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Rose Bay Sydney 13 Fernleigh Avenue $5 million J E N M E LO CCO

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Auction: February 26 Agent: Richardson & Wrench Double Bay, James Dunn 0404 387 777 First impressions can be deceiving. Take for example our cover property,

There are iconic Harbour Bridge and city skyline

a large family home in Sydney’s Hunters Hill. Our cover image captures the

views from this resort-style property, one of

view from the rear of the home, overlooking its generous grounds. From the

three in a boutique strata-titled collection close

street, however, the first impression one receives is that it is a character

to top schools and village shopping. A pool and

sandstone cottage typical of the area. Stepping through the front doors,

gardens by Pod Landscaping wrap around the

something much larger and more impressive is revealed. With the architect

two-storey residence, which features open-plan

and the interior designer owner working hand in hand, a family home that

living, stone and gas kitchen and a rooftop deck.

blends the old and new respectfully and creatively is what has resulted. And it is now on the market. Meanwhile, in Living In we take a trip to the Victorian town of Daylesford. It’s a location that was put on the culinary map by Alla

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Wolf-Tasker’s Lake House, today it is a thriving and close community within

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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

HOT PROPERTY

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DESIGN DIGEST Bathrooms accessorised

COVER STORY Teamwork and triumph

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O U R COVE R 27 Madeline Street, Hunters Hill

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LIVING IN Delightful Daylesford

Listed by McGrath Hunters Hill PAG E 8

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THE STYLE From Sweden to Australia

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Avalon Beach Sydney 7 Trentwood Park $6.6 million-$7.2 million

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For sale: by expressions of interest Agent: Ray White Prestige/Palm Beach, Noel Nicholson 0411 884 290 This 5400-square-metre holding comes with DA approval for division into four lots. The existing architect-designed home has a modernist skillion roofline, feature stone walls and floor-to-ceiling glass.

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Brighton

St Kilda

Melbourne 32 Martin Street

Melbourne 24 Mitford Street

$6 million

$4.2 million-$4.5 million

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For sale

Expressions of interest: close March 5

Agent: Marshall White Bayside, Scott Xue 0433 493 837

Agent: The Agency Melbourne,

Winner of the HIA’s Victorian Home of the Year award in 2015, this stylish

Sam Hobbs 0404 164 444

home from WJFA Architects comes with landscaping by Turning Japanese,

This single-level, 1880s home retains plenty of

a pool and three outdoor decks. The parents’ retreat has a day spa-inspired

period charm – soaring ceilings, marble and slate

en suite and a dressing room, while the Miele kitchen has a butler’s pantry.

fireplaces, leadlights and original floorboards.

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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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DESIGN DIGEST

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MODERN TIMES Celebrating Australia’s love of minimalist design, the Suba range

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No stone unturned COVER STORY

A shared vision and strong relationships helped a 19th-century cottage become a stylish and functional modern home.

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hen owners Andrea and Hugh Killen sought to renovate and substantially extend their 1861 sandstone cottage in Hunters Hill on Sydney’s lower north shore, the couple had great confidence they’d get precisely the look and feel they were after. Of course, it helped that Andrea happened to be the interior designer on the project.

“I had this image of what I wanted to create coupled with the feeling of the home for the family I wanted to create,” says Killen, who runs her own design studio, AK Designs.

First and foremost, Killen wanted a house she, her husband and two sons properly lived in –

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every room needed to function and be used.

She also was set on a contemporary addition to the Victorian cottage, with an open-plan area flowing onto a covered deck, which could be used year-round by family and to entertain.

“I have always loved the blend of old and new,” she says.

She had in mind, too, a Colorado ranch style – something breezy and outdoorsy, full of natural, warm and cosy tones and textures. That reminded her of Telluride, her “spiritual home” in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. As owner and interiors commander-in-chief, Killen could include the distinctive deep jade-coloured kitchen island bench she’d always wanted.

