Disguised behind the classic silhouette of a double-fronted Victorian brick cottage, this architectural triumph by Coy Yiontis Architects, complete with secure garaging via ROW, unfolds with a clarity that is both unexpected and entirely compelling. Structured around three glass-encased north-facing pavilions, the home dissolves the boundaries between indoors and out, where tranquil water elements and completely secluded courtyards define a removed existence at every turn.
Published in 100 Top Houses from Down Under and Australian House & Garden, this residence is a meditation on space and connection, where soaring ceilings and pivoting glass walls create a theatrical sense of flow. At its centre, open-plan living and dining zones frame a tiled pond and wood fire, obscuring the threshold via full-height glass to a travertine-paved alfresco setting and 2m-deep solar-heated pool.
The kitchen continues this narrative with a Calacatta marble island bench, integrated appliances and an Ilve stove, all designed to host. The downstairs bedrooms with robes and original OFPs share an optional open-air ensuite, where a spa bath invites relaxation with courtyard outlooks through sliding doors. Above, the main bedroom suite encompasses the entire first floor to the rear, overseeing the northern outlook and enjoying a Calacatta marble ensuite beneath a glass ceiling, a gallery of robes and a Juliette balcony.
Exceptional design hits from every angle, with a second living area to the rear opening to the pool, integrated custom joinery through the breezeway, underfloor heating, motorised blinds, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, CBUS, a large walk-down wine cellar, home office, powder room and secure garage parking with private laneway access. In a prestigious, tree-lined Emerald Hill position on the cusp of Albert Park Lake, MSAC, trams, Clarendon Street dining and bars, Albert Park Village, the light rail, South Melbourne Market and some of the city’s best attractions, this home delivers a sanctuary of rare sophistication.
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