Domain Prestige – August 22 by Domain Magazines

22 AUGUST / 2018

PRESTIGE THE BEST IN AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY

TREE-CHANGE IN THE CITY A leaf y urban retreat

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South Yarra Melbourne 3

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$11 million-$12.1 million

Auction: August 29 Agent: Marshall White Stonnington, Fiona Counsel 0409 516 916 Set within the Como House precinct, this I grew up in a family ensconced in the building industry - and so am well

Nicholas Day-designed mansion is only a short

aware of both the successes and struggles that come in the arena. There is

walk from Toorak Road and Chapel Street shops.

no doubt that Meriton’s Harry Triguboff is a monument in construction and

Featuring a Gaggenau-appointed marble kitchen

his story of property ownership, charted in this week’s Property Path, is a

and a home theatre, the house has an internal lift,

fascinating one. Also this week we get a sneak peak inside a stunning

a north-facing, gas-heated pool and a smart

Italianate-style home in Sydney’s Surry Hills in Yellowtrace. With its soaring

home system.

ceilings and attractive arches, it’s a house that draws you in. Meanwhile in our regional column Living In, we talk to locals in Queensland’s Toowoomba. Long known as a leafy garden city, today it’s also home to a thriving food scene. And for those looking for the perfect accessory to go with their

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waterfront home, in Luxe Life we test-drive the latest in Italian motorcraft –

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and discover the perfect property on the Gold Coast to moor it at.

Editor: Jen Melocco Jen.Melocco@domain. com.au Editorial producer: Isabelle Chesher Managing editor: Alice Stolz Senior designer: Colleen Chin Quan Graphic designer: Emma Staughton Group picture editor: Kylie Thomson

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Chief editorial & marketing officer: Melina Cruickshank Residential sales: Queensland Brad McLeod, 0429 571 826 New South Wales Jon McConkey 0407 909 739 Victoria & Tasmania Matthew Maasdijk (03) 9249 5295 Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Jeroen van de Peppel 0427 292 797

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PROPERTY PATH Harry Triguboff’s journey

YELLOWTRACE A Surry Hills treasure

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Bellevue Hill, Sydney.

Toowoomba

Listed by Belle Property Double Bay. PAG E 3

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Sanctuary Cove Gold Coast 5

$5.995 million

For sale Agent: Ray White Sanctuary Cove, Trish Edwards 0417 615 517 Gazing north over the lakes and fairways of the Palms golf course, this home on 1864 square metres is designed for year-round entertaining, with a seamless indoor and outdoor flow, a pool and spa, and manicured gardens.

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Bellevue Hill

Albert Park

Sydney

Melbourne

$6 million

Auction: September 4

For sale

Agent: Belle Property Double Bay, Albert Sassoon 0414 776 440

Agent: WHITEFOX Real Estate, Marty Fox

Built by architect Robert Weir for a Spanish artist, this park-side property is

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flooded with natural light and has leafy vistas from every room. Dark timber

This beachfront home has a living room and

floors have been paired with high ceilings, Pyrenees stone benchtops and

kitchen on each of its two levels. The icing on the

bespoke cabinetry. Bondi Junction and Centennial Park are in easy reach.

cake is a rooftop terrace with city and bay views.

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OVERSIZED RE SIDENCE S SET TING A NE W STANDARD OF LIVING IN HAMP TON Elegantly designed, generously proportioned, and positioned right in the heart of Hampton.

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PROPERTY PATH

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Billionaire’s blonde-brick beginnings Meriton’s Harry Triguboff got a taste for building when his first home’s construction in Roseville hit a snag.

ong before Harry Triguboff earned the moniker “Highrise Harry” or scored billing as the richest property tycoon in the country, he was just another first-home buyer grappling to enter the market when Sydney was at the peak of a housing boom. It was 1960 and Australia’s median property values had skyrocketed 700 per cent in the post-war years since 1944, putting the median Sydney house price at a high of £4000. In Roseville, a subdivision of 33 vacant lots owned by the Housing Commission included a 643-square-metre block, bought for £4025 by a textile engineer born in China of Russian parents, Harry Triguboff. The conveyancing was witnessed by his late solicitor brother Joseph Travers, who had anglicised his surname. It settled the following year, three weeks before Triguboff turned 28.

Also that year, 14 years after he arrived in Australia, he was granted residency. Triguboff’s efforts to pay off his first home is an oft-quoted success story for first-home battlers: the developer owned a taxi fleet and supplemented his income with a milk run in Chatswood. However the builder he’d hired was thrown off the job and, in classic Triguboff style, he finished building it himself. That blonde-brick house on Arrunga Avenue is still owned by the White family, who bought it from Triguboff in 1969 for $34,250. Triguboff next bought land in Tempe in 1963, with a partner, developed it into eight apartments; followed by a site on Meriton Street, Gladesville in 1965 on which he built 18 apartments. His company, Meriton, dates back to 1963 and was named after his first solo

