Architect designed by Colin Crees to capture the sweeping splendour of the Macedon Ranges, this blissfully private lifestyle property of 4.4 hectares (approx.) delivers a lifestyle of luxury and breathtaking beauty, ideal for large families, with the plan encouraging multigenerational or guest versatility. Supporting low-cost efficiency is its substantial solar panel array, while a bore, dam, and ample water tank capacity promote self-sufficiency.
Approach is via a long walnut-lined drive, past an entrance of weathered fence posts and an ornamental farm gate that nods to the property's pastoral past, before arriving at Nøddebo-the principal residence-and Hasselbo, a secondary dwelling-both set within a beautifully composed garden by Sue Meli.
Nøddebo announces its grandeur with a circular drive around a copse of silver birch, leading to a porte-cochere and double-height slate reception hall. Clerestory windows, soaring ceilings with deep cornices, high skirting boards, Victorian Ash flooring and western red cedar windows set a luxurious tone.
Across the rear, a wide veranda-framing those panoramic views-is accessible from each of the ground-floor living zones. An elegant living room centres on a Jetmaster fireplace with a Tasmanian Myrtle mantle, while the kitchen/meals domain is warmed by a Danish Morsø 1600 wood heater.
Entertaining is effortless in the chef's kitchen, appointed with a generous island, Westinghouse oven/grill and Asko dishwasher. Storage is exceptional, with a walk-in pantry plus a butler's-style pantry linking through to the formal dining room-an ideal arrangement for larger lunches and dinners.
A private ground-floor wing forms a serene main-bedroom retreat, introducing a fitted home office/library with inbuilt bookshelves, a beautiful bedroom oriented to the view, a walk-in robe and an ensuite with shower and indulgent bath enjoying the scenic outlook, and underfloor heating. A powder room enhances convenience on this level.
A return staircase in Tasmanian Myrtle ascends to freshly carpeted family accommodation. Here, a 2nd main suite includes a walk-in robe and ensuite, joined by 2 further robed bedrooms served by a main bathroom with shower and bath, plus a separate powder room.
Additional appointments include a basement cellar, split-system heating/cooling, Storeheat heatbank, premium drapes with custom timber pelmets, ceramic tiling to kitchen and bathrooms, upstairs laundry chute, and a large internal laundry.
Hasselbo is a self-contained cottage with full kitchen, meals/living, a bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite with shower and bath, a concealed laundry, a Morsø wood heater, and split-system air conditioner. With its own potager and views to the garden and Mount Macedon, it suits guest or carer accommodation, a professional suite, rental, or BnB income stream (STCA).
A double garage with mezzanine complements the homes. Built with integrity, the house, cottage and garage employ natural materials-stone, brick and timber-and are enhanced for passive performance.
The Sue Meli garden, influenced by John Brookes and Edna Walling, unfolds as a sequence of circular rooms. Planting is hardy yet romantic in mood-daylilies, bush roses, lamb's ear, geranium species and red-hot pokers-interspersed with fruit and nut trees for both beauty and bounty.
Grafted Tasmanian walnuts line the approach; oak trees lend permanence. For golfers, there is a chipping green and driving platform with distance markers. Abundant birdlife visits the grounds, along with a family of ducks and visiting kangaroos.
Estate infrastructure includes a 1-metre-deep dam with pontoon, a bore, 2 x 100,000-litre water tanks, full irrigation, 12.5 kW solar with 10 kW battery, and a chook run with coop.
Mere moments to Calder Freeway access for an easy commute to Melbourne's CBD, only 15 mins drive from Diggers Rest station with parking and frequent trains via the Melbourne Metro tunnel. Within the catchments for Willowbank Primary and Gisborne Secondary College, it's a short drive to the heart of Gisborne for village shopping, supermarkets, medical services, cafés and restaurants, set amid the Macedon Ranges' markets, wineries and cultural pleasures.
