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Contents

The cellar at 93 Hanmer Street Williamstown, page 40

sublime sandy bay, Queensland pool with a view, bondi triple treat

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the nsw town of berry is no longer just a weekend indulgence

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a stunning refurbishment in são paulo makes water a key feature

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the landmark seidler residential tower, now 20, has aged well

jonathan chancellor

melbourne’s first port mixes the quaint with the contemporary

Historic st aubins in the upper Hunter is redolent of colonial history

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wellness real estate: it’s a thing. and technology makes it possible

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the upmarket brisbane enclave draws buyers with elevated tastes

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london penthouse, central park history, yorkshire manor

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mount macedon’s cameron lodge is the quintessential hill station

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a bold decision to move a staircase transformed a home built in 1913

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chinese buyers are set to increase their international profile

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Feast on gleaming surfaces and sleek, curvaceous forms

Interiors editor david meagher Art director shireen nolan Writers robyn ironside joel robinson milanda rout Elizabeth redman Chief sub editor deirdre blayney Picture editor christine westwood Advertising craig warren tel. 61 2 9288 3678

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the gracious terrara House near nowra on the nsw south coast. a 23-room manor built from local sandstone in the early 1900s, it recently sold for $6 million-plus on tHE covEr

Mansion incorporating news from Dow jones’

Healthy profit

Luxury building that’s good for you

Smooth sailing

Williamstown’s enduring appeal

Jamie Durie

The ultimate water feature

Closer to home Berry’s Buyers Put down roots

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Editor’s letter what makes one place a “hot spot” and another not? sometimes it’s sentiment, as price rises in one suburb spill to the next. and sometimes it’s a physical change. berry, a two-hour drive south of sydney, has always been a favoured weekend getaway but ongoing road upgrades have made the commute much easier, writes jonathan chancellor in our cover story. the nsw south coast has also gained from the sea and tree change movement and houses in the region have been selling more rapidly, for at times sydney-style prices. The Block judge neale whitaker and his partner david novak-piper recently traded their inner-sydney home for a $1.8 million 1930s property in the area, while the record was set in january when a former australian solicitor-general, david bennett, and his wife angela paid $4.75 million for a hobby farm. at the other end of the spectrum are the glamour inner-city apartment towers. Harry seidler’s Horizon building in sydney’s darlinghurt is turning 20 years old. seidler collected the wilkinson architecture award in 1999 as one of his many career accolades, and apartments in the 43-storey building, with its breathtaking views across the city, harbour and opera House have broken records, writes chancellor. on a more human scale, seidler’s daughter polly still lives in Horizon and loves it. she remembers her father used to say “good design doesn’t date.” in los angeles, i visited a $us25 million mansion in beverly Hills where technology is being used to give the newly built home an edge. the platform monitors and sets air and water purification, along with a lighting system that follows the patterns of the day, tapping the rising trend for health and self-care. jamie durie looks at a home in são paulo by brazilian architect Fernanda marques, while dolly lenz predicts the investment patterns of wealthy chinese buyers. and in our interiors section, milanda rout writes about a home in sydney’s centennial park where a staircase dictated the design. we hope you enjoy this issue of Mansion Australia.

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Located in the original “Munbilla” where you have a small enclave of only 6 exclusive apartments, with three of these located on the east shoreline. This is the only one with no stairs, so literally the ‘best of the best’.

The view as you step through the impressive double doors will take your breath away - you will feel like you are on a luxury cruise ship with these stunning Coral Sea and island views on your doorstep.

You have “Double Island”, “Scout Hat Island”, in your front garden and a li le to the right you have “Green Island” on the horizon. In essence you have three Great Barrier Reef Islands with an ever changing backdrop of sea, sky, and abundant wildlife to captivate you. At low tide you will see the reef between Double and Scout Hat in it’s splendour.

This is really a place not only of great beauty but of calming energy, the waves, gentle breezes and spectacular sun rises from your full length balcony have to be seen to be appreciated.

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Luxury Hobart’s Sandy Bay has a property for sale that was built to take advantage of its prime derwent River position. The brief was for a home that wove the water views into the garden setting. on two levels, and with extra-large windows and skylights, it sits just metres above the tide, with views of Bruny Island and the John Garrow Light.

It was built in the early 2000s by Blythe & watchorn to a design by architect Paul Gilby, on a 1165sq m battleaxe block bought for $355,000. The upper level has a living, kitchen and dining area, glass conservatory and terrace. A glass atrium staircase leads to four bedrooms, a wine cellar and a courtyard.

The property is being offered for the first time since its construction, for $3 million. kim Morgan at charlotte Peterswald has the listing.

This week coreLogic had Hobart prices still galloping ahead by 10 percent annually. There have been four sales above $2 million so far this year on the riverfront strip where last year Hobart prices soared to $6.5 million.

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Penthouse potential Mark McInnes, who heads Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments, is selling his longtime penthouse-in-the-making on Ramsgate Avenue, north Bondi. The retail head, who has been based in Melbourne since 2010, will auction off the three apartments through Raine & Horne double Bay agent Ric Serrao on october 6. Having owned the Bayview complex apartments for more than a decade, McInnes is offering architectural plans by nick Tobias of Tobias Partners for a two-level trophy penthouse. They would create a three-bedroom apartment spanning 345sq m.

McInnes and wife Lisa kelly upgraded in Toorak last year to a $12 million family home designed by Stephen Akehurst.

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A Far North Queensland mansion marketed as the Cairns district’s finest residence has been relisted. On Knott Court, Whitfield, it sits inland from the popular tourist spot in the foothills of the Whitfield Range, adjoining the Mount Whitfield Conservation Park. The home has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and 1440sq m of living space.

There is a music room with handpainted dome ceiling, and a columned facade inspired by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. The 7000sq m gardens feature a 17m pool with Versacestyle mosaic tiles, overlooked by a loggia. There is also a seasonal creek. Colliers International Cairns agents Tom Quaid and Jay Beattie have scheduled an auction for October 4.

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a newly built sovereign islands home complete with vertical garden on the facade has been listed for $6.98 million. the then-vacant 820sq m waterfront block traded for $1.38 million in late 2016 before the buyer, developer roger noble, engaged Zoran architecture to build the opulent mansion, complete with interiors from designer details. the Gold coast home spans 1085sq m of living space across its three levels, which are serviced by an internal lift. Facing north over the water, it has a cinema room and designer kitchen. the six bedrooms include a master suite with his-and-hers bathrooms and walk-in wardrobes, and there’s a separate one-bedroom apartment. the basement has parking for six cars, an entertainment area and a wellness centre. ray white sovereign islands agents Edin kara and ali mian have the listing. the street record was set in 2009 when the three-level mega-mansion utopya sold for $9 million. it was on-sold for $7.25 million in 2014.

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Award-winning builders GRAYA Construction have converted a pair of Queenslanders into two of the most striking homes in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Paddington. Woodrock, which features a swimming pool with viewing window looking out onto the grassy streetscape, has been listed for sale.

Rob Gray of GRAYA Construction says the property is super modern, with lots of angles: “It’s a headturner.” Designed by Tim Stewart, it has a winged facade on its Rockbourne Terrace corner parcel, and living spaces connected via a large terrace. Ray White New Farm agents Matt Lancashire and Josh Brown are seeking offers by September 21.

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Dress-circle opulence the four-level home of Bill and Vonnie wavish in neutral Bay’s dress circle has been listed with $35 million hopes. with views towards the opera House and Harbour Bridge, the home on Baden road was designed by Greg natale after the initial purchase in 2007 was merged with a mirror-image property next door in 2011. the year-long project that followed the combined $20 million acquisition saw 210 tonnes of concrete removed from the 575sq m site at kurraba Point. the design was clean and minimal, with a california modern aesthetic throughout the 878sq m living space. the property was featured in Vogue in 2015, with sidney nolan’s painting Ned Kelly in Pink Dress (c 1980) providing a pop of colour in the otherwise all-white space. Joining the levels is a floating staircase made from classic travertine from worldstone, and there are circular sofas straight out of Austin Powers. on the ground floor, the very long luminescent white onyx bar is modelled on one in la’s Beverly wilshire Hotel. ray white lower north shore agents Geoff smith and richard Harding anticipate strong demand. wavish, a long-retired former executive director of woolworths, is downsizing and now has a focus on various indigenous charities.

