54 Hebburn Street, Hamilton East NSW 2303

An inspired collaboration between Space Design Architecture and MADE Architectural Constructions has resulted in this striking inner city residence taking out the 2016 RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE 'New Houses Award' for best new home in the Newcastle. The imaginative fusion of diverse materials inside and out has created an uber-cool urban home with a raw, industrial edge. It's built over two light-filled levels with natural ventilation throughout, where materials, textures, shapes and colour blend seamlessly to create a living space that is both original and comfortable.

You are greeted by an imposing living, dining and kitchen area with an array of textures making the space particularly dynamic. Exposed ducting, reclaimed brickwork, polished concrete, matte black joinery, raw wood, steel and a 5.6m green wall are merged in unexpected ways, delivering fresh interiors that are visually pleasing. The living domain also connects to an outdoor terrace through generously-sized bi-fold doors; this opening ensures a perfect natural illumination throughout the home from its desirable northeast orientation. For a moment of stillness, you can relax in the master bedroom with ensuite bathroom. An industrial style staircase rises to a second living space, which opens onto an outdoor terrace. Down the corridor three bedrooms are anchored around a main bathroom with a stunning black, egg-shaped stone bath and floating custom timber cabinetry. A rarity in inner-Newcastle, a roomy garage with valuable storage provides off-street parking for two large vehicles.

The home's appeal is further enhanced by its location, a great place to live with the city mere moments away.

Open plan kitchen with an abundance of self-closing drawer space, a glass fibre reinforced concrete kitchen bench, pyrolytic double oven, gas cooktop and dual drawer dishwasher
Master ensuite with custom Blackbutt vanity and sensor controlled under floor heating/LED lighting
Two virtually maintenance free green walls with self-watering system (Rainwater)
Courtyard with concrete planter boxes filled with tall tiger grass plantings and built-in barbecue
Three-zoned Sonos sound system; ducted air; integrated zoned media; recessed TVs
A leisurely stroll to Marketown and the planned new light rail service to the beach