Residential Architecture Award winner at the 2016 Victorian Architecture Awards, THAT House is a modern masterpiece combining solar passive principles and inspired design elements to deliver a beautifully balanced lifestyle of indoor luxury and outdoor space. Positioned on the North side of arguably Northcote's best street, it is a quiet haven only steps to everything the inner city has to offer.
A bold and beautiful creation from the team at Austin Maynard Architects, this showstopping home boasts three main bedrooms (large primary with fitted WIR and complemented by a deluxe double-vanity ensuite), home office/4BR and two additional bathrooms finished to the same high standard.
Creatively zoned yet all sharing a sense of inter-connection, the home's luminous living and dining spaces provide flexible areas for family members to relax alone or gather together all serviced by a superbly-appointed kitchen with large walk-in pantry and high-end European appliances.
Hydronic heating, split-system air conditioning, heated polished concrete floors and motorised blinds all add to the air of refinement, along with a family-sized laundry, climate-controlled wine cellar, excellent storage solutions and Quartzite benchtops.
As with all AMA projects, sustainability is a key element of THAT House where double-glazed windows, active shade management, passive ventilation, high-performing insulation, recycled water system and solar power all combine to deliver outstanding energy efficiency.
Rounding out this incredible lifestyle package is a north-facing backyard sanctuary with alfresco entertaining area, landscaped gardens and centrepiece 20m pool (fully-tiled, solar/gas-heated and self-cleaning) with automated cover, plus the added advantage of front off-street parking.
Footsteps to High Street shops, cafes and Palace Cinema, both Westgarth and Rushall train stations (different lines), local buses and city-bound trams, it's also close to the Merri Creek Trail and acres of parkland and is only a short walk to Fitzroy North Village and Edinburgh Gardens.
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