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there’s long been a real-estate adage that weekenders need to be within a two-hour drive of the city. in recent times ongoing road upgrades have made the green coastal district around berry the outstanding 2018 property hotspot. this is especially so for lifestyle property close to the water or with views, located within 10 minutes of town or the beach. the near-nsw south coast region’s long-time dairy-farming industry isn’t quite over, but the area is now a thriving downsizer and year-round tourism destination. “the upgrade of the roads has been an absolute game changer,” says carrie bond at south coast prestige properties. “the south coast is so much more accessible to sydneysiders. the desired twohour distance is just perfect for a weekend getaway or move to the country, but close enough for family or work commitments.” more than $450 million has been spent on improving the princes Highway from oak Flats through to the other side of berry. Gone are those frustrating bottlenecks at bombo, and the dangerous curvy, single lanes through dunmore, minnamurra and rose Valley. the albion park bypass is next, having been contemplated since the mid-1990s. with the traffic gone, the village vibrancy is evident – and not just in the queues at berry’s roadside donut van. the restaurants south on albany and the Hungry duck are benefiting too. bond says that the recent sydney slowdown had put the brake on impulse property buys. perrie croshaw, from inspired real Estate berry, notes that last year many properties were sold on the day of listing for the asking price. “the region has always been a sought-after location, mostly because of our world-class beaches and rolling green countryside,” she says. croshaw says the intentions of buyers from sydney are changing. where they once only looked for weekenders in the area, they are now considering living here, she says, noting that people are happy to do the occasional commute, or better still to telecommute, notwithstanding problematic mobile phone and wifi reception. neale whitaker, a judge on The Block, and his partner david novak-piper have recently traded in their three-bedroom innercity pad in alexandria for the berry lifestyle. they bought a four-

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Clockwise from top left: Terrara House foliage; 181 Wire Lane; Broughton Mill Farm; Drawing Rooms of Berry

With the traffic gone, the village vibrancy is evident, and not just in the queues at the roadside donut van. Restaurants are benefiting too bedroom 1930s homestead in bundewallah, 4km from the thriving main street of berry, spending $1.837 million on the one-hectare property with horse paddock. the couple, who have holidayed in the region for the past decade, will make it their permanent base and buy a one-bedroom unit in sydney. the cottage, which has views of woodhill mountain, last sold in 2014 for $815,000, to James carroll from the lifestyle program Village Vets Australia.

Former stockland boss matthew Quinn and wife Julie also spent years holidaying in berry before deciding to move there permanently. the couple sold their kirribilli home, and their former weekender in berry, to buy the historic mananga for $2.9 million. the seven-bedroom 1890s property has a history stretching back to the times of agriculturist david berry, for whom the town is named, and had recently offered bed and breakfast accommodation. the original dairy with rustic hand-hewn timbers, a silo and horse paddocks sit on the near two-hectare parcel. prices have certainly dipped a little, but bond sold the home in just 26 days – faster than the slowing sydney time on market.

a market high was set in January when the former solicitorgeneral of australia, david bennett, and wife angela bought a luxury berry hobby farm for $4.75 million. set on an elevated 20ha near seven mile beach, the property has run 20 black angus cows, horses and sheep.

Eastern suburbs-based tom snow, the founder of infrastructure fund manager whitehelm capital, bought in berry last year with his husband, brooke Horne. snow, son of canberra billionaire terry snow, and Horne spent $3.025 million on a 43ha mountain retreat at beaumont. software entrepreneur and rich-lister richard white bought the nearby cooinda for $2.65 million. bruce Eason at christies international says the strongest buyer interest is coming from sydney’s sutherland shire and eastern suburbs. However it was artarmon-based channel nine boss Hugh marks who spent $4 million for Yeramba, a 40ha property in broughton Vale with a house designed by the mosman-based tddp architects through belle property. strong interest is also coming from canberra buyers. ray white Gerringong agent neil campbell says the market is at an all-time high, “still running off the back of a strong economy”.

He says his prestige buyers are divided 50/50 between downsizers and holidaymakers. many downsizers are buying ahead of the time they will permanently live in the home, and campbell says there has been keen buying by expats.

John and Yvonne Jeston, the current vendors of triskaideka, a country estate at broughton Vale, bought a weekender in berry in the early 2000s and then decided to move there permanently. built in 2010 after their 2009 purchase, their modern countrystyle home, constructed by strongbuild, has four bedrooms. they planted more than 400 trees, added a dam, and created the garden and veggie beds where there were originally bare paddocks. three paddocks suitable for sheep, alpacas or horses have been established, and a one-bedroom guest cottage with slow combustion fire added.

Elders real Estate berry agent nicholas lyell has the listing. “we absolutely adore everything about this place, from the

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beautiful house to the birdsong,” says Yvonne Jeston. “when we bought the land, I had two dreams. one was to wake up in our bed looking out to the east towards the escarpment and adjoining farm, the other was to look out on bushland from my study. It’s a very peaceful lifestyle.”

Artist Lloyd rees’ The Road to Berry, painted in 1947, immortalised the landscape on the outskirts of kiama. It sits in the Art Gallery of nsw, along with brett whitely’s 1985 homage. rees had a cottage, caloola, at werri beach near Gerringong, and produced many paintings of the area – though feeling that the landscape was too green, “too constable”, he preferred adding his own russets and greys.

Given the cookie-cutter housing estates that have displaced many of the undulating hills, these days rees and whitely would need to go further south in the shoalhaven to find their views. neil campbell laments that he doesn’t sell properties for strictly farming purposes anymore, though croshaw says smart farm owners have adapted to the changing times.

“It’s hard to make a great return from farming these days,” she says, “especially when the land is worth millions and milk prices are so low.” clever farmers are doing it differently, she says. “the pines in kiama has been a working dairy farm since 1854. they now sell locally their own brand of milk, yogurt and cheeses, and a great range of gelato. “buena Vista Farm, with one of the best views in Gerringong, has been in the same family since 1859. they now run the farm, raising eggs, chickens, pork, some beef and bees, and hold cooking workshops some weekends.” carrie bond is marketing a former 88ha dairy farm on wire Lane at berry, set for only its third owner in the past seven decades. since last trading for $1 million in 2002, the original farmhouse has acquired a doug riley & Associates extension and the property now comes with mid-$5 million hopes. the five-bedroom home is split into two wings. It is fronted by timber decking and a wet-edge swimming pool linking the two living spaces. A laneway separates the home from the farm, which can run 50 breeders with calves, having 10 paddocks, steel cattle

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Given housing estates have displaced many of the undulating hills, these days Rees and Whitely would need to go further south yards, machinery and nine spring-fed dams. bond advises that the fertile alluvial soil also supports a pasture of clover, kikuyu and rye. sawmilling is another industry that has disappeared, though there are still relics. bond is also marketing sawmill cottage, an 1870s home built for the sawmill foreman. exuding old-world charm, the quaint home with a newer extension has original saw cuts still visible in the beams, along with original floorboards. the heart of the four-bedroom home is an open-plan kitchen with rayburn wood-fired stove. sally dale from valuation firm opteon says berry’s property market has experienced rapid growth over the past three years. the median house price has virtually doubled, from $582,000 in 2015/16 to $1.01 million in 2017/18, with both the general and prestige property markets benefiting from the berry bypass. “berry and surrounds continue to be a hot spot for investors, downsizers, tree-changers and corporate high-flyers looking for the perfect weekender,” dale says. the dairy settlement terara, just out of nowra, has recorded the biggest south coast sale of the year. terrara House was sold by carrie bond after having a $6 million to $6.5 million price guide.

the home was built from local sandstone for the mackenzie family in the early 1900s. Hugh mackenzie was mayor of south shoalhaven for decades. the stables, which pre-date the residence, were for the horses of the pioneering de mestre family, who settled there in 1845. etienne de mestre was a celebrated racehorse trainer who trained horses – including Archer, winner of the first two melbourne cups – from the track at the house. the stables have been restored and converted into maisonettes for guest accommodation. entry to the property is down a tree-lined driveway with 100-year-old elms and oaks, flanked by sweeping lawns. there’s a maze garden, a parterre-style veggie patch, croquet lawn and a marble outdoor chess set.

Inside, a grand foyer and staircase feature in the 23-room manor, which includes a rear conservatory offering light-filled comfort. the three-storey, seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom home comes with 13 fireplaces and a widow’s walk. terrara House estate has celebrity links as a recent wedding venue: Australian cricketer dave warner and candice Falzon were married there in 2015.

General tourism is an income earner for many owners. bruce eason recently sold the 6ha estate the drawing rooms of berry, nestled below wedding cake mountain. the successful woodhill accommodation operation has an eight-bedroom main homestead with four separately located, self-contained lodges, which can each fetch up to $400 a night. “the property had the appeal of generating an income,” says eason. “demand, particularly during the cooler months, remains high, with very healthy yields.” perrie croshaw and Leanne pugh at Inspired are marketing broughton mill Farm, which is run as a guesthouse and also known for its cooking school, run in a professional kitchen. they’re asking $3.85 million for the 120-year-old, two-bedroom cottage with modern extension designed by craig watson. It sits in 1.4ha of gardens, with a solar-heated pool, tennis court and entertainment area with outdoor kitchen and wood-fired oven, as well as orchards and a chook shed.