Still, while the Killens knew the design they wanted, the challenge of working with an architect who matched their vision remained. At the time of purchase, they were still living in the US. John Rose, principal of TKD Architects, was recommended to them and he drew them a concept.

Rose conceived a substantial contemporary two-storey building set back and offset from the sandstone cottage at the front, so from the street his design read as two separate and discrete buildings. Cleverly, though, both were intrinsically linked.

In the restored cottage, the office – from where Killen ran her business – lounge and spare bedroom seamlessly moved through to the new living-dining-entertaining wing, ensuring space wasn’t wasted, as Killen had instructed.

Sandstone recycled from the property, a onetime dairy, for the new works also connected new with old.

YOUR AGENT Tracey Dixon, McGrath

“[The owner-designer] has put her own inspiration in but created a home for everyone. While keeping the integrity of the original home, she has created a modern masterpiece.”

“Physically, the cottage and new wing needed to be blended,” says Rose.

A breezeway between old and new quarters and large spans of glass also provided the openness and airiness that Killen wanted.

Rose says the job was easier dealing with an owner and interior designer as one who grasped his thinking from the get-go. “Andrea has great taste,” he says. “It could’ve been harder if she didn’t.”

This also helped the Killens fast-track the process, choosing to build and do the detailed design simultaneously. “Decisions throughout the project that started out as budget-driven were rethought as design and aesthetic decisions,” says Rose.

It helped, too, that Rose had worked with the builder previously and had a good relationship with Hunter’s Hill Council. “We have a very good understanding of what we can and can’t do,” he says.

Hunters Hill New South Wales 27 Madeline Street $6.85 million

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Auction: 3pm, March 14 Inspect: By appointment Agent: McGrath, Tracey Dixon 0412 443 352

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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

LIVING IN

25.445° S, 134.292° E

DAYLESFORD

A good sense of community and a great food scene are always on the menu at Daylesford. B y K ATE FARRE LLY The French Alps may seem like a world away

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Daylesford

Biggin & Scott Daylesford agent Rae Corris

from Daylesford, but for multi award-winning

agrees. She moved from Port Melbourne 30

Hepburn 26 Queensberry Street

chef and restaurant owner Matthew Carnell,

years ago for a lifestyle change and loved that

$1.7 million-$1.8 million

both places have delivered three kinds of

community was alive and well in the spa town.

nourishment he has come to depend upon:

personalities, nationalities and interest groups,”

soul-soothing natural environment.

she says. “A lot of people come into the area to

Carnell spent five formative years in France,

they enjoy all the facilities and services on offer,

he was keen to surround himself with greenery.

the cafes, the galleries and the landscape.”

take up temporary residence in his parents’

Relax and rejuvenate

Daylesford holiday home. “It’s a very hospitality-

World-famous for its mineral springs and spa

oriented town and I found a job easily,” he says.

resorts, Daylesford is also home to the Wombat

“All the locals and other hospitality people in

Hill Botanical Park, Lake Daylesford and the

town were great and I thought this was a place

walking trails of Hepburn Regional Park. There

I could see myself living in.”

are boutiques, galleries and Sunday markets to

Foodie heaven

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raise their families in a country environment and

and when he returned to Australia four years ago Rather than settle in Melbourne, he decided to

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“It’s a very varied community with different

wonderful food, wonderful friends and a

For sale

explore and local wineries to visit.

Agent: Biggin & Scott Daylesford,

Melbourne is only a one-hour train commute

Carnell worked for a couple of years at the

and the beaches of the Surf Coast are a 1.5-hour

Rae Corris 0408 358 772

now-closed Belvedere Social before deciding

drive.

A distinctive and glamorous take on country

to “have a crack” at his own restaurant.

His French eatery, Bistro Terroir, will celebrate its second birthday on February 20. A favourite

For Carnell, perhaps not surprisingly, everything

living, this 2200-square-metre property comes

centres around food and wine.

with a generous two-storey home, a versatile

“We’ve got a great choice of where to eat for

studio and a heated pool.

with locals and visitors alike, the Howe Street

breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I think our high

venue is one of many great places for wining

standards stem from Alla [Wolf-Tasker] at the

and dining in Daylesford.

