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Dalkeith Perth 140 Victoria Avenue $13.5 million-$15 million J E N M E LO CCO

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For sale Agent: Ray White Cottesloe Mosman Park, Jody Fewster 0414 688 988 The terraces of Sydney’s Paddington are now highly sought-after homes;

This contemporary riverfront property is

however, when they were introduced in the speculative building boom

wrapped in gorgeous gardens and comes with a

between 1870 and 1890 they were something different for a city more

pool, floodlit tennis court, gym and a boat shed

accustomed to freestanding homes. Today, a growing number of Australian

for water toys. Choose from multiple living areas

cities are embracing luxury apartment living as an alternative to single

inside and out with spaces designed for both

dwellings. In this edition we look at examples of both types of residences.

intimate family meals and large gatherings, all

Our feature story looks at Adelaide’s luxury Realm tower, now rising in the

lapping up the magnificent views.

CBD. “I was surprised how open-minded people were to living in the city,” says the building’s lead architect James Harbard. Meanwhile, in Living In we walk the well-loved streets of Paddo and see what it has to offer. “It’s

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a pretty special enclave of beautiful places,” says Jen Humphry, who lives

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Editor: Jen Melocco Jen.Melocco@domain. com.au Editorial producer: Danielle Giannopoulos Managing editor: Alice Stolz Senior designer: Colleen Chin Quan Graphic designer: Nicole Gauci Group picture editor: Kylie Thomson 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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DESIGN DIGEST Fresh shoots

COVER STORY Adelaide on the rise

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O U R COVE R Realm, 9-19 Austin Street, Adelaide

LIVING IN Terrace time in Paddington

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Bellevue Hill Sydney 20 Cranbrook Road $8 million

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Auction: February 12 Agent: Ray White TRG, Gavin Rubinstein 0424 532 451 With Scots College, Cranbrook School and Kincoppal-Rose Bay School all within easy reach, this renovated home is perfect for families looking for location and lifestyle in the elite eastern suburbs. Set on 913 square metres with elevated district views, features include a glass fireplace and a pool.

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Merricks North

Attadale

Mornington Peninsula 161 Foxeys Road

Perth 31 Stoneham Road

$9 million-$9.9 million

$5.95 million

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For sale

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Agent: Kay & Burton Flinders, Tom Barr Smith 0438 368 020

Agent: Jacky Ladbrook Real Estate,

Perfect for equine enthusiasts, this 30-hectare property includes an

Jacky Ladbrook 0412 913 127

American-style barn, 22 paddocks and a 60-metre by 30-metre arena.

This three-level home with pool, and home

The renovated, single-level homestead has hydronic heating, vaulted

theatre can be used as one grand residence

ceilings, a kitchen with butler’s pantry, a wraparound verandah and a pool.

or configured into two separate residences.

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Hayman Island - The Ultimate in Luxury and Sophistication Your dream holiday island retreat! Secluded, private, yet with facilities of the adjacent InterContinental Hayman Island Resort available to you. A butler, chef or housekeeper is just a phone call away. Internationally renowned architect, Kerry Hill, was commissioned to create this stunning hilltop home. In the midst of the beautiful Great Barrier Reef, this amazing location with breathtaking views across the sparkling Coral Sea, is further enhanced by the stunning architecture and quality build. ‘An enviable lifestyle available to so few!’

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4A4B2D1E Hayman Island Great Barrier Reef Queensland, Australia FOR SALE Contact Agent Carol Carter +61 414 760 305 carol.carter@qldsir.com

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New beginnings As the year hits its stride, turn to designs that can refresh our spaces – because our homes need fresh starts, too. C o m p i l e d b y PAU LIN E M O RRIS SE Y FORMAT ART EDITIONS In collaboration with Australian and international photographers, Format Framing has launched Format Art Editions. A curated selection of limited edition works by the likes of Sean Fennessy, Amanda Fordyce, and Derek Swalwell are presented as gallery-quality framed prints. formatframing.com.au

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SECOND NATURE COLLECTION The director and designer of Lightly design studio, Cindy-Lee Davies, showcases intelligent use of colour and form in the brand’s latest collection, Second Nature. It features planters, vases and display trays in earthy tones including nutmeg, sand and teal inspired by the tones of the desert and the Atlas Mountains. lightly.com.au

INAX TILES Drawing

CONFETTI ARMCHAIR Made from 100 per cent recycled plastic and featuring bold forms and

on traditional

colours, the distinct design of this funky armchair is the creation of Design by Them founders Sarah

Japanese pottery,

Gibson and Nicholas Karlvasitis. Its cylindrical shape and cut-away seat add all the more to its

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charming personality. designbythem.com

launched a new INAX tile collection featuring intricately designed shapes and exquisite textured effects.

Available in a variety of colours, all tiles exhibit the natural beauty and feel of ceramics. artedomus.com

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A new tradition COVER STORY

The luxurious sophistication of a rising Adelaide skyscraper still manages to pay homage to the site’s earlier golden age.