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Vertical gardens and the integrated pool can be viewed from the living room, giving the impression of domesticity embedded in a tropical oasis

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challenge is the driver behind the most successful design. the greater the challenge, the more the designer is forced to come up with unconventional solutions to produce a memorable environment. brazilian architect Fernanda marques has demonstrated this fact with her latest creation in são paulo – a stunning refurbishment of a luxurious inner-city duplex in the surrounding concrete jungle of Vila nova conceição. we all yearn for spaces that reconnect us simply with nature inside our home rather than merely via a garden separate from the dwelling. marques has cleverly used vertical integration to satisfy this desire. Hers is one of the best examples of the phenomenon i’ve seen, getting the balance right through visual rather than physical means. moving through this residence feels like swimming through corridors while wra++pped in lush landscape. marques has integrated garden, water and simplified, intelligent architecture in perfect harmony. columns have been cleverly crafted to a thickness of almost 900mm to lend the building a more monastic and structurally reliable appeal. the master bedroom overlooks a sunken

living room flanked by a 10m swimming pool that functions as more of a water feature than a place of exercise. the client’s extensive collection of brazilian art has been incorporated into the design to form a seamless, cleverly framed transition between garden and water. “[the clients] own works by artists i greatly admire, such as Ernesto neto, Edgard de souza, manoel rio branco, Zerbini and tunga,” says marques. “the works speak directly to the issue of space; hence the importance of their placement in the project.” walls and windows can only span a certain distance and marques has pushed them to the limits of domestic engineering, holding the water back from the living room with 80mm of glass, and hiding the horizon between water and garden behind the support beams. what’s most intriguing is her choice to use up a precious 25sq m of horizontal space within an urban plot of just 477sq m. the resulting visual feast that can be enjoyed from the two-sided living room lounges validates that choice. building the pool structure was the project’s biggest challenge. “a very thick imported glass was used, and specialised labour was required to install it,” explains marques. the surrounding sunkissed walls feature vertical gardens and slatted timber screens, a sophisticated way of incorporating natural materials in a confined space. the result is a tropical aquarium oasis nestled into the surrounding domestic density, a type of architectural defiance that is all about escapism. the living room on the lower level includes a dining room and kitchen. the master and guest bedrooms, plus a gym and an office, are on the second floor, with one of the bedroom walls strategically cut away to allow a glimpse of the living room below. a 360-degree landscape lounge has been deliberately positioned in the middle of the living room to take the focus away from the wall-mounted television. the arrangement encourages surrender to the spell of the human

aquarium opposite, a scene rarely viewed from such a vantage point. a digitally textured 3d rug in the master bedroom has been paired with a sophisticated armchair by Zanine de caldas, who worked with renowned brazilian architect oscar niemeyer. two Jangada armchairs by romanian designer Jean Gillon using raw natural materials are a beautiful example of mid-century brazilian furniture design. the dining table and chairs are

by Joaquim tenreiro, while the wooden bench on the terrace is by Hugo França. i’ve often said that a pool is viewed for 80 per cent of the time and swum in for 20 per cent. this home is a perfect example of the value of using water in the home and marques has exploited its effect beautifully. “it was intended to be more than a leisure experience,” she says, “a poetic presence inside an art collector’s home.”

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Martin Schiller the strong demand from chinese buyers in the past five years has cooled markedly. the good news for local vendors is that most luxury property categories are attracting keen interest from local buyers. chinese buyers do remain active in both the sydney and melbourne prestige markets, driven by locations close to exclusive private schools and universities. it is not unusual for super-rich chinese to purchase a sydney home that is then occupied by staff and schoolage children while the parents fly back and forth running substantial businesses. driving the chinese focus on australia as a place to settle or invest are security; a stable democratic system; cosmopolitan cities; proximity to asia for doing business; clean air and excellent health services; and highly regarded schools and universities. the lower buyer intensity can be explained by tighter controls imposed by the chinese government, apra lending restrictions/regulations on major banks in australia, and the increased stamp duty for nonresident purchasers. recent significant house sales – all to high net worth australians living locally – show much of the percieved gap in the market created by a reduction in chinese buyers is being comfortably absorbed by a mature local buyer market.

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A global footprint chinese property investors have been a mainstay of the international real estate landscape for some time. no matter the venue, when the conversation among the global elite turns to the state of the property market the question that always pops up is: “what are the chinese doing?” whether buying or staying on the sidelines, they have a major influence on the market and word is they’re about to make an even bigger splash. in fact, it seems the chinese will significantly increase the size of their real estate portfolios in the next few years. recent data compiled by the Hurun research institute, a chinabased wealth research firm, offers a window into the mindset of chinese high-net-worth individuals and their intentions regarding their property portfolios. surveys they have conducted reveal that onethird of all chinese millionaires are currently considering emigrating from china. moreover, 70 per cent already own assets overseas, mostly property, which at present accounts for 11 per cent of their total assets. the institute predicts that over the next three years these individuals plan to increase their total overseas investments by 50 per cent, with the goal being to eventually have overseas holdings comprising 25 per cent of their total assets.

For the chinese, portfolio diversification and wealth preservation have long been major drivers of the global expansion into real estate outside their home country, but several factors have recently converged to set the stage for a further expansion into international markets. tighter domestic capital controls, a rising risk of abrupt currency fluctuations, the need to provide quality education for their college-aged children and a desire to live in an eco-friendly environment have fuelled the emigration mindset. in addition, 14 per cent of wealthy chinese now see themselves as global citizens,

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An apartment on Central Park West recently bought by an Asian billionaire

with their overseas education and growing financial independence giving them the desire and ability to act on their changing attitudes. which countries will be the primary beneficiaries of the predicted wave in buying? the us is currently the number-one destination for chinese nationals intending to buy overseas homes, followed by the uk, ireland, canada and australia. in the us, the top choice is los angeles, followed by new york, boston and san Francisco. these offer the chinese exactly what they’re looking for – an international city with excellent educational opportunities in an eco-friendly environment. For example, the strongest interest in lands End, a waterfront community on the Gold coast of long island, new york, has come from asian billionaires and centimillionaires (individuals with net assets of $us100 million or more). and the penthouse just below donald trump’s apartment at trump tower has been listed for $us25 million ($34.3 million ), with asian buyers specifically targeted. the chinese are being propelled into the spotlight by the newly released and highly anticipated movie Crazy Rich Asians. the film, which portrays affluent chinese and their spending habits, including on pricey real estate and art, is the first chinese cast and themed movie since the The Joy Luck Club, which premiered 25 years ago.

Given the current international environment as well as changing attitudes among this rarefied group, the chinese are about to further increase their international profile with reverberations to be felt throughout the global real estate community.

Dolly Lenz heads New York-based Dolly Lenz Real Estate and last year sold more than $US500 million worth of luxury US and international homes. dollylenz.com

while chinese investment in australian real estate is down from the record levels of 2016, data from credit suisse suggests they still account for 75 per cent of all foreign buyer transactions. the Foreign investment review board says chinese buyers received approval to invest more than $15 billion in real estate last year. if you add Hong kong sar, the total is $16.6 billion. juwai.com’s data shows that chinese demand for australian property in 2017 was midway between the levels of the peak year of 2016 and the second-ranked year of 2015. that means it is still near historic highs. so far in 2018, the trend looks positive. at juwai.com, we tracked a 10 per cent increase in chinese buyer inquiries in the first quarter compared to the previous one, and a 4.4 per cent increase in the second quarter. one factor in australia’s favour is that the dollar keeps getting weaker, conferring an affordability advantage. many chinese buyers are like pat, who purchased for her own use earlier this year with help from the bank of mom and dad. she plans to occupy her apartment while she transitions from uni to her first job and will move to a house if she gets married.

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Sam Guo chinese buyers are still one of the strongest forces in the south-east Queenslandproperty market, despite the level of interest declining in the past few months. chinese buyers from sydney and melbourne are still buying real estate across sEQ, lured by the climate and more enticing property deals. these buyers often secure waterfront homes and big farming properties. location is key, as they want proximity to major infrastructure, top-ranking educational facilities, hospitals and shopping centres. we consistently receive good levels of inquiry from chinese buyers interested in the Gold coast prestige market, although we have seen a slight downward shift in this trend due to the additional Foreign acquirer duty (aFad) payable from july 1 – a transfer tax applying to foreign purchasers of Queensland property – and the impact of the banks tightening their lending. we expect corrections to the market as every time there is change there’s uncertainty but people quickly adjust and become accustomed to it.

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On the Horizon The landmark Seidler high-rise is turning 20 – and still turning heads

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is 20 years since the first residents moved into sydney’s iconic residential high-rise, the Horizon building. thirty-eight owners have had a piece of the landmark hillside darlinghurst tower since its controversial early days, a dozen of them snapping up their apartments when off-the-plan sales kicked off in 1996, two years before completion. architect Harry seidler couldn’t make the 1996 marketing launch of the 140m tower with its 256 apartments, as he was in britain collecting the royal Gold medal for architecture. the family did, however, buy one of the apartments, now occupied by seidler’s daughter polly.