Lakehouse,” he says. “We attract a lot of

Nourish the soul with

daytrippers and overnighters from the city which

Daylesford’s rural

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Daylesford and there’s always things to do and

encourages us all to be as good or better than

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be a part of,” Carnell says.

Melbourne [eateries]. It’s a great food scene!”

this impressive home.

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“There’s a really good sense of community in

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HISTORY IN THE MAKING. Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is history in the making.

It is destined to become Brisbane’s signature landmark and the largest integrated resort development in Australia.

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Artist’s impression. View from South Bank towards IRD and Neville Bonner Bridge.

THE STYLE

“The house I grew up in was simple, yet it epitomised the idea of home as a place of belonging and connection.”

ANNA-CARIN McNAMARA Interior designer

JUSTIN ALEXANDER

When Scandi style is close to home Born and raised in Sweden, this Australian designer can draw on an authentically Nordic aesthetic for inspiration. B y E LICIA M U RR AY

Q: Tell us about your Rushcutters Bay-based studio, ANNACARIN.DESIGN. A: ANNACARIN.DESIGN works predominantly in the high-end residential sector. Our design philosophy is deeply rooted in the Scandinavian principles of simplicity, functionality and sustainability. I’ve also recently launched a new rug collection for Designer Rugs, inspired

Q: You have more authority than most people

Q: Describe the path that led to you becoming

by the colours and patterns of the runes in

to talk about Scandi style. Tell us about where

an interior designer.

Viking mythology.

you grew up.

A: I started out studying engineering but soon

A: I grew up in a village in the south of Sweden

realised I was more interested in smaller-scale

Q: Your recent book, Make a Home to Love,

surrounded by forest, lakes and small dairy

design. I moved to Stockholm and landed an

emphasises the importance of removing

farms. I was eager to leave but have now come

internship with an architectural firm, where I

clutter. Tell us more.

to realise that my upbringing gave me the

came across the work of Rupert Gardner. He

A: I write about removing and reorganising but

foundations for my strongest traits as a designer.

became my mentor and remained so until his

the most important chapter is about reacquiring.

Respecting and understanding where raw

passing eight years ago.

We bring too much stuff into our homes. If we are

materials come from is fundamental to my

Simplicity, functionality and

more conscious in our purchasing, there will be

work. I’ve experienced how long it takes for a

Q: How did you end up in Sydney?

tree to mature before it can be cut down to

A: When I was studying at the Royal College of

become a chair.

much less need for decluttering.

Art in London, I met and fell in love with an

Q: Describe your favourite room in your own

My upbringing also shaped my concept of

Australian. I moved here with him, having no real

home – and why you love it.

home. The house I grew up in was simple, yet

concept of how far away from Sweden it is. That

A: My favourite room is the kitchen. There’s a sofa

sustainability are front

it epitomised the idea of home as a place of

was in 1995. I love Australia. It’s my home and I

and big central table. It invites conversation and

of mind for McNamara.

belonging and connection.

belong here yet I will always be a Swede at heart.

prompts eating sitting down together.

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Imagine waking to sounds of the surf, checking waves peeling

Auction Saturday 7 March 11am

around First Point, admiring northerly views across Laguna Bay to

View Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

the Coloured Sands, and walking just 50m to Little Cove Beach.

Agent Luke Chen 0417 600 840

Sound irresistible? So is a striking penthouse in a boutique complex opposite the beach. Generous open plan living/dining spaces are enhanced by dazzling natural light, glass doors seemingly disappear to reveal a large deck for sunseekers and sundowners.

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FOR SALE Expressions of Interest

7 Saunders Street, Mosman Park, WA

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SPECTACULAR SWAN RIVER VIEWS 6 bedrooms 4 bathrooms 5 car garage 180° River views 1,117m2 home 1,478m2 land 40m river frontage

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