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city more accustomed to single home dwelling, Adelaide is now ushering in a new era of apartment living with the luxury end of the market being well accommodated in a new development.

Realm Adelaide will become home to 310 luxury apartments, and the 40-storey skyscraper will become the city’s tallest residential tower once completed in April.

The first of two penthouses at Realm Adelaide sold for $5.2 million, setting a record as the most expensive apartment sale in Adelaide.

Urban Activation agent Ben Small says the five-

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bedroom, double-storey penthouse will be occupied by a local family.

He expects more locals to take an interest in the remaining penthouse, on the market for $6 million. It is one of just 12 apartments remaining for sale in what has proved a popular building.

“We have received overwhelming feedback that Realm is exactly what local downsizers and investors are looking for,” Small says.

Six sub-penthouses have also sold, but buyers shouldn’t despair – Realm Adelaide still offers the lavish Sky Residences on level 21 and above.

These residences have access to the impressive amenities on level eight including a pool, spa, gym, barbecue area, lounge and dining areas.

Unlike residents in park apartments below, those in the Sky Residences will also have use of the hot tub, sauna, steam room, cabanas, yoga and massage areas on the rooftop.

The chance to design such a landmark building was not to be missed, says lead architect James Harbard.

“The big hope, and the way I saw this tower, was that it could be a watershed moment for the city, if done correctly,” he says.

“Fifteen years ago that happened with the Eureka in Melbourne and started a tide of private development and investment in the city.

Obviously Adelaide doesn’t quite have the same capital and ambition or population that

REALM ADELAIDE 9-19 Austin Street, Adelaide Architect: Elenberg Fraser Developer: Parallel Property Interior design: Elenberg Fraser Number of apartments: 310 – 108 one-bed; 164 two-bed; 36 threebed; two four-bed Internal sizes (square metres): One-bed 46-55; two-bed 56-81; three-bed 100-136; penthouse 440-455 External areas (square metres): One-bed 5-10; two-bed 5-21; three-bed 20-31; penthouse 150 Prices: One-bed from $455,000; two-bed from $605,000; three-bed from $1.45 million; penthouse $6 million Completion estimate: April 2020 Agent: Urban Activation, Ben Small 0407 646 803

Melbourne did, but at the same time it’s a really beautiful city.”

Designers behind Realm Adelaide took heart from Melbourne and Sydney, where the loosening grip on the great Australian dream of a detached house is fuelling city apartment living. “I was surprised how open-minded people were to living in the city,” Harbard says.

“I think we underestimated how big a gap in the market there really was. People are really keen to live among it.”

Standing at 132 metres tall, Realm Adelaide’s exterior and interior pays homage to the site’s history as Assay House, built in the 1850s.

An assay office measured the purity of gold and it was at this site that Australia’s first gold coins were minted. This unique heritage proved fruitful design inspiration for Camille Guss,

interior designer at Elenberg Fraser. Deft touches of gold and recurring coin-sized circles can be found throughout the interior and exterior.

“It’s just so nice that we can use these golden tones in a tribute to Adelaide’s heritage and not just whack up a new tower that has no relevance to its location and its history,” she says.

“We tried to bring the gold and circular coin motif through in a not overly obvious way, but in a subtle way to bring it through the building’s interior and exterior in a nod to the site’s heritage.”

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THE LIFESTYLE YOU’VE BEEN MISSING OUT ON L ARGE PREMIUM H O MESITES N OW SELLIN G Brookwater is Queensland’s premier lifestyle community – located 35 minutes south of the Brisbane CBD, and in a world of its own.

With some of the largest prestige homesites on offer in South East Queensland, nestled amongst tranquil woodlands and rolling fairways, the sense of space and serenity will take your breath away (as will the walking trails, tennis courts and gymnasium).

Whatever your style, our complimentary architect and interior design team will help make your dream home a reality.

Esteemed schools, the Mater private hospital, a university and commuter rail station will be less than 10 minutes away – if you can bear to leave.

With a limited range of ridgeline and golf frontage sites on offer in the exclusive new Dress Circle precinct, it’s only a matter of time before the final sold sign appears.

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PADDINGTON STEVEN WOODBURN

Decades of gentrification have led to Paddington becoming a haven for classic terrace homes. B y K ATE FARRE LLY

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Paddington

There’s a good chance that if you’re asked to

Phillips Pantzer Donnelley agent Catherine

picture Paddington, the image that will come

Dixon grew up in Paddington and spent many

Sydney 74 Cascade Street

to mind is a row of elegant Victorian terraces

of her adult years there and has watched the

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wearing their finest iron lace.

domino-effect of gentrification as lovely old

Set in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Paddington is home to thousands of terrace homes built

child in 1999,” she says. “But it’s a little bit of a

largest collection outside of the United Kingdom.

different feel now, with people wanting a higher

places,” says Jen Humphry, who lives and works in the suburb.