“Horizon is a great place to live,” she says. “i love it being close to town, and close enough to cycle to centennial park, and the long outdoor pool. “i am proud that dad’s tower design still looks elegant and modern with its staggered curved balconies. as dad used to say, ‘Good design doesn’t date’. Horizon is an example of this. “it is still a beautiful building and a place where people are keen to live.”

Horizon’s residents are able to swim on the premises, play tennis or take a stroll in the gardens, which come with a barbecue. “i love seeing that sculpture on the skyline!” seidler’s widow, penelope seidler, said earlier this month. Her sister, Elizabeth Evatt, is also a resident.

Harry seidler, who arrived in australia in 1948 and began changing the shape of the city, received the wilkinson award for Horizon in 1999. He died in 2006. the building was developed by Elarosa investments, a subsidiary of the kuok Group, and constructed by Grocon on the former abc radio site on Forbes street between william and liverpool streets. kuok had bought the site from the japanese company kajima corporation. the skyscraper was designed with a distinctive scalloped facade, finished in rendered concrete. this allowed for large apartments in the top quarter of the 43-storey block. there was much controversy to begin with. Horizon’s height was the biggest issue, with the federal government landholding exempt from council height restrictions. seidler had long argued that “views of our incomparable magnificent harbour are denied by local councils disallowing tall freestanding residential buildings, which people want”. the project is credited with taking darlinghurst out of its damp colonial sandstone terrace era. the prostitutes and drug dealers, and the late-night cars cruising on the neighbouring “tranny lane”, were pushed out after complaints from Horizon’s powerful new residents. “the building changed darlinghurst, and that part of darlinghurst in particular,

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Far left: Views over Sydney from the Horizon.

Left and below: Interior designer Greg Natale’s 10th-level apartment.

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which for many decades before were crime-ridden,” says estate agent ivan bresic. “sleaze and drug use was common.”

From celebrities to billionaires, many sydneysiders have called the iconic building their home – bresic included. at the time of the sales launch, prices ranged from $250,000 for a one-bedroom apartment to $2.8 million for the sub-penthouses. model agent peter chadwick, art dealer Justin miller, fashion designer peter weiss and hairdresser Joh bailey all bought apartments, as did the film industry couple baz luhrmann and catherine martin. another early entrant, who retains his 15th-level harbour-facing apartment, was celebrity paparazzo darryn lyons, who paid $604,750 for his two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit. the late theatrical director richard wherrett bought off the plan in 1996, paying $572,000. after his death in 2001, wherrett left the apartment to his former partner, oscar-nominated actress Jacki weaver. one of the initial prestige buyers was the late celebrity agent Harry m miller, who picked up an apartment on the 41st floor for $2.75 million. miller had designer ray siede fit out the interior before he and then partner deborah Hutton moved in after leaving their woolloomooloo warehouse. the 470sq m apartment, complete with three bedrooms, a library, galley and formal living and dining rooms, was sold by miller in 2007 for $6 million.

Horizon’s appeal has endured throughout its 20-year lifespan. interior designer Greg natale first bought into the building in 2010, paying $630,000. His renovated 70sq m, one-bedroom apartment on the 14th level was sold in 2016 for $1.275 million when natale upgraded to a larger 110sq m apartment with two bedrooms.

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He paid $1.785 million for the unit, which was once owned by his first boss, the late designer Garth barnett. natale recalls his first glimpse of Horizon. “the remarkable australian apartment building was already causing a stir in sydney, the way seidler buildings do,” he noted in his recent book The Patterned Interior. “Forty-three stories tall, it towered over its innercity neighbours, casting an unforgettable silhouette with its unique scalloped balconies, which were designed to gain maximum access to the sweeping city views. “i was already a fan of the modernist architect’s work, and this building captured my heart. it is a masterpiece of design and a tribute to seidler’s genius, its lines so complex yet clean. “i wanted in. but i was in my early twenties, just out of university, and it wasn’t to be. “as i look out from one of those wave-crested concrete balconies, i feel immensely honoured and lucky to live in this iconic structure, which has become a part of the sydney skyline itself.” the building’s biggest sale came in 2002, four years after it was completed. tasmania’s gambling arts patron david walsh paid $10 million for his full-floor penthouse, buying it from property developer lang walker. at the time the purchase broke sydney’s penthouse record of $8 million. walker had bought the 586sq m penthouse off the plan in 1998 for $5.62 million. in 2014, walsh briefly listed the apartment, with a speculated price of $16 million-plus, through veteran agent bill bridges. the founder of the much-admired mona gallery in Hobart can almost see home from his 43rd-floor vantage point. “this is undoubtedly the best view i have seen in my 57 years as a real estate agent,” bridges said at the time.

walsh made his penthouse available as the venue of Horizon’s 10th anniversary party in 2008. work finishes next month on the revamp of the sub-penthouse on Horizon’s 40th floor by melbourne’s mim design. it was commissioned by the Graham family after their purchase from car dealer neil sutton. one of the largest single-level apartments in sydney, with 565sq m of space, the five-bedroom penthouse is being marketed by knight Frank prestige agent deb cullen, in conjunction with belgravia private’s adam ross. a lift from its eight-car parking space opens to a private lobby featuring facial recognition software. “it overlooks the sydney Harbour bridge, the sydney cricket Ground and west Head, spanning all the way to the vistas of the blue mountains,” cullen says. “the world-class residence can be compared to the penthouses overlooking london’s Hyde park and new York’s central park.” pricing is set to be released closer to completion, but the agents suggest it will dwarf the $10.5 million recently paid for the penthouse in nearby building the Elan by Jenny Fagg, amp’s chief risk officer. the most recent sale at 184 Forbes street was of a 29th-floor, one-bedroom apartment. it was sold by anthony birdsall at laing real Estate – his 110th apartment sale. owned by a designer from sJb, the transformed residence fetched $1.385 million, having been bought in 2017 for $1.245 million. it first sold for $352,000. “the outdoor areas have encouraged a great sense of community that is not seen in many other buildings in the area,” birdsall says. “the concierge has become integral to the socialisation of the residents. “the building is professionally managed to ensure that the Harry seidler architecture is kept true to his original design.”

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Behind the design Ever wondered how those iconic buildings are created – the ones with unique and fascinating facades?

Or how those feats of architecture that stand above the rest came about?

Creating a classic yet contemporary building that’s thoughtfully designed and also complements its surrounding environment is no easy task. Many iconic buildings are the result of months of painstaking research, creative brainstorming and plenty of attention to detail.

We spoke to one of Melbourne’s top architecture firms to find out more about the process.

Steve Jones, studio director at Melbournebased architecture firm Bates Smart, says each of their designs begin with an extensive exploratory process focusing on the local area.

“Every project starts by conducting a lot of research and looking at the surrounding area,” he says. “We ask ourselves if we are

continuing the trend of the surrounding landscape, or if we’re wanting to create something new and different.”

In the case of their upcoming project, Illoura House, it was about marrying the old and the new to create a timeless design.

“We wanted to create something with a bit more gravitas. A lot of the older mansions had repeating geometrics, so we incorporated that into the exterior with the repeating external frames,” says Steve.

The development, which sits on a prominent corner of Melbourne’s St Kilda Road, will be built on the site of the boulevard’s former grand dame, Illoura Mansion. This 19th-century, VictorianItalianate masterpiece featured 46 rooms and an ornate central tower, which Steve says was a big inspiration.

“Those historic homes tended to have a three-part structure, with a ground floor, a middle section and a crowning glory at the

top,” he says. “At Illoura House, we have a spacious ground floor that looks onto the beautiful garden; a podium level that features five levels of executive apartments; and the tower up top, which offers stunning city views.”

Exceptional attention to detail is evident throughout. The subtle, earthy colours, as well as the high-end fixtures and fittings – is all in keeping with the theme of the building.

The use of natural, textured materials further enhance the connection to nature, offering residents a rich, tactile living space.

“We wanted to use layered stone to create warmth and all our materials are a mixture of textured stone and different types of metal,” Steve says. “It was about displaying a sense of honesty through the use of the best natural materials.”

All residential apartments on levels six to 17 feature floor-to-ceiling windows with commanding views of the CBD and beyond.

The large windows frame an open-plan

floor area, allowing residents to feel simultaneously part of the city and yet cocooned in their own sanctuary.

Furthermore, every inch of the floorplan has been maximised so that open living areas flow out onto large balconies.

The colour scheme has been carefully curated to reflect Illoura House’s connection with the outdoors and nature, with plenty of deep greys, subtle greens and off whites used throughout the residences.

