23 Kennerley Street

Curtin ACT 2605

Features:
- c.1966 mid-century modern design
- Sunken lounge with Burning Log fire
- Dining room with parquetry floor
- Kitchen with Tasmanian oak breakfast bar and leadlight sky windows
- Family room with timber-panelled walls, storage room and sliding doors to covered entertainment area
- Master bedroom with built-in wardrobes, dressing area, ensuite and French doors leading to the courtyard
- Ducted gas heating and reverse-cycle air conditioning
- Single garage with internal access and attached single carport
- Established easy-care gardens
- Garden shed
- Located within walking distance to the local shopping centre, Curtin Primary School, Holy Trinity Primary, Alfred Deakin High School and a short drive to Westfield Woden.
EER: 1.5
Land Size: 839m2
Living Size: 172m2
Land Rates: $3,761 pa (approx.)
Land Value: $656,000 (approx.)
~ In the 1960's there was a coordinated effort led by government in conjunction with architects and builders to attract people to live in Canberra by promoting a modern and sophisticated perception of the city's housing. Now commonly referred to as mid-century modern, several features of this Curtin home are reminiscent of some of the designs from the time popularised by influential Australian architect Robin Boyd, who first came to notice in the late 1940's. Boyd became known for his design and promotion of well-planned affordable and functional homes incorporating modern architectural aesthetics. The architect made a collection of house plans available to the general public in association with The Age newspaper and he was also commissioned to design several major residential projects across Victoria and some prominent homes in the ACT. In the 1950's and 1960's, Boyd in partnership with Frederick Romberg and Roy Grounds, made fashionable what was then known as the post-war Melbourne regional style with long unbroken metal rooflines, raked ceilings and large areas of timber framed glazing. It is evident that aspects of this modernist style also found their way into several homes across Canberra's suburbs, including 23 Kennerley Street Curtin ~
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