property development foray. Today it has built one in 10 Sydney apartments, and some of the tallest residential towers in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast – a total of 75,000 apartments across the eastern states. There have been hiccups, most notably in 1969 when his company went public. Having sold shares for 60 cents each, he bought them all back in 1973 at $1.30 a share. Then there was the property crash of 1974-75 which reportedly left Triguboff with hundreds of unsold apartments and a $30 million debt with Citicorp. By 1976 he had repaid that debt, and resolved never to borrow again. Sydney’s obsession with real estate has proved a windfall for Triguboff. He became a billionaire in 1997 and was ranked second in this year’s Australian Financial Review Rich List, worth $12.77 billion. The 85-year-old and his wife, Rhonda, have been Vaucluse locals since 1983 when their waterfront home was bought by Meriton for $4.1 million, and next door added in 1998 for $6 million. The amalgamated 5200-squaremetre block is one of the largest, privately held waterfronts in Vaucluse, eclipsing Justin Hemmes’ Hermitage and fellow billionaire Leon Kamenev’a $80 million amalgamated block.

Billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff in his home in Vaucluse, Sydney.

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YELLOWTRACE

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Soaring vision brings Italianate mansion to life

mpossibly tall ceilings, perfectly formed vaults and arches, superbly restored sandstone walls, meticulously detailed retractable steel doors, a gleaming brass kitchen to die for, bathrooms lined in slabs of heavenly marble ... the list of drool-worthy features inside Italianate House is nearly endless. “The challenge was to convert the 1860s building and a 1990s office fit-out into a contemporary family home for my clients,” explains Italian-born, Sydney-based architect Renato D’Ettorre, who formed his eponymous architecture practice in 1990. The project comprised four components: a three-storey terrace house for the family; historic sandstone stables, which will eventually accommodate ageing parents, converted into guest quarters; restoration of rear stone fences; and a new concrete carport with landscaped roof terrace and swimming pool. Located in a conservation area in Sydney’s Surry Hills, the large L-shaped site and heritage-listed terrace underwent the bravest of transformations, but one in which the design intervention honours the legacy of the existing structure by clearly delineating old from new. “The introduction of the impressive, engineered, double-height brick vault seemed an appropriate element for the Italianate-style house,” D’Ettorre says. A merging of contemporary architecture with historical grandeur gives rise to a new aesthetic. The dialogue between the charm of the existing structure and precisely detailed additions creates a relationship of mutual respect. Some of the main historical features were brought back to life, including the ornate marble fireplaces, central timber staircase and glasspanelled entry door with sidelight. Salvaged bricks, terracotta tiles, Carrara marble and white stuccoed walls are some of the key new materials introduced in the interior. But, of course, like many exemplary works

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of residential architecture, Italianate House offers more than its impossibly good looks. Passive cooling, underfloor gas heating, hydronic radiators in the front terrace along with double glazing to the new openings and skylights deliver environmentally sustainable physical comfort. Rainwater is collected and redistributed to gardens, balconies, garden walls and the green roof above the carport. For D’Ettorre and his team, the creation of evocative architecture with a strong sense of place and beauty is the primary objective of every project, satisfying the human need for textural and tactile expression, while calming or stimulating the senses through the clever use of light and shade, space and materiality. “The design generates a sense of wonder and awe both inside and out, encouraging the young growing family to explore and enjoy the various spaces with multiple sensory experiences and emotions,” D’Ettorre says. Italianate House is set to serve this young family well into the 21st century. Yes, I know what you’re thinking – those lucky ducks.

“The merging of contemporary architecture with historical grandeur gives rise to a new aesthetic.”

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2 Allenby Road, Dalkeith $3,700,000 ICONIC MODERNIST MASTERPIECE “Kiernan House” is one of Perth’s most iconic mid-century homes. Originally designed by renowned modernist architect Raymond Jones, the home retains the best of California mid-century style while introducing a sympathetic modern extension by Craig Steere Architects. Blending mid-century style and modern function on a spacious corner block in a riverside location makes this property a very desirable proposition for families with a strong appreciation of architecture and design. Sculptural and drought-resistant gardens including yucca trees and large agave plants inspired by the gardens of Californian modernist homes create a beautiful green contrast to the charcoal, white and sand coloured exterior, while the stunning bespoke split level swimming pool features hand selected Toodyay stone walls.

2 997sqm

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Susan James

0408 003 700 susan@spacerealty.com.au www.spacerealty.com.au

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27.580° S, 151.959° E

TOOWOOMBA TOURISM AND EVENTS QUEENSLAND

A thriving regional centre with a laid-back feel, Toowoomba has something for everyone. B y K ATE FARRE LLY When Toowoomba local Lynda Crawford

laneway in the heart of Toowoomba that I don’t

for the big smoke of Brisbane to find work and a

think anyone knew was there,” says Crawford.

broader range of entertainment.

“There are both food chains and indie business

aged between 21 and 45. While the youth and facilities and events, that mid-range group had

close to many of the city’s service providers and

little of interest to do,” she says.

can give new kids on the block a boost.

She rattles off a list of attractions that have

starting Toowoomba’s coffee scene; Cafe Valeta, which is housed in an historic building and has views over Queens Park; and Bungalow & Basket,

showcase local produce, Brewoomba, a craft

a gift-homewares store and cafe.