The development is also surrounded by the green spaces of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Fawkner Park and Albert Park.

“We brought that outside greenery of St Kilda Road’s parks into the development through the central courtyard, as well as the green rooftop,” he says.

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Heritage homes in Melbourne’s original sea port have embraced contemporary living

with the contemporary catching up with the quaint, marine villages across australia are enjoying a pricey renaissance.williamstown, at the mouth of Victoria’s Yarra river and melbourne’s first sea port, is one such emerging premium residential destination. the town has benefited from a facelift in recent years. However it retains its village character due to its many historic buildings and the survival of the old naval dockyard. originally a cargo port, williamstown also saw tremendous through traffic as a disembarkation point for immigrants. Gone now are most of its 40 pubs, boarding houses and street rats from the town’s colourful early days. it also once served as the perfect location for street scenes in the channel seven cop drama Blue Heelers. the first wave of renovation was undertaken by heritage devotees. now many of the town’s heritage homes have been restored to their maritime grandeur, but with the addition of modern touches. and with views over the water towards melbourne’s cbd, bayside living is very picturesque for a select few. no water views were involved last month when a $3.5 million

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Waterfront aspect properties are the most sought after in the maritime suburb, with The Strand considered by many to be the most prized street west of Melbourne

sale was quickly secured for a charming 1900s cottage that underwent a complete transformation eight years ago. Its escalating price highlights the growing desire for the quaint and contemporary. the much-traded home at 39 Hannan street sold for $2.43 million in 2011 and $2.5 million in 2014, then fetched $2.6 million a year later. Its recent sale price was much higher than the $3 million to $3.3 million guide offered by Greg Hocking elly partners selling agents Leigh melbourne and wayne elly. set on 660sq m, the period home features a modern kitchen, living and dining space, formal sitting room and a ground-level home office. A second kitchen services the outdoor spaces, complete with pool and spa. there are four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a theatre room, and a guest suite above the garage.

Four other sales in williamstown this year have exceeded the $3 million mark. erith, built in 1891 and one of the area’s finest historic homes, sold having had a guide of $3.75 million to $3.95 million. believed to have been designed by Frederick de Garis, it is a rare local example of an elaborately detailed Italianate timber villa. erith illustrates an important phase of residential development during the late 19th century. the first owner-occupier of the then seven-room timber house on Verdon street was baptist clergyman Henry coombs. It was later occupied by master mariner captain Frederick strickland, who was there until his death in 1934. behind its historic facade, the home has been extended to meet modern-day family needs. It has four bedrooms, refined sitting and dining rooms, and contemporary family living and dining rooms surrounding the kitchen. A home theatre and a gym are set around an indoor pool and spa on a 1500sq m parcel.

Last year, berean, an edwardian home built in 1912 facing williamstown beach on esplanade, sold for a street record $4.8 million – again through melbourne and elly. It, too, was once

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owned by a mariner, and following a full renovation in 2013, has kept its grandeur. existing rooms were refurbished and first-floor living areas added, as was a separate entertainment wing at the rear. the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home with gym, home office, theatre room and heated swimming pool is one of the few properties offering water views from every room. berean last traded for $4.25 million in 2007, and initially there were hopes of a suburb record breaking $6.5 million when it was listed in 2016 with another agency. williamstown is only about 8km from melbourne’s cbd, but traffic congestion and the westgate bridge can make the drive into town slow and can discourage buyers. waterfront aspect properties, most notably on the strand and esplanade, are the most sought after in the maritime suburb, with the strand considered by many to be the most valuable street west of melbourne. sales are scarce, however, among homes that look towards Hobsons bay. the williamstown record was set on the strand two years ago when a half-built mansion sold for $6.2 million through city residential agent richard mindraoui. the property, which was just foundations when it sold, came with plans for a three-level home overlooking the water. they included a rumpus room, indoor swimming pool, gym, sauna, cellar, and an eight-car garage.

Late last year the strand notched up a $5 million-plus sale of a four-bedroom home. Jutting out like a ship’s prow, it was built in 2008 by local architects George bourakis and Associates. set on a modest 321sq m block, the home features an imported Italian bontempi kitchen equipped with miele appliances, and a basement complete with a home cinema, billiards room with bar, and a wine cellar. It was offered for sale through melbourne and elly. prices on the strand first went past $1 million in 1998 when a

home just off Je morley reserve sold for $1.4 million. A nearby home was the first on the street to surpass the $2 million mark in 2003 when it sold for $2.7 million. over the past two decades, sales on the southside, on esplanade, have piggybacked on successes from the strand. Its first home to break the $1 million and $2 million marks came a couple of years after the strand’s.

In 2000, a home on esplanade sold for more than $1 million, fetching $1.3 million. six years later the $2 million mark was surpassed when a tudor residence sold for $2.2 million.

It’s not just waterfront properties that sell for strong prices. rt edgar Inner west agent Joanne royston and daylan kempster recently sold 93 Hanmer street for $1.995 million after having a guide of $1.8 million to $1.9 million. the 1870s home on 480sq m has retained its period features, including intertwined iron veranda posts, a bay window, grand cornices and ceiling roses. there are four bedrooms, a home office library, a glass-roofed sundeck and an alfresco garden. An impressive feature is a barrel-vaulted brick wine cellar, which is accessed via a ladder. royston is currently marketing the Leaf House, a home designed by damian rogers that blends 1890s Victorian with a bold extension. named for its leaf-like extension, its interiors are by local designer Jessica bettenay, and featured in the Victorian Architecture Awards, Inside Out magazine and magazines in the Uk. It’s been listed by artistic couple, photographer Andrew o’toole and his celebrity hair and make-up artist wife kylie, who bought the un-renovated cottage 15 years ago. each of the three bedrooms offer different extras. the first has its own study and a walk-in wardrobe hidden behind a feature wall. the second has a reading loft, while the master bedroom comes complete with skylights, a concealed walk-in wardrobe, a bespoke bathroom with handmade stone egg bath, and a private upstairs studio. the kitchen and living area with Falcon cast iron oven and cooktop has another concealed room, a home office, an open fireplace and exposed aggregate concrete floor. the dining room opens to an alfresco courtyard, which is linked to another courtyard by a pond. stairs lead to a rooftop garden with four wicking garden beds and a private deck. royston and sam wilson have a price guide for the property of $2 million to $2.2 million for its september 22 auction. royston says there is definitely a trend to extend and renovate classic homes into modern, more functional abodes while retaining the cute facade. “we have seen renovations from $500,000 up to $2 million in our community,” she says. she adds that despite the local prestige and melbourne prestige markets levelling out over the past few months, the limited stock available is still attracting good interest, with three-quarters of her buyers coming from outside the local area. over the last decade, williamstown’s median house price has nearly doubled, according to coreLogic. In 2007 the median value sat at $772,000. It now stands at $1.438 million. Its biggest house price jump came in 2017 when values soared over 20 per cent.

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A grand homestead nestled in prime horsebreeding country in the NSW Upper Hunter carries with it a rich history

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historic St Aubins in the Upper Hunter Valley, in the hands of the Smith family for four generations, has been listed for sale for the first time in 80 years.

The homestead, built in 1888 in the South African colonial style, retains all the key features of its era, though the furniture and heirlooms were recently sold off. It includes six bedrooms, a formal dining and formal lounge room, and two reading rooms.

There are 10 marble fireplaces throughout the home, which also has a pool and tennis court. The fireplaces were transported from England as ballast on sailing ships that returned laden with wheat and wool.

St Aubins is on the market through Angus Patterson of MacCallum Inglis, in conjunction with Sotheby’s International, with $3.5 million hopes ahead of a September 20 expressions of interest deadline. Patterson says the historic property is a homestead of distinction, “one of the Upper Hunter’s jewels”.

The selection was first taken up in the 1830s by the Dumaresq family. They initially built a wattle and daub hut on the creek, which subsequently flooded, so they moved up the hill slightly and built a very traditional colonial house.

Captain William Dumaresq developed an estate of 13,000 acres (5260ha), on the southern side of today’s Scone, and named it St Aubins. His brother Henry established an equally impressive property at Muswellbrook called St Heliers.

Captain Dumaresq, who married Christiana Macleay, the daughter of Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleay, was the first representative of the Hunter in the NSW Legislative Council.

Following family deaths, and some members of the family returning to England, St Aubins was sold in the early 1880s to the Bakewell family, potters from Sydney who made their money manufacturing sewer pipes.

The Bakewells mined the clay on the property to build the current homestead, complete with old Dutch paired columns.

It was put on the market in 1917 but did not sell as the war was still raging. In the late 1920s it was sold but never actually fully paid for, so went to a mortgagee sale in 1936.

