Just metres from the Royal Botanic Gardens, this remarkable solid-brick modernist residence represents a rare piece of Melbourne architectural history. Designed by acclaimed architect Neil Clerehan, the landmark home was awarded the Architecture Medal and named House of the Year in 1967, before being added to the Victorian Heritage Register in 2016 in recognition of its architectural significance.
Much admired for its enduring design integrity, the residence is brilliantly conceived around three private courtyards, creating a seamless dialogue between architecture, light and landscape. Exposed brick walls, timber ceilings and expansive floor-to-ceiling glazing express the refined modernist principles that distinguished the home when first built and remain equally compelling today.
A broad entrance hall introduces generous proportions throughout, leading to a main bedroom with built-in robes and fully tiled ensuite, a second double bedroom with built-in robes, and a sun-drenched third bedroom or home office. A bright skylit bathroom services the accommodation, with each room enjoying a tranquil connection to the surrounding courtyards.
Overlooking the gardens, the inviting dining room adjoins the original, exceptionally well-preserved kitchen with casual dining area. Of palatial proportions, the light-filled living room features bespoke joinery and opens through full-height glass sliders to a central courtyard with pond, continuing to a leafy, north-facing paved garden oasis.
Ducted heating and cooling, cloakroom, substantial wine cellar, laundry and double garage add practical comfort to this architecturally significant residence.
Positioned within the tightly held Domain precinct, just moments from the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Road's renowned cafés and restaurants, with trams, Anzac Station and Melbourne's leading schools all close at hand, this is an extraordinary opportunity to assume custodianship of an architectural icon and explore the potential for considered contemporary enhancements, STCA.
Land size: 418sqm approx.
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