Last Listing description (February 2015)
DIFFERENT BY DESIGN
It is not often that such a house, with land, comes to the market. Designed by award-winning architects, Judd Lysenko Marshall, the brief was to construct a contemporary, strikingly-designed, 3-bedroom home that would suit the owners' lifestyle and be welcoming to their friends and family.
This approximately 270sqm 'Different by Design' home is awaiting the discerning home or corporate buyer.
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Description -- With exterior and dominant building material 'Corten' steel, the cube-upon-cube design reflects an 'aged' appearance when approaching the structure. Corten is a steel alloy that forms a protective layer of rust, which means it never needs painting.
There is extensive use of glass throughout the structure. The window design was crucial to allowing light and warmth into the house. This, combined with the architects' design for cantilevered eaves, attention to insulation and carefully sized double-glazed windows, ensures a balanced internal temperature all year round. Attention to weather extremes has meant that, rather than extending floor-to-ceiling, the windows are topped at 2.4m in height.
The views are extraordinary with internal walls deliberately angled towards specific landmarks and windows. At all times of the day, and night, the eye is drawn to a quite stunning panorama.
This striking home is situated on 4.5 acres and is surrounded by eucalypts, natives and fruit trees. Continuing the 'Different by Design' concept, an impressive blue metal 'skirt' encircles the house, acting as an efficient fire break while preventing any soils/clays being tracked inside.
The internal footprint, whilst open plan, is cleverly divided into two separate parts the living areas from the private. A four-car garage is included within the cube-on-cube structure and flows well with the whole design.
Locale -- Set in the heart of the Goldfields, with just over an hour's drive to Melbourne's CBD utilizing the ever-popular Western Freeway - this unique property is only 5 minutes away from the Creswick Shopping Centre, 15 to Ballarat and 20 to Daylesford.
Lifestyle -- A truly remarkable home for those that love country life yet enjoy easy access, by road or rail, to the City of Melbourne. Your choice may be to make this your country and weekend retreat and yet maintain a pied-a-terre in the CBD. Another choice may be to retire to an easy-care, really unique home combining a relaxed rural lifestyle with the minimum of upkeep.
Decision Making Time! -- The description says it all 'Different by Design'. An impressive, architect-designed home, with exceptional inside and outside spaces, plus spectacular views from every window.
The Next Step? -- Call Peter on 0412 812 437 and make a date and time to visit this 'Different by Design' home has to be seen to be believed.
Additional feature/s - Architecturally designed & built. To appreciate this property - an inspection is a MUST!.