Scone, nestled in the beautiful Upper Hunter 270km north-west of Sydney, is known as the horse capital of Australia. The Hunter thoroughbred-breeding industry, possibly the second-largest breeding area in the world after Kentucky in the US, has some of the country’s longest-established polo, pony club, polocrosse, rodeos and eventing equine activities.

The region is also home to a cross-section of agriculture, including cattle and sheep grazing, cereal cropping, dairies and boutique wineries. There are no coal mines in the Upper Hunter Shire.

St Aubins has not changed hands since 1936 when the then 4100 acre (1659ha) estate was bought by William John (WJ) “Knock Out” Smith, the boss of Australian Consolidated Industries, who had started as a water boy at the glassworks.

The grand homestead is now on 173ha after a family subdivision in the mid-1950s that resulted in it being passed on to Smith’s daughter, Lady Thelma McMullin, and her husband, grazier and politician Sir Alister McMullin.

Kate Fraser, the granddaughter of WJ Smith, is now selling the property after breeding horses there for the past 35 years. She and her family recently moved to a smaller property nearby.

When WJ Smith owned the property, he built it into one of the biggest horse studs in the Upper Hunter. He had bought his first racehorse in 1917, and from 1930 raced in partnership with Frank Crittenden as F. Smithden, with their horses sent to Harry Telford, trainer of Phar Lap. In its time St Aubin’s was one of the biggest studs in Australia with 300 mares in the season. It was a huge operation, with many horses being sent to America as Smith was mates with Bing Crosby and Louis B. Mayer, trading and racing horses with them.

St Aubins stood the noted Ajax until the sire was sold to Charles S. Howard’s stud, Ridgewood Ranch in California, shortly after the death of the great Seabiscuit.

Shannon, another sire and hall of famer, was bought at auction in Sydney by Smith in 1947 for a record £27,300. He was sold for £52,000 the following year to US film industry lawyer Neil McCarthy, who saw the horse equal the world record for 1800m.

Shannon was then sold for $US300,000 to a syndicate led

by American horsebreeder Leslie Combs II, to stand alongside another Australian champion, Bernborough, at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

In the early 1950s Smith gave up racing, selling his 25 horses, reportedly because of rising costs.

One of Kate and Nairn Fraser’s biggest successes was the filly Paulini, winner of the $300,000 Inglis Classic at Warwick Farm Racecourse in 2005.

“My grandfather bought the place in 1936,” Kate recently reminisced. “He lived here then he moved out, my uncle and aunt Norman and Judy Smith moved in with their children then they moved out, my parents and I moved in, my parents moved out; I stayed, got married and had a family here.

“They must have only taken their toothbrushes as they all left all of the antiques and artworks behind.

“It’s been a lovely house. We’ve enjoyed living here, the family has enjoyed living here. We’ve had some great parties, but it is time to move on.”

The history of thoroughbred breeding in the Upper Hunter Valley dates back to the importation of the TB Stallion Crawford to Thomas “Potter” Macqueen’s Segenhoe in 1826.

Following the purchase of Segenhoe Stud by the Maloney family from Michael Sissian in 2010, the property has doubled in size.

Upper Hunter horse stud sales in recent times have included Invermein, with an 1820s homestead on 300 ha, sold by the late Geoff and Beryl White for 5.65 million in 2012.

Bhima, a 166ha estate, fetched $5.18 million in 2015.

The selection was first taken up in the 1830s by the Dumaresq family, who initially built a wattle and daub hut on the creek

The homestead, built in the 1880s in the South African colonial style, retains all the key features of its era

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Drought-proof haven Blakehurst, a homestead on a 65ha Mount Alford farm with fertile creek flats in Queensland’s Boonah District, has been listed. The renovated 1910 home is being sold by horse enthusiasts Chris and Joanne Reid, who arrived there by chance 14 years ago. “We drove through Boonah, and then just over the next few rolling hills this absolutely stunning scenery opened up,” Joanne told the local magazine. “It was like something out of a picture book. You know you have found the right place when your heart speaks to you.”

Adjacent to the main house is a one-bedroom weatherboard guest cottage complete with private veranda overlooking a pool and a stone barbecue fire pit. Joanne says the south-east Queensland property would suit a family or farmer.

“We chose to do horses as that is our passion, but I think it would suit cattle or even cropping because of the incredible pastures and great water supply.” The property is virtually drought-proof thanks to its long Teviot Brook creek frontage, dam storage, spring-fed billabongs and two bores.

Blakehurst, which has been producing high-quality polo ponies, has a century-old timber stable block, five fenced paddocks, 16 outdoor horse yards and a sand-covered arena. The fourbedroom homestead dates back to the time when Edward, Prince of Wales, dropped into nearby Coochin Coochin on his 1920 tour, staying with his staff, which included Lord Mountbatten.

Coochin Coochin, which once ran down to the NSW border, has been in the Bell family since the 1880s. James Bell’s excursions into Sydney society were rare, but in 1885 his mate in the Dumaresq family persuaded him to attend Lady Hay’s garden party in Rose Bay, where he met Gertrude Norton, the daughter of James Norton, regarded as the father of the NSW Legislative Council. Just 10 days later, Gertrude promised to marry Bell and left for Brisbane following their marriage the next year.

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Peak wellness Fancy a luxury home designed to also keep you healthy?

A US company specialising in ‘wellness real estate’ has tapped into the trend for self-care with some sophisticated technology

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Natural materials, spa facilities, filtered shower water, circadian lighting and views to die for add up to respite from a city ‘with the dirtiest air in the US’

wind up through Beverly Hills past Ferrari drive, past marilyn drive, and close to the summit you’ll find a dusty driveway. work is all but finished on a four-level house at the end of it that has eye-watering views over los angeles to the Pacific ocean. local developer ron corvino built the $us25 million ($34 million) trophy home, betting on finding a buyer in the at times wild los angeles housing market. “out here in this crazy market of la, there are a hundred $us25 million spec homes,” he says. “so what do you do? You do things that are kooky and cool.” in 2016, corvino saw a news story that caught his attention. new York-based real estate technology company delos had married the increasing preoccupation with health and wellbeing to housing, developing a platform called darwin that allows air, water and light systems to be built into a home and continually monitored. “in la, all that people care about is health,” says corvino. “los angeles has the dirtiest air in the us.” He hopes integrating the darwin system into this trophy build will tap that californian obsession and set the home apart in the crowded luxury market.

For a multimillion dollar mansion, the look is understated. there are lots of natural materials – walnut floors, and travertine and seagrass on the walls. “i don’t like white walls,” says corvino, who built and sold media buying companies, retired and then returned to his passion for developing. the seven-bedroom home is awash with luxury items – a glass-walled walk-in refrigerator in the kitchen, fogless tV in the master shower, a glass wine cellar, and a palatial lower floor with spa facilities to rival the Four seasons, including a Himalayan salt room and a hairdressing salon. then there are the views over Beverly Hills, the dusty canyons and out to sea. on a hot summer’s day, the roof deck of the summitridge drive mansion is baking. to the deck’s side, but on display, are steel boxes and pipes. it looks like a small space station has landed. this machinery drives the air purification plant, while in the basement another unit filters water, including for the showers. there is a circadian lighting system that follows the day’s natural light patterns and materials used in the house are non-toxic. in the vast master bathroom and walk-in wardrobe suite, corvino shows off the lighting, whipping through the dawn-to-dusk sequence in moments to demonstrate the colour changes, and then proudly points out an energising mirror that helps you wake up in the morning and claims to ease jet lag.

He has become a convert and now works for delos, as does John Finton, who built the summitridge drive house. in Hollywood style, Finton, who has finished hundreds of luxury mansions, has his own full-gloss coffee table book showcasing a career of creating trophy homes for the stars and the ultra-wealthy. summitridge has also become an avenue for delos – which was started by twins Paul and Peter scialla, both former bankers with Goldman sachs – to break into los angeles’ top-end housing market. the sciallas talk about a bigger plan, with the nine-year old company launching its health-oriented building technology to cater for everything from new York office towers to apartment complexes in china’s most polluted cities. its website and brochures feature testimonials from Bill clinton and deepak chopra, and it claims both chopra and actor leonardo dicaprio, along with a former us congressman and a former mayo clinic director, on its advisory board. in la, part of delos’s top-end offer is access to a 24-hour mayo clinic helpline, and customised mayo medical kits for the home and yacht. in 2016, the clinic and delos started an ongoing research venture on how the built environment affects health. one of the questions he is most often asked in los angeles is “what can we do about the impact of electromagnetic fields?” says severin carlson, head of delos signature. carlson is also asked about green walls, furniture plans that are beneficial to health, and ergonomic design. the location of the bed relative to the light at different times of the year has become part the company’s home assessment. delos is already working on other spec homes in los angeles and is consulting to a homeowner in miami. “this house is probably not a primary residence,” says carlson of the summitridge mansion, “so it will be left vacant at times.” the buyers for these homes are a mix of wealthy locals, some making new fortunes from a film business reinvigorated by the likes of netflix, others are wealthy offshore buyers. Even though home sales to foreign buyers have fallen, they still ploughed $us121 billion in to us housing in the year to march. “some houses have bowling alleys, some have helicopters on the roof,” carlson says. in a city where around two-thirds of the upmarket homes are built speculatively, the darwin system is something different, he says.

