A brilliantly renovated English style period town residence that is owned by avid art collector, Suzann Morgan-Elliott, who sponsors an annual prize at the VCA for an emerging artist, has hit the market in the prestigious Melbourne suburb of Toorak for over $1.4 million. Set within moments of Kooyong Village, and Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, the stately English character of this 1920′s solid brick home transformed inside with a glamorous blend of designer elegance and contemporary panache. The house exudes designer flair combining dark timber floors with ornate ceilings and subdued colours. The residence includes an welcoming entrance hall with original ornate ceilings, a separate sitting room and formal dining with open fireplaces, versatile family living spaces, three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a study, and … Continue reading →
Southbank’s celebrated art-inspired apartment residence, ‘Triptych’, has won two coveted awards at the annual Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Victorian Awards for Excellence. A project undertaken between RI Investment Trust and the Stable Group, Triptych was honoured with awards for ‘High Density Development’ and ‘Environmental Excellence’ at the annual ceremony that celebrates Victoria’s best projects for 2011. Nestled behind the iconic Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria, and adjacent to the Melbourne Recital Centre, the Triptych team was conscious of respecting Melbourne’s celebrated relationship with The Arts. Paying homage to the Spanish piazzas of years gone by, each three levels at Triptych forms a ‘vertical village’; a beautiful fresh-air atrium creating a unique, light-filled privileged communal space complete with its own vertical garden wall. … Continue reading →
Packed to the Rafters star Rebecca Gibney and her husband, artist Richard Bell, are selling the Clareville home they bought in 2009, with the couple simply not having time to turn it into their dream home. The family, who recently sold in Tasmania, are intent instead on finding a contemporary house in the Pittwater precinct north of Sydney. “Due to increasingly busy schedules, we have decided not to renovate our home on the northern beaches,” Gibney has told the local press on listing the property through Andrew Blake from Andrew Blake Real Estate. The four-bedroom house on a 948-square-metre block has views of Pittwater towards Ku-ring-gai Chase national park and is within walking distance of the beach and shops. It cost $1.22 million in 2009. … Continue reading →
Australian artist and entrepreneur, Mitch Dowd is selling his luxury apartment within Southbank’s popular art-inspired sustainable residence, ‘Triptych’ for $785 thousand. The large one bedroom plus study apartment boasts almost 90 square metres of internal space, floor to ceiling louvered windows, a gourmet kitchen complete with Poliform joinery and Miele appliances and a north-facing balcony with privacy screens. The building also offers concierge services, a gymnasium, 25 metre lap pool and communal rooftop garden designed by Jamie Durie and his ‘Patio’ team. Dowd says Triptych first appealed to him due to its cutting-edge ESD principles such as co-generation, rain water harvesting and the ability to minimise costs on air conditioning thanks to the building’s passive design. “I really liked the way the building used natural … Continue reading →
Mount Rothwell Estate, a historical bluestone mansion just outside Little River is on the market for the sixth time in 139 years. The grand family home is situated at the foot of the iconic You Yangs, with incredible views across the Brisbane ranges, Macedon ranges and the Melbourne skyline. The house has quite a history. It was built in 1873 by Robert Chirnside, and stood then as a stately and magnificent home. Chirnside’s uncles, Thomas and Andrew Chirnside, lived close by in a mansion in Werribee Park. The hand-painted ceilings and walls are the work of the American artist Clay Beeker. These special details may be the only remaining in a Victorian residential home. The home has 22 rooms including grand halls, a billiard room, … Continue reading →
American country pop singer-songwriter, Taylor Swift, is selling the home she apparently bought for her parents last year. The 4,929 square foot residence was bought for $1.4 million, and is now listed at only $50 thousand more. It includes four bedrooms and five bathrooms. The Swift family are reported to have quite the property portfolio, including a historic mansion near Nashville they bought for $790 thousand, and Taylor’s $2 million four-bedroom penthouse, and $3.5 million gated property in Beverly Hills. Swift released her debut single ‘Tim McGraw’ in 2006, and went on to release her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum. Her second album, ‘Fearless’, earned her four Grammy Awards. She released her third album ‘Speak Now’ in 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies … Continue reading →
