Superb Blend of Old and New - Inner South Family Home
If your family is looking for beautiful surroundings, an Inner South lifestyle, and a home offering a superb blend of original and contemporary living space providing flexibility and comfort, then this residence is for you.
The front entrance of the original Deakin home, re-designed by Frank Arnold, offers a private courtyard and entrance foyer leading to the formal lounge and dining area with views to Black Mountain Tower. The superbly extended family room, designed by Philip Leeson architects, flows out the side of the existing red brick building to a timber deck and paved terrace. This addition, featuring highlight windows, lifts itself up and over the existing roof line providing a northern orientation. Combining old and new, detailed strip timber flooring spliced into the original cork sympathetically integrates the family room, meals area and existing timber kitchen.
The segregated master bedroom includes a renovated spacious ensuite with double sinks, while the remaining three bedrooms, with built-in wardrobes and new carpet, are located at the rear of the home. A large renovated bathroom is ideally located near the bedrooms and the well-designed laundry with plenty of cupboard space is privately positioned near the family room.
Walk downstairs to a huge rumpus room with under-floor heating and garden access. This room includes a separate entrance, providing an ideal home office area or teenager's retreat. The under house storage area is easily accessed and offers a wine cellar area if required.
Outside, the paved courtyard and beautiful gardens provide the perfect space to entertain or simply bask in the sun. A home for all seasons, year round comfort is ensured with ducted gas heating and slow combustion fireplace for chilly Canberra winters, while evaporative cooling and exterior blinds, some automated, cater for...
Lot/Plan No: CANB/DEAK/13/5/ 翻譯中文