11 Hazelmere Parade, Sherwood QLD 4075

Lifestyle - Legendary Queensland Architect 'Gabriel Poole' designed this, his first home in 1962. Being the first in Brisbane to use concrete blocks and fibro cement sheeting, this U-shaped masterpiece was planned around a central courtyard with established trees. Today the home still possesses its originality with a couple of minor additions and modifications. The trees have grown around the home, but the once standout residence is in need of some love and care. Situated in one of Sherwood's premier position's you can have a lot of fun entwining today's design fittings and fixtures to blend with Gabriel's once 'modern' features. Amazingly, the style of the residence is being emulated in today's new homes of contemporary design. Whatever your plan for this property you will see value in its position just a moments walk away from prominent schools, a myriad of shops, restaurants and cafe's, cinema, parkland, city buses and trains.

Accommodation - Noticeably evident is Poole's ideal central courtyard which he found to be the most suitable for residing on a suburban block. With this design he perfectly engaged a strong link for connecting the interior to the exterior environments. This was emphasised in this lowset residence by use of a flat roof and large areas of glass panels and sliding doors interspersed between plain and rendered exterior walls. Internally, oversized sliding Louvre panels hide 3 double bedrooms all with built in robes and assist with the cross ventilation design plan. A second courtyard to the rear flows from a formalised lounge with open fireplace, dining and study area. The kitchen has been modified along with the adjacent family room. An ensuite now exists off the master bedroom and there is an original second bathroom with separate toilet close by to the other bedrooms.

Features - The authenticity this property offered even in its present state of repair will leave you in awe and impress you from the moment you step through the front gate and into the private paved courtyard. Gabriel Poole's first home offers its new owner history through his personal style of classical traditions of symmetry, balance, clean geometry and a reliance on proportion. A rare find indeed surrounded in a neighbourhood of classical 'Queenslander' architecture! Don't hesitate...

Currently rented at $560 per week until February 2012.