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Watsons Bay Sydney 8 Gap Road $15 million J E N M E LO CCO

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Expressions of interest: close September 23 Agent: Ray White TRG, Gavin Rubinstein 0424 532 451 With spring comes a new energy and that includes in the property world.

An extensive renovation designed by Weir Phillips

Traditionally the most active selling time in the real estate calendar, it is

Architects has elevated a covetable home to

prime time to show off a home – and its grounds – in all its glory. In this first

next-level spit and polish. Boasting breathtaking

spring edition of Prestige for 2019 we head to the Gold Coast’s Currumbin

harbour views, the home features 200-year-old

to a hillside house made for warm-weather living for our feature story.

French parquetry floors, five-metre-high ceilings,

Complete with coastal views and pool, the challenge for architect Paul

a Calacatta marble kitchen, and Perrin & Rowe

Uhlmann in creating this abode was to design a family home for seven on

marble bathrooms.

a steep slope. The results are stunning. Meanwhile, we head to coastal Victoria and Safety Beach in our Living In column. The Mornington Peninsula suburb has been transformed recently, making it an attractive lifestyle

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location. And for those looking for something in Canada, we feature a

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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 Chief executive officer: Jason Pellegrino Chief consumer officer: Jason Chuck Residential sales: Queensland Brad McLeod, 0429 571 826 New South Wales Belinda Sinclair 0414 580 903 Victoria & Tasmania Mitch Armstrong 0438 820 767 Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Jeroen van de Peppel 0427 292 797

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FEATURE STORY Pinnacle of design

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Watsons Bay

Safety Beach

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Hawthorn Melbourne 518 Glenferrie Road $6 million-$6.5 million

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Auction: September 14 Agent: Marshall White Boroondara, James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Beyond the imposing Victorian facade of this 1888 residence lies an impressive contemporary extension providing north-east facing, open-plan living spaces spilling out to a covered terrace and a deep garden with heated pool. There are formal living spaces with original fireplaces.

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Mosman

Brookwater

Sydney 18 Rickard Avenue

Ipswich 14 Turnberry Way

$6 million-$6.6 million

$1.95 million

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Agent: LJ Hooker Avnu-Lower North Shore, Michael Coombs 0424 391 255

Agent: Brookwater Realty,

Adjoining a waterfront reserve with direct access to a sandy strip of beach

Irena Marasea 0404 099 041

on Sirius Cove, this unique split-level home combines tranquil water and city

This home has leafy views over the Greg Norman-

views with interiors showcasing double-height ceilings, exposed brick and

designed fairways of Brookwater Golf Club. The

glass framed in black steel. There’s a choice of living spaces and a pool.

three levels include a rooftop terrace and a pool.

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Hilltop hood FEATURE STORY

A remarkable architect-designed Gold Coast residence, Copper House embraces the best of beach and bush.

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aul Uhlmann faced an uphill battle – quite literally. The notable Queensland architect was commissioned to design a luxury three-storey home for a blended family of seven on a steeply sloping T-shaped lot, perched near the tip of the Currumbin headland, a 10-minute drive from Gold Coast Airport.

Part of a battle-axe subdivision, the elevated bush-hugging block afforded magnificent views of the Currumbin estuary, beaches and hinterland. But its position presented Uhlmann with tricky challenges. He had to access the site with heavy machinery as well as establish a footprint on which to build.

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Owners Krystle and Mark Holmes wanted a residence that comfortably accommodated their five children, ranging in ages from three to 14 – but also the couple’s prestige cars.

One of Uhlmann’s immediate tasks was to figure out how to make it easy for vehicles to navigate up and down a steep driveway with an easy turning area at the top. “We then had to consider how we link that to all the other elements,” says Uhlmann.

He designed the ground floor for the carport, with room for four vehicles to freely manoeuvre in and out.

With the Holmes wanting the living areas on

the top floor to take advantage of water views, Uhlmann devoted most of the first floor to bedrooms. Five were for the children and the main with walk-in wardrobe and en suite for the parents. Cleverly, a laundry was located centrally on the floor. A rumpus-like living area on this level connected to a lawn and pool.

Above, on the second level, another main bedroom with walk-in robe and en suite offered the adults an option for privacy or guests.

Although, up here, an expansive open-plan living-dining area leading out to an equally spacious open deck was all about catering to family life, entertaining and sweeping vistas.

YOUR AGENT Michael Kollosche, Kollosche

“A property of this ilk and location reminds me of Sydney suburbs like Bondi, Coogee and Bronte, where you find these well-built coastal hilltop homes.”

At the same time, the design sought to capture “little moments” – the bushland through the kitchen window, for example, or from the main bedroom courtyard.

However, it remained necessary to be mindful of practical issues, such as the building’s structural stability and bushfire safety. As well, Uhlmann had to factor in local council setback requirements and the need to maintain and work with surrounding vegetation.

To this end, Uhlmann used low-maintenance copper to clad the facade to give the building a soft earthiness. “The copper is meant to form a patina,” he says. “When it ages, the house will retreat into its bushland setting.”

The facade was also curved. For the owners, it spoke to the ocean waves breaking on the surf beach below. For the architect, it worked in with the contour of the landscape, helping the house to blend further with the hillside.

Currumbin Gold Coast 4 Duringan Street EOI

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Expressions of interest: close September 11 Agent: Kollosche, Michael Kollosche 0411 188 815

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SAFETY BEACH ISTOCK

Sleepy Safety Beach is getting a total suburb makeover courtesy of an ambitious and stylish marina development. B y K ATE FARRE LLY With a beautiful sheltered bay, a palm-studded

their young son as senior sous chef at Point Leo

golf course and a popular marina, Safety Beach

Restaurant in Merricks.

has long been a favourite with holidaymakers and

here and we used to visit quite often,” he says.