The director of design and construct firm Modify, Humphry has stepped inside literally

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“We had an outside loo up until I had my first

between 1860 and 1890 and believed to be the “It’s a pretty special enclave of beautiful

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terraces were restored.

standard of living.”

Along with gentrification came the inevitable price rises and Dixon says the demographic has shifted accordingly.

“We get a lot of buyers from the outer eastern

hundreds of terraces and never tires of working

suburbs and the north shore who are coming

with clients to inject new life into these old

from very big houses and huge blocks of land

dames: “In their unrenovated state their greatest

moving into a house a quarter of the size, maybe

aspect is their character and in the main people

getting rid of the car,” she says. “I think it

want to see that maintained in a renovation.”

sometimes comes down to people wanting to

Auction: February 15

leave less of a footprint on the earth.”

Agent: Phillips Pantzer Donnelley,

Heritage gems

Catherine Dixon 0415 486 771

From marble fireplaces and fantastic old timber

Gold star walkability

floorboards to decorative plasterwork and

Humphry says the suburb’s terraces combined

brass, grasscloth wallpaper and Venetian plaster

tessellated tiles, many terraces retain a treasure

with its walkability – Paddington ranks in

combine to sophisticated effect in this Victorian

trove of original period features.

Sydney’s top 20 suburbs according to walkscore.

“It’s amazing how each terrace has its own quirks and its own flair,” says Humphry. “There’s

com – are its most appealing features.

“People say I don’t know if I could live in a

A palette of European oak, Carrara marble, aged

semi following a makeover by Noekdesign.

The period appeal of Paddington’s terraces

always plenty of scope to play around with how

terrace, but here you can get out to Centennial

has inspired countless

the home looks and feels and how much you

Park, to Rushcutters Bay, down to the beaches,”

restoration projects

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want to integrate or have a juxtaposition

she says. “There are great restaurants, from

and preserved the

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between super modern and old.”

cheap and cheerful to fine dining.”

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Collaroy Road – Guanaba – Gold Coast Hinterland – QLD 4 bed / 3 bath / large office / mini cinema / huge games/gym room / 1 br cottage Dual Living and only 12 minutes from MovieWorld. 11 acres of prime horse-country on the Coomera river. A prestige property with Hampton style elements set in park-like surroundings. Imposing lounge with granite fireplace. Recycled timber chefs kitchen. Resort style master bedroom and en-suite. Unique wrought iron staircase. Beautiful limestone and Blackbutt flooring. Numerous bespoke features. 1 br cute Cottage, 10Kw solar, extensive paddocks, stables, sheds, and workshop. A country oasis 50 minutes from Brisbane and close to everything the Gold Coast has to offer this property is one of a kind. Call to inspect. www.facebook.com/CollaroyRoad

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Wahroonga

Hard and fast rules

Sydney 50 Ada Avenue $13 million

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f you’re prone to paying tribute to yourself – kind of like a figurative high-five, which may look a lot like the sound of one hand clapping – then you might well be in the market for a new half-million-dollar super car.

Fortunately, Ferrari has just the thing for you; its new F8 Tributo, or, as Jack Black/Tenacious D would no doubt translate that, “The greatest V8 engine in the world … Tribute.”

This delectable dish of self-congratulatory, non-humble pie represents a celebration of more than 40 years of Ferrari’s V8 heritage, going right back to the 308 GTB made famous by Tom Selleck’s chest hair on Magnum P.I..

The madmen of Maranello have produced a suitable tribute in the shape of their company’s most powerful V8 ever – a 3.9-litre firecracker that makes 530kW and 770Nm, and will launch this $484,888 missile to 100km/h in under three seconds, or to 200km/h in just 7.8. Its terminal velocity is a whopping 340km/h.

In an act of pure engineering wizardry, the F8 Tributo also manages to be more comfortable

than its predecessor, as well as more playful.

You expect brain-busting, sports-car theatrics in a Ferrari like this – particularly on a racetrack, and it is only there that you can legally experience the explosive thrill-ride that is the F8’s acceleration.

But the F8 Tributo’s greatest achievement is just how non-cantankerous it is to live with. If you can get in and out with a degree of dignity then you’ll be astounded by its low-speed effortlessness, its ground clearance, its superb ride quality, shapely seats, and even its entirely logical control layout and cracking stereo.

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Private sale Agent: Chadwick Real Estate, William Zhang 0455 235 888 It’s important, for security reasons, to have a spacious and secure garage – like the four-car one that forms part of this palatial Wahroonga pile – to keep your super cars in. But here you’ll also enjoy having a large driveway and parking area out the front of your house.

Ferrari’s F8 Tributo is the company’s most

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powerful V8 ever …

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Queen’s Wharf Residences is a rare opportunity for you to live in this never to be repeated, iconic location.

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