A truly unique “hills” experience, designed and built by renowned craftsman builder Alistair Knox, this special home captures the essence of what it’s like to escape the everyday to your own peaceful sanctuary, set on approximately ¾ acre of beautifully landscaped, year-round floral gardens filled with a mini-orchard and a tranquil pond with water feature. Instantly captivating, this inimitable showcase of 1970s modernist architecture soothes the soul, feeds the imagination and warms the heart. In true Alistair Knox style, architectural flair is delivered via the use of natural and recycled materials throughout giving the home an authentic, organic charm with exposed Oregon beams, cathedral ceilings, clerestory windows and 100-year-old recycled Jarrah wall panels creating the ultimate hills indulgence. This alluring property with three toasty fireplaces will tempt you to make the move to this incredibly beautiful and serene part of Melbourne, surrounded by nature’s finest, engaging local cafes, walking tracks and lookouts where you can sit back and admire the views from above, and be content that your new chosen lifestyle will bring nothing but joy. You can also effortlessly work from home in an inspiring and peaceful setting with impressive high speed FTTC NBN available. What’s not to love?
Talking Points:
•Designed and built by renowned craftsman builder Alistair Knox in 1974, the home showcases an abundance of architectural flair including recycled timbers and Jarrah and radiata pine ceiling panels. Architecture fans can find a collection of all the original plans, plus correspondence between the original owners and Alistair Knox available in a collection at the State Library of Victoria.
•Flowing over three levels, the versatile and flexible family floor plan invites through a double entrance door into the two interconnecting living rooms. Enhanced with an open fireplace, built-in wood fire, earthy tiles, exposed brick and leadlight, the space comfortably unites the household, where stunning cathedral ceilings supported with exposed Oregon timber beams accentuates the setting’s aesthetic appeal and excellence in craftsmanship.
•Relax around the fires and enjoy the leafy green views throughout the many floor to ceiling and roofline windows. Every room has a door to the gardens inviting the natural landscape in at every opportunity.
•Enhanced with an island Caesterstone bench top and a new oven with a steam component and pyrolytic cleaning capabilities, the kitchen is the heartbeat to this home, offering a central hub with the advantage of a crackling Coonara style wood fire, classic clerestory windows for natural light and a connecting meals area.
•Step up to two of the three bedrooms (one with charming pot belly fire) and the dreamy fully renovated family bathroom, with Bluetooth connectivity and a demister mirror, under tile heating, and a skylight for the ultimate in family luxury.
•The master heads the floorplan at the other end, alongside its ensuite bathroom and lavish floor to ceiling walk-in wardrobe with ample shelving.
•Framed by breathtaking gardens, the grounds have had over 5000 bulbs planted over the last six years resulting in a kaleidoscope of colour year-round and offers serene spots to sit and reflect. Be enchanted by 1000 King Alfred daffodils, a dahlia and rose garden and a mix of natives, camelias, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, Japanese maples and waratahs that come alive in the Spring.
•Harvest fresh produce from your mini orchard with nectarines, apples, lemons, oranges, mulberries and quinces.
•Entertaining is easy with a plumbed in gas barbeque zone and is further enhanced with an amazing outdoor deck with a spa, positioned for the perfect sunrise experience.
•A tranquil pond with a waterfall feature is a haven for birdlife and watching the world go by as you listen to its soothing sound.
•New fencing and automatic entrance gates are enticing for those with young children and pets and there are two street frontages (one for the main driveway access and the other with a pedestrian gate). You can drive straight into your double auto garage and there is further off-street parking available.
•Fast, high-speed FTTC NBN connection to make working from home a breeze. You’ll be the envy of the zoom meetings with your inviting backdrop of camelias, roses or waratahs in full bloom and flocks of parrots in the bird feeder beyond.
•Close to many cafes, specialty shops and walking tracks including Burke’s lookout via the Kyeema track and quick access to Sky High for the unbeatable views of Melbourne. The 688 and 694 bus stops are also close by and you will be fortunate enough to be a short commutable distance from Melbourne CBD.
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