Turi Condon was a guest of Delos in the US

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The prestige Brisbane suburb offers plenty of opportunities for trading up in the late 1920s, architect richard Gailey was engaged along with Hutchinson builders to create an elegant family residence for dr alexander murphy in the upmarket brisbane suburb of Hamilton. they built a six-bedroom home on a 2810sq m block on riverview terrace, which in 1962, became the permanent residence of the british trade commissioner. the stately home, which has been renovated since 2000 when it traded for $1.85 million, has been listed for sale. it has a gourmet marble kitchen with wolf appliances and wyer + craw cabinetry, and a library with a fireplace. multiple formal and informal living and dining rooms open to the outdoors, where there is a championship-size floodlit tennis court plus a selfcleaning swimming pool and pavilion. these amenities sit in mature landscaped gardens with fruit trees. ray white new Farm agent matt lancashire is marketing the home on behalf of the tynan family, who have raise their four sons in the property. “between studying, the boys would head out to play basketball, swim in the pool or have a hit of tennis," maureen tynan says. “as they grew older, they loved the entertainment pavilion which stands apart from the main house.” “it’s very solid, and is warm in winter yet cool in summer. “it’s a family home, and because of its layout and function, i think it’s timeless. we’ve had engagements, weddings, birthdays, christenings and fundraisers here, so it’s very versatile.”

Hamilton, which has long been counted among brisbane’s premier riverfront suburbs, has only two riverfront houses. balaam, a luxury contemporary home built by property developer don o’rorke and also listed through lancashire, ranks among brisbane’s most significant offerings of the year.

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Hitting tHe HeigHts Fetching a suburb record $11.8 million in 2015, it has been listed by the duan family, who have relocated to melbourne. the hillside presents plenty of opportunities to secure grand and historic homes with contemporary updates. on mullens street, Fone Zone co-founder david mcmahon and wife tracey sold their home, cremorne, for $5.975 million. the historic home, built by publican james o'connor in 1905, was bought by Galen and lynda Gunn, descendants of the Gunn cattle farming family. designed by architects Eaton and bates, it has a new pavilion extension by bVn donovan Hill, crafted from imported French zinc and featuring floor-to-ceiling glass, that received the 2009 Queensland division australian institute of architects award for residential architecture.

there have been three recent sales of more than $2 million on the hill, all on Queens road. tarong, a 1910 home designed by renowned brisbane architect robin dods, fetched $2.72 million after being marketed as the grand old lady of the hill by ray white new Farm agent damon lewis. while most of the properties on the hill fetch high prices for their historic overlay, there are some that have been constructed for the modern day. a newly built, fully automated home, only completed in may, features a state-of-the art security system and internal lift. spanning three levels at 46 Hillside crescent, the modern home has four bedrooms, a home office and a media room. a terrace complete with indoor bar adjoins the swimming pool on the 370sq m parcel. lancashire is marketing the property in conjunction with alma clark from alma clark real Estate. domino’s pizza boss don meij recently spent $7.25 million on a renovated 1960s home on Eldernell avenue. the entertaining rooms in the three-level home have floorto-ceiling glass to take advantage of the views of the city skyline and river, a prominent feature in the hillside homes. it was last sold in 2008 for $6.1 million. median house prices in Hamilton sit at a peak of $1.5 million, having spent much of 2015 around the $1 million mark, according to corelogic. the infamous hillside mansion built by christopher skase on dickson terrace resold for $10.318 million last year when the it was bought by hotelier steven shoobridge. the price matched that paid in 2010 by activewear queen lorna jane for a riverfront property – $10.3 million, which set a brisbane record. the skase mansion had overly ambitious hopes – as high as $25 million – when it was first listed in 2016.

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Imagine waking up and throwing a line in metres from your door or setting off on a morning paddle as the sun bounces off the crystal clear waters of Noosa. Set on almost 17,000sq m of your own private land, Eden is an architecturally designed home that is discretely located where the Noosa River meets the ocean. This never to be repeated opportunity is arguably one of Noosa’s most iconic properties. With Hastings Street less than 700m away by boat you’re never far from the lavish lifestyle Noosa has to offer, whilst the serenity of your own paradise affords you the privacy you desire.

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A private oasis with a sprawling contemporary home in a location just minutes from the holiday paradise of Noosa, this really is the best of both worlds. The recently completed home is skilfully designed to cater with any family environment and elevated on the property with views over the rolling grass towards your own pristine lake. Detached from the main house is a complete two bedroom unit built to the same quality and prestige, while enjoying the same view, perfect for any guest.

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It is not until you make your way around this deceptively large home that you realise the benefits of a 1,101m2 block with one of Noosa Water’s largest waterfronts at 38 metres. Architect Tim Ditchfield has masterfully positioned a sprawling and elevated single level residence that boasts a water view from almost every room.

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a london penthouse has hit the market for £9.5 million ($16.7 million). the south penthouse at the Heron, which offers south- and west-facing views of st. paul’s cathedral, the shard and the london Eye, takes up the top two floors of the 36-storey building. it has 557sq m of living space, with four bedrooms and four bathrooms. listed earlier this northern summer, the penthouse features polished sahara noir marble floors, a boffi kitchen with bianco quartz stone, and dark quartz and black granite in the master bathrooms. it is also equipped with a surround-sound cinema room, full-height doors with dark timber frames, an electronically controlled walk-in shower room in the master bath, and a guest suite. Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout allow panoramic views of the london skyline from various rooms. adjacent to the barbican in the heart of london’s cultural precinct, the Heron has 285 apartments in total. residents have access to a private lounge, bar, gym, screening room, meeting rooms and the landscaped roof garden, in addition to valet and concierge services. the Heron was designed by david walker architects and completed in 2013. the building’s £89 million cost was funded by Heron international and the city of london corporation, as well as the Guildhall school of music and drama, which occupies the lower levels of the building.

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a listing on manhattan’s central park west has a history almost as big as its price tag. before it became a single apartment – on the market for $us18.75 million ($25.81) – it was two separate co-op units. the current owner, who works in finance, bought both in 2005, paying $us6.67 million and $us2.38 million respectively. the more expensive apartment was owned by magazine editor richard b. stolley and his wife, lise Hilboldt. while editor of Life magazine in 1963, stolley bought the only known footage of president John F. kennedy’s assassination. the other apartment was owned by the late american actress and singer dorothy loudon. the 13-room co-op has been “seamlessly combined” by architect John murray, according to Harriet kaufman and Frederick peters of warburg realty.

a Grade-ii listed manor house in the English countryside with surprisingly contemporary interiors for a historic home is on the market for £3.25 million ($5.68 million). known as Hill top Hall, the five-bedroom house near Harrogate in north yorkshire sits on more than 4ha in a designated “special landscape area”. the interiors of the 465sq m home are “finished to an exceptionally high standard”, says tony wright, partner of residential sales at listing agents carter Jonas. “the contemporary design complements the retained character features, including an inglenook fireplace in the dining room and exposed beams in the master bedroom.” the house also has a reception room, a drawing room and a day room with courtyard garden. a pavilion that could be used as a home office overlooks the pool.

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32 Grosvenor Street, Wahroonga Bed 6 | Bath 3 | Car 2 | Pool | Tennis Court A truly unique offering within an exclusive Wahroonga enclave, ‘Malto Ende’ circa 1901 is a brilliant showcase of refined character and stately grandeur.

