With an organic, split-level design and generous use of timber and glazing, this stunning Aranda home dissolves into the native bushland gardens. Stepping stones lead you to a decked walkway and hidden entry, and a hushed whisper through the leaves welcomes you home.
Inside, the home showcases the classic hallmarks of this enticing style: raked ceilings, textured brick walls, and banks of windows that frame the garden outlook and bathe every corner in natural light. The neutral palette adds to the serenity; think soft white walls warmed by the honeyed tones of bamboo floors and timber accents.
A fireplace creates a cosy focal point in the front lounge, while the open-plan living area spills onto an elevated deck with canopy views. Imagine relaxed Sunday morning brunches with birdsong as your soundtrack or long evenings with friends as the sun sets in the west and the smell of rosemary and jasmine drifts on the evening air. The feature barn door in weathered timber is as much artwork as it is functional.
The galley-style kitchen is perfectly placed at the heart of the living zone, its Thor's Hammer timber benches, abundant moody cabinetry, and wall-to-wall windows over the sink echoing the natural theme that runs throughout the house. A handy breakfast bar makes busy weekday mornings flow a little easier - breakfast with a treetop outlook.
A dedicated study offers an inspiring work-from-home area, and the adjoining bedroom is a versatile space with its own external access. There is also an ensuite-size bathroom on this level for family and guests.
Stairs lead to the mezzanine bedroom level, where three carpeted bedrooms share a third living area, ideal as a rumpus or private parents' sitting area. The master bedroom is a quiet retreat at the end of the hall and features built-in robes and a stylish ensuite, screened by a second set of barn doors, this time with lead-light panes. Two further bedrooms - one with a built-in desk - share a renovated family bathroom.
Outside, the huge, terraced yard gives you the feeling of being cocooned in your own private bushland setting, and multiple decks offer a variety of vantage points to take it all in. There's a grassed area for kids to play, plenty of space to explore, as well as room for productive vegetable gardens. In keeping with solar passive principles, all windows are double-glazed, and the efficiency is enhanced with solar panels, a solar battery, and a water tank.
Even though you'll feel a world away from the hustle and bustle, you're only a short stroll away from the Aranda Primary School and Two Before Ten for a cup of coffee. Surrounded by nature reserves while enjoying easy access to the Jamison Plaza, Radford College, Westfield Belconnen, North Canberra Hospital, and the city, and university precinct. This home offers the perfect balance between convenience and a lifestyle architecturally designed for unwinding in nature.
Special features
- Two-storey, architecturally designed residence
- Spacious 1,410 sqm block
- Split-level design with raked ceilings and leafy outlook from every room
- Landscaped entrance with stepping-stone access
- Three segregated living areas
- Abundant natural light throughout
- Main living area with raked ceilings, gas fireplace, quality pendant lights and timber blade ceiling fans
- Open plan dining and family room with unique timber barn door with a combination of Nobo electric heating, reverse cycle heating and cooling split system and timber blade ceiling fans
- Bamboo flooring to living areas
- Renovated galley-style kitchen with breakfast bar, recycled timber benchtops from Thor's Hammer, bespoke pendant lighting, new induction cooktop, dishwasher and generous storage
- Spacious master bedroom and parents' retreat with separate external access, modern ensuite, built-in robes and reverse-cycle air conditioning split system
- Bedroom two also offering separate external access
- Spacious study with skylight
- Bedrooms three and four are spacious; bedroom three with built-in study desk
- Tilt-and-turn uPVC double-glazed windows throughout
- Renovated main bathroom servicing bedrooms three and four
- Separate laundry with bathroom
- Instant gas hot water lower level; heat pump upper level
- 20 Solar panels - 6.6 KW system, 5 KW inverter, LG battery with 9.8 KW storage
- 5,000-litre water tank
- Expansive two-tiered deck, the main deck covered with a quality insulated skillion roof with blinds - perfect for all weather conditions
- Double carport with storage room and additional car space
- Side gate access
- New tiled roof - 2021
- New downpipes and guttering - 2024
- Extensive native gardens both front and rear, including two thriving microforests
- Easy stroll to Aranda and St Vincent's Primary Schools and Two B4 Ten for a coffee
- Short distance to so many of North Canberra's major facilities
Stats:
Home size: 211sqm
Block size: 1,410sqm
UV: $931,000
EER: 3.5
Year built: 1969
Rates: $5,293.00 pa
Land Tax if rented: $11,051.20pa
Disclaimer: All information regarding this property is from sources we believe to be accurate, however we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Interested persons should make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to inclusions, figures, measurements, dimensions, layout, furniture and descriptions.
