream home – the Tree House.

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While the “location, size and potential” were all winners, the renovation process was slightly more complex.

The apartment is the penthouse in a three-unit complex, or “essentially a house built on top of two units,” says Broadhurst, “the entire space had to be rethought”, and following the realisation that none of the walls were straight, an internal rebuild was necessary.

The primary agenda for the reconfiguration of the space was to adapt the mezzanine space for Ambrosini’s office and Broadhurst’s music studio, and to insert a large window overlooking the ocean. “This window opened the entire space to northern sunlight, and the game changer was going from a home with limited views, to sweeping views of Noosa,” Broadhurst says.

In addition to those magical views, the interiors also offer plenty to catch the eye.

The pair worked with the local team at Clo Studios to source all of the internal elements, settling on a palette of natural stone, white oak and brass details.

For Ambrosini, the timber detailing and artwork are her favourite elements. In the lounge room hangs a painting by Vicki Lee, and the work

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in their bedroom is by local artist Kristian Hawker.

Beyond aesthetics, though, it’s the location and connection to nature that makes this house so special.

“It is a 30-second walk to the beach, up in the trees … and each morning we wake up with the sun and the birds singing, it is so peaceful,” Ambrosini says.

The couple describe the space as warm and natural – the ideal base for their conscientious approach to life, wellness, and work, all under one roof.

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his sculptural extension to a heritage-protected, turn-of-thecentury house may look like a piece of installation art – but it is designed with the practical needs of a young family in mind.

The two-level extension, wrapped in a curved, pleated casing of perforated aluminium, is powdercoated with a pearlescent bronze finish as a counterpoint to the grey slate roof and polychrome brick of the original single-storey Edwardian villa.

A separate garage/studio, encased in the same mesh skin, also sits at the rear of the plot.

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Architect Alfred de Bruyne says his concept for the project emerged as a creative response to the constraints of the site, the regulatory hurdles associated with extending a heritageprotected building and the client’s practical needs as a young family with three small children.

“It was done to avoid the jarring impact of having a rectilinear black box at the back of the house,” says de Bruyne, a former director at SJB Architects and Plus Architecture who now runs his own practice, AdeB Architects.

The dwelling is located on a relatively small plot of 349 square metres, with double-frontage at

street level that narrows to about six metres in width at the rear.

The residence, in Albert Park, also looks onto a side lane, ensuring a high degree of visibility from passersby.

Responding to these challenges, de Bruyne managed to squeeze 390 square metres of living space into the project, including a generous northfacing kitchen, living and dining space that looks on to a sun-filled

Curved pleated facade

by Alfred de Bruyne, interiors designed in collaboration with Mim Design.

courtyard where the children can play.

The interior, a collaboration with interior design practice Mim Design, also comprises a main bedroom with en suite, walk-in wardrobe and study, three additional bedrooms, a bathroom, a guest powder room, a laundry and a cubby house in the roof space.

The metal screen not only shields the residents from view at street level but also introduces a surface that creates a play of light and shadow as the sun moves throughout the day.

Inside, the cut-out pattern creates a delightful dappled effect throughout the upper level of the extension.

In line with regulatory requirements, the extension sits one metre back from the original building so as to create a clear visual demarcation between the two parts of the dwelling. adeb.com.au

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ore and more, Australians are embracing organic materials at home. As well as sustainability and timelessness, natural materials also have an inherent ability to help humans relax and truly feel at home within a space.

At the core of this look is honesty.

It’s about creating a home that doesn’t simply look good in a photograph, but is genuinely a joy to inhabit.

Discover how to incorporate a natural look with some advice from the experts.

Australian timber furniture

The Bartolo Dresser by Nick

Nick Scali is among furniture brands embracing the look, having introduced a range of sustainably sourced timber products in addition to dozens of pieces incorporating concrete and stone.

“As we start to modify our diets to be more plant based, organic and preservative free, we also have that

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same thought process with our furniture. The use of natural materials means that it is more aligned with a ‘natural’ lifestyle free from heavy manufacturing processes,” says Stephanie Scali, general manager of merchandise at Nick Scali.

“People are becoming more aware of the quality of these materials and the manufacturing processes that is better for ourselves and for the overall environment.”

Among Scali’s current favourite pieces that adhere to this ethos are those in the Bartolo range.

“It’s harvested from blackwood in Victoria and has a raw edge from the way the timber is cut from the tree,” Scali says.

While synthetic reproductions may look just as good initially (and be available at a lower price), architect Wesley Spencer, founder of Rara Architecture, says they do not wear as well over time.

“Kudos to the manufacturers for developing a superior synthetic product, but the truth is, synthetic floor covering just doesn’t age well.

Yes, silk and wool carpets will also reveal their age, but it’s a more welcome ageing,” Spencer says.

“Also, synthetic carpets don’t handle accidents too well. Drop a candle or some red sauce and you can kiss your perfect carpet goodbye. Natural fibres retain their lustre and respond appropriately to the climate.”

Silk rugs

Linen is another popular clothing fabric that lends itself well to home styling. This material has the benefit of being cooling in summer and warming in winter while simultaneously offering a relaxed, ‘undone’ look.

Most people think of silk as a delicate clothing fabric, but this can also make for wonderful carpets and rugs.

Linen curtains

“Ironically, the natural fibres often cost about the same as their synthetic counterparts.”

“Greenhouse gas emissions involved in creating synthetic materials are unnecessarily harmful to our environment. Ironically, the natural fibres often cost about the same as their synthetic counterparts,” Spencer says. “[Linen curtains] defend well against the sun and provide a delightful ambient light through them that isn’t harsh and has a natural grain through it.”

Kristin Stojcevski, director and interior Designer of Rocco Revolution, says other natural materials worth introducing in soft furnishings include cotton, wool, hemp and paper.

Monolith House by Rara Architecture, left.

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Natural materials can also play a major role in the actual construction of a home.

Ryan McDonald from Ryan McDonald Building says using timber as a core element in construction is a win-win for both the client and builder.

“Timber is a popular material when building in Australia, because it is a natural, safe material and can be sustainably sourced,” he says.

“From a building perspective, timber is an easy and reliable material to work with and is therefore cost effective for our clients.”

Bamboo is another natural material that both designers and builders say is becoming more popular in residential design.

“It is an affordable and sustainable solution that is strong yet lightweight, extremely versatile and has the ability to absorb carbon. It’s a material that can either be used as framework during the construction stage or internally as floors, joinery and furniture,” Stojcevski says.

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