• Expansive family living with fireplace, soaring ceilings, French doors to alfresco dining • Chef’s kitchen with marble island bench, AGA gas-fired oven, butler’s pantry • Generous guest/in-law wing with enormous bedroom/living space, bathroom, balcony • Private heated swimming pool, N/S tennis court, lush gardens, sandstone surrounds • Close proximity to the station, shops, Abbotsleigh, Knox Grammar and the ‘Bush School’

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Mountain glory mount macedon has been known for its beautiful 19th-century gardens ever since melbourne’s wealthy took to the location for their inland summer retreats. at the southern end of the Great dividing range and just 65km from the city, it has some extravagant homes attached to those gardens. cameron lodge, one of the earliest hill station garden estates, has been listed for spring sale through abercromby’s armadale agent Jock langley, who has a $7.5 million to $8.5 million guide for its november 16 private auction. dating back to the 1880s, it sits on just over 4ha with turritable creek frontage. the lower garden of the estate features an original summer pavilion, roman baths, and the domed lakeside temple of winds, designed in 1932 by Joan anderson, dame nellie melba’s head gardener at coombe cottage, coldstream. closer to the home are topiary gardens, and a mod-grass tennis court and pool. during their ownership, the current vendors simplified the garden to emulate the traditional English arts and crafts style. the property includes the main house, 52

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which has three bedrooms, each with a marble ensuite, a three-bedroom guest lodge and a three-bedroom cottage. the indian colonialstyle cottage surrounded by wide verandas fetches more than $350 a night on stayz. owners through the decades have included celebrity used car salesman kevin dennis Gowing, who sold cars for as little as 89 cents a day. up to 60 tradesmen at a time were engaged on a renovation during his brief ownership. paying $300,000 for the property in 1980, Gowing secured $996,000 in early 1982 when he sold to business consultant alan carroll, the co-founder of australian ratings, the local subsidiary of international corporate ratings agency, standard & poors. the self-service supermarket pioneer stuart stoneman paid $3.4 million in 1989 and sold in 1997, having traded up to nearby duneira. He only secured $2.25 million, with the last recession hitting second home prices. there was also the tech entrepreneur roger may, whose mortgagees secured $3.25 million in 2004 after an onsite auction where attendees watched as may’s bentley arnage was loaded onto a tow truck by men acting for

a disgruntled creditor. may had paid $3.5 million in 2001. cameron lodge’s most famous occupant was meryl streep. the actress stayed there for six months, paying $2500 a week, along with her husband and children while shooting the lindy chamberlain film Evil Angels in 1987. originally called rahiri, cameron lodge was built in 1886 by Edward woods, whose city base was in st kilda at the now demolished Glenmore. at the time the district was being marketed with the line “Everyone knows distance lends enchantment to the view.” in 1916, william cameron, a director of the british-australasian tobacco company, renamed the property. His city home with his wife katy was Hammerdale in st kilda. cameron, who died in 1949 aged 80, was from a family who had emigrated from scotland to Virginia in the us and begun exporting tobacco to australia in the 1860s. the family company, which built factories in sydney, melbourne, adelaide and brisbane, merged with the dixson tobacco co in 1903. it supplied 75 per cent of the processed tobacco for australia and india, including

cameron’s Havelock. His tobacco baron father George was a gallant confederate soldier who distinguished himself in the 1864 battle for petersburg. the expatriate son was responsible for the memorial cross erected in 1934 at mount macedon commemorating soldiers who fought in world war 1. it was a depression employment initiative by cameron, who’d lost his own son in the war. the massive 21m cross was dedicated in 1935 by the premier, sir stanley argyle. photos of the cross, with views from the major mitchell eastern lookout back to the city, were soon featured on railway promotion posters, tourist postcards and brochures. built of wunderlich terracotta tiles, the cross withstood a lightning hit in 1975 and the 1983 ash wednesday fires, which i saw when reporting the aftermath for the melbourne Herald. it was replaced in 1995, with the Grollo family sponsoring its restoration. the first European to climb mount macedon, in 1836, was the nsw surveyor general thomas mitchell, who named it after king philip ii of macedon.

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PALMVIEW 18 Palmview Forest Drive 6

BENCHMARK LUXURY IN FOREST LIVING Embrace the ultimate family escape every day in an exclusive rainforest setting. This grand statement residence rests on an enormous 2,501sqm block in the exclusive Palmview Forest. The six bedroom, four and a half bath single level modern masterpiece is the epitome of luxury living.

Flawless finishes meet with clever design to deliver an opulent impression. From the first moment you approach the magnificent glass entry, you are immersed in understated luxury.

• Multiple indoor/outdoor living and entertaining areas • Entertainers kitchen with top European appliances • Waterfall island bench with integrated stone dining table • Dedicated theater room plus oversized lounge/family room • Dedicated guest wing or home office with separate access

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Paul Blackledge 0406 837 587

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Graphic, novel

A clean break with the past

Shiny pretty things

Objets that play with lustre and form

Getting personal

Neil Bradford’s residential design

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A radical decision to shift a staircase in a Queen Anne-style residence was the point of departure for a transformation that marries old and new

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‘It was nice to have something to start with. It makes the project a journey of uncovering things rather than simply putting something new on a site’

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Relocating the staircase and inserting a skylight allowed the entry to become the place from which old and new were visible

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staircase. not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the features that transform a house. usually it is a kitchen or the living space. but in this circa 1913 house in sydney’s centennial park, it was the staircase that was crucial in turning it into a sleek, modern home. “when we went in there we thought the stairs were completely in the wrong spot, and that was a real wildcard and hard for the owners to get their heads around [doing something about],” architect madeleine blanchfield tells Mansion Australia of the project. “it was a big leap of faith, but we ended up ripping it out and moving it and it was definitely the right thing to do.” demolishing the staircase in this Queen anne-style residence was no minor deal given the heritage of the house, but it turned out it wasn’t original (it was added sometime in the past few decades) and moving it was a masterstroke. “a large skylight was inserted above the new staircase and it suddenly created a light-filled core,” says blanchfield. “the entry then became a buoyant place from which all the old rooms were visible along with the new. it really just made everything work.” blanchfield and her architectural practice were hired to do the interiors halfway through the renovation of the house, but their brief expanded to doing some structural work (such as the staircase), as well as designing a glass and steel pavilion at the rear for the kitchen and living areas. “the builder was already onsite and so it was quite intense,” she says of the experience. “but in a way it was good because we did everything at twice the speed it normally happens.” the clients, a couple with three children, had clear ideas about what they wanted their home to look like. they went for a strong, contrasting palette of black and white – a world away from the early 2000s timberdominated interiors they inherited when they bought the property. “they wanted something pared back but very bold,” blanchfield says. “the black and white palette was led by the clients. we thought, we can run with that because the existing building has beautiful leadlight windows. we stained the floors black and just played with that [colour scheme] throughout as a way of defining spaces and highlighting details.” blanchfield also modified the design of the house to locate the living spaces on the ground floor and all five bedrooms upstairs. the project was not without its challenges though, especially given that the house was built in 1913. “it is like a can of worms – every time you open something up you find a whole lot of things you didn’t want to find,” she says. “there was a wall in the shower that was so thick it was ridiculous – it must have been an external wall at some point. but then it was also nice to have something to start with. it makes the project a journey of uncovering things rather than simply putting something new on a site.” the house took just over a year to complete; they started in march 2016 and finished in July 2017.

For blanchfield, the staircase – or the movement of it – is her favourite part of the project as it has had such a dramatic impact. “it means you can stand in the pavilion [that houses the kitchen and main living areas] and see straight through into the dining and living areas, whereas before you didn’t know they were there and you had to go around corners to find them.” the owners also love the new pavilion as they spend most of their time in the kitchen and living areas. they are also surprisingly fans of the laundry and pantry – something that suits their orderly personalities to a tee. “it all works,” says blanchfield. “it was very thought through and organised.”

The clients were very clear on the look they wanted for their home: pared back, bold, with a black-and-white palette that lent itself well to defining spaces and highlighting details

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1. c H a i r sia stackable chair in lightweight timber and powdercoated steel with adjustable backrest.

From cult 2. c u t l E r y cutlery set by Japanese designer koichi Futatsumata inspired by his favourite technical pencil. in stainless steel with brushed brass finish. From spence & lyda

3. s i d E t a b l E the bender, designed by rodolfo dordoni for minotti, in curved aluminium mimicking wave motion. available in a variety of finishes. From dedece 4. c o F F E E t a b l E s ilda tables with forged bronze feet and tops in marble or resin. From poliform

6. a r m c H a i r tibbo armchair with rounded backrest in teak, textiles and woven fibre in two colours.

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7. d a y b E d Futuristic daybed with choice of fabrics for indoor or outdoor use. stitched leather mat on metal tube base with straps that can be retightened. From de sede

5. c H a i s E Eda-mame by b&b italia inspired by the shape of a soybean fuses high-back chair, easy chair and pouf. in moulded foam with stretch fabric cover. From space

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My Style nEil br adFord intErior dEsignEr

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my personal design style is somewhat eclectic – i like to experiment at home with different forms and colours. i am quite happy to mix high end with budget. i’m very edited in what i do as i work with interiors on a daily basis so my apartment is something of a respite. my preference is for residential design as it’s far more personal – you get to go on a journey with the client. at the moment i’m working on a home in connecticut, in the us, for an old friend. the house was built in the 1790s. i sort of fell into interior design when i was living in Europe in my early 20s. it opened my eyes to what else was out there; the daily inspiration of architecture, galleries and antique stores had a cumulative effect. opening the showroom in sydney’s potts point was something i had always wanted to do – it’s a logical extension of my practice. i am always looking for that unique piece that never seems to be available here, so i thought, why not bring them in myself? nearly everything in the store has a story behind it of traditional craftsmanship. neilbradforddesign.com.au

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