Peninsula suburb home.

“We fell in love with the area; it’s refreshing when

But it’s set to widen its appeal with the

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The beaches, the farms and the fresh produce all resonated with Alderson, who was looking

of Fender Katsalidis, the 43-apartment

for a new challenge.

“I saw what was happening at the marina,” he

living in the area and is already more than 70 per

says. “It was clear it would be fairly substantial

cent sold.

and I thought that was exciting.”

“We don’t actually have a lot of apartments

Mornington Peninsula 109/9 Waterfront Place, Martha Cove

you come from the city.”

Village Martha Cove. Designed by Karl Fender development has raised the bar on waterfront

Safety Beach

“We had a good friend who has a winery down

the 5000 or so locals who call the Mornington

completion of the Moorings, stage one of Marina

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down here, so it’s very exciting,” says McEwing

Lifestyle drawcards

Partners agent Chelsey Gibson. “It’s a prestigious

Alderson says Safety Beach used to be the

location and they’ve done a really great job. The

kind of suburb you might pass through to get

Moorings and their vision for the coming years

somewhere else but says the new development,

will provide the infrastructure the area needs.”

once fully realised, will give people a reason to

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come and stay.

Agent: McEwing Partners,

New eatery

And you’ll never be far from a winery or cafe,

Chelsey Gibson 0409 277 997

Included within the Moorings and due to open

with neighbouring towns offering plenty of both.

Overlooking the marina, this brand-new

at the end of the month is Martha’s Table, a

There are also diverse galleries for art lovers,

apartment has oak floors, a Miele kitchen with

restaurant, bar, grocer and cellar door expected

national parks for walking and picnicking and the

stone waterfall benchtops, balcony access from

to inject new life into Martha Cove.

whole spectrum of water activities, from surfing

all three bedrooms and basement lift access.

Joel Alderson has landed the role of head chef and will source the best produce in the peninsula to smoke and cook over a Tuscan grill.

Alderson, who earned his stripes at Attica, Royal Mail and the Windsor Hotel, moved to the peninsula two years ago with his partner and

and fishing to sailing, diving and paddle boarding.

Gibson says Safety Beach continues to attract

Safety Beach, long

retirees from Melbourne and downsizers from

on the radar for

acreages on the peninsula.

holidaymakers, is now

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attracting those looking

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“It’s perfect for anyone looking for a quiet lifestyle on the water,” she says.

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The 2018 UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index listed Toronto as the third most overvalued housing market out of 20 developed market financial centres.

Fancy an English country mansion without all the messy Brexit uncertainty? Oakville, one of Canada’s prettiest towns, offers an impressive alternative.

Chelster Hall is set on four hectares on the Lake Ontario waterfront, within commuting distance of central Toronto.

With its classic architecture and old-world craftsmanship, the luxurious six-bedroom home

Sotheby’s International Realty Canada has hopes of CAD$59 million or about $65.5 million.

Oakville is 40 kilometres south-west of Toronto.

The picturesque town is known for its rich maritime heritage, excellent shopping and dining options and vibrant arts scene.

One of its parks was even used for filming The Handmaid’s Tale.

Sotheby’s reports that prices in Toronto city have remained stable or still rising, while the suburbs have taken a hit from stricter lending rules.

Can Australians buy in?

“Foreigners, including our much-loved cousins in Australia, enjoy the same level of ownership as Canadians,” says Paul Maranger, one of the

looks like it has been standing for 100 years.

Current market

In fact, it was built in 2006 – with all the mod

For Australians, there’s something familiar about

cons of a contemporary prestige home and

recent headlines describing Canada’s property

permanent residency face a 15 per cent tax on

none of the pitfalls of an actual historic home.

market.

property purchases in the greater Toronto area.

Inside, find a billiards room, dance floor, bowling lane, home cinema, pub-style wet bar, indoor pool and – our favourite spot – a two-storey library with elegant spiral staircase.

“Canadian Real Estate Bubble Blowing Up North,” declared Forbes last year.

agents handling the sale.

Overseas buyers who aren’t planning to obtain

There’s also a land transfer tax of about 4 per cent for all buyers.

Property prices have soared since the early 2000s, up more than 300 per cent in some cities.

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Currumbin “The Copper House” 4 Duringan Street Award-Winning Hilltop Masterpiece. A Perfect Fusion of Bush and Beachside Living.

Expressions of Interest Closing 5:00pm 11 September, 2019 7

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673m2*

774m2

Designed by renowned Gold Coast architect, Paul Uhlmann, the distinctive curved copper clad façade of this extraordinary three-level contemporary family beach house flows inside and out, capturing the gentle curves of the undulating landscape and the rolling waves of Currumbin’s famous surf beach, just seconds from its doorstep. Built to the highest specifications, this grand residence was the 2018 Winner of the Best Custom-built Home for Queensland Master Builders as well as the winner of the coveted HIA award.

View by Appointment Michael Kollosche 04111 888 15 | Eoghan Murphy 0421 197 720

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Burleigh Heads 1 Short Street North Facing Double Block Offered for the First Time in More Than 50 Years Deceased Estate Auction Sunday 22 September at 10:00am 5

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356m2*

810m2

Perched at the edge of the Burleigh Heads National Park, overlooking its iconic surf beach, the sale of this prime hilltop residential land offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for a visionary buyer looking for a perfect location to create a luxury beachside masterpiece with spectacular views of the Gold Coast.

A large 810m2 sloping block, close to Burleigh Surf Lifesaving Club and Burleigh’s nightlife and entertainment but in a peaceful rainforest setting that offers the best of bush and beach-side living.

View Thursday and Saturday 11:00am - 11:45am Michael Kollosche 04111 888 15 | Eoghan Murphy 0421 197 720

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