“The street art legacy remains, and I think it brings people to Toowoomba,” she says. The Carnival of Flowers, which attracts more than 250,000 visitors, is in September. In October

Her personal favourites include the Ground Up

the annual Hampton Festival, held in May to

Coat, a street-art festival that ran for four years.

Espresso Bar, which Crawford credits with kick-

injected new life into the garden city, including

beer festival held earlier this month and First

$2.75 million +

Crawford writes a Toowoomba-focused blog that has several thousand followers, so she is

discover an entirely different story.

Toowoomba

owners plus a central open space.”

elderly were always well-serviced by activities,

Returning in 2014, Crawford was delighted to

East Toowoomba

“Walton Stores has opened up this little

finished university, she wasted no time heading

“There was nothing [in Toowoomba] for people

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henever you notice a product in a blockbuster movie, there’s a fair chance someone has paid handsomely for it to be there. Product-placement is big business: BMW is thought to have paid more than $4 million to have James Bond drive its odd-looking Z3 sports car in GoldenEye. And this makes the fact that Riva, famed Italian builder of the world’s most beautiful boats, has never paid a single dollar to appear in a film even more incredible. Of the 20-plus appearances its iconic wooden-hulled beauties have made in major films, from James Bond to Indiana Jones, not one was a paid placement. So when we were given the opportunity to live out our action-hero fantasies, skipping across the silky-smooth surface of Italy’s Lake Iseo in a Riva Rivamare so potent-looking it was surely scaring the fish, it was too tempting to pass up. Riva has been building boats here since 1842, working out of a looming, curved and glasswalled edifice that rises above the lake like a

villain’s lair. Yet almost immediately our dreams were shattered; I don’t recall Bond ever pausing to slip on shoe-covering booties to protect his boat’s flooring before chasing down a bad guy. While piloting any boat feels as sharp as the edges of a marshmallow, once you get a handle on it there’s much fun to be had, with the sun on your face and the wind in your booties. For all the sleek and sensuous design work that’s gone into the exterior, you can’t help but feel slightly underwhelmed by the cabin. It’s as spacious as a packed elevator with a full load of people on board, and the accommodation below decks isn’t swimming with the kind of luxury you might expect, either. Exclusive doesn’t quite do Riva justice; its three manufacturing facilities can churn out a maximum 70 boats per year, and it routinely partners with luxury Italian car brands like Maserati. And so you’re right to expect an exclusive price tag. Ours, for example, was worth close to €1 million ($A1.6 million). Italian lake and Bond villain not included.

For sale: By private treaty Agent: Kollosche Prestige Agents, Michael Kollosche 0411 188 815 This home has a deepwater frontage on Main River and a pontoon perfect for pulling up in the Riva Rivamare. The five-bedroom family home has a gourmet kitchen but is also close to the popular dining precinct of Capri on Via Roma.

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Cleveland 07 3286 3555 View Sunday 12.00 - 12.45pm For Sale $6.5 Million

Jan Goetze 0418 885 523

1 24 Cayman Crescent, Raby Bay This landmark residence overlooking the beautiful Raby Bay harbour was inspired by the Mediterranean origins of the builder who has created a true masterpiece, not only in design and construction, but in the indulgent amenities and exquisite handcrafted finishes. • Large water frontage - 47 metre quayline

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1244m2 allotment with fabulous views Vaulted ceilings - Suspended concrete floors Magnificent pool occupying its own terrace Grand reception, living & dining areas - elegant formal lounge and dining room plus expansive casual & alfresco areas and separate theatre room

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Every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this document, but no warranty (either express or implied) is given by Raine & Horne or its agent, as to the accuracy of the contents. Purchasers should conduct their own investigations into all matters relating to the proposed purchase of the property.

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Unique architectural design Perfect balance of luxury, ease & functionality Seamless indoor/outdoor living Fully integrated cellar/bar Full home automation & security

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29/41 Hastings Street Noosa Heads 2 bed | 1 bath | 1 car

- Located in the beachfront complex â€˜Fairshoreâ€™ - Top floor north east corner apartment - Overlooking Noosa Main Beach with spectaular views - Very rare offering, tightly held complex - Right in the middle of Hastings Street - Sparkling investment opportunity Auction Friday 14 September 1pm On Site Open By Appointment

Shane McCauley - Director and Principal shane@rwnoosa.com.au | 0403 646 930

Proudly Richardson&Wrench Noosa | 07 5447 4499

www.rwnoosa.com.au/fairshore29 23 Hastings Street, Noosa

Wonderful value on Noosa’s famous North Shore On the shoreline of one of Queensland’s most blissful luxury holiday destinations is this parcel of paradise. The 1138sqm peaceful riverfront property is positioned across the water from the celebrity haunts of Noosa Heads and Noosaville, and only two hours’ drive north of Brisbane. It’s also just 15 minutes to bustling Hastings Street via boat, which is included with the purchase of the property. Sold as seen, this is the best value waterfront residence in Noosa; a superb holiday home minus the Noosa Heads price tags.

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3A 2B 4D 15 Noosa River Drive Noosa North Shore Viewing by Appointment Hannah Dodds 0435 950 680 hannah.dodds@qldsir.com