HouseSydney (Australia)

Alex Porebski from award-winning design studio Porebski Architects has worked his magic on this California bungalow with a dynamic redesign and showstopping visual confidence that marks a new style chapter for the 1920s classic. On the high side of a tree-lined avenue, the single-storey home has been designed to embrace the outdoors with a dramatic pavilion-style extension that emphasises the lush greenery of the garden beyond and frames a wide open outlook with big sky views that are magic at sunset. The bold use of colour brings a sophisticated feel to the interiors and defines the private and social areas of the home with Black Japan floorboards and crisp white walls creating a stylish feel in the accommodation zone. Conceived as the heart of the home, the living pavilion features soaring 3.8m high ceilings and polished concrete floors and is anchored by a streamlined island kitchen with steel-framed doors opening out to a private entertainer's deck. Just 500m to Kensington Park and a short walk to the light rail and UNSW, the four-bedroom home is an easy 6km trip into the city and within easy reach of the Randwick village, schools and Coogee Beach.
• A creative redesign connects to the garden, sky and landscape
• 4 bedrooms, 3 large bedrooms with built-ins, plantation shutters
• King-sized main bed with a study, ensuite and dressing room
• Huge living pavilion with polished concrete floors, 3.8m ceilings
• Sleek custom kitchen anchored by a waterfall Quantum Quartz breakfast island
• 40mm stone benchtops, Italian gas cooker, Smeg dishwasher
• Oak veneer joinery, linen pendants and ambient LED lighting
• Living/dining flows out to a private covered entertainer's deck
• Landscaped garden with a level lawn and wide open outlook
• Family bathroom with a bath, custom-fitted internal laundry
• Lock-up garage plus off street parking, secure side access
• 500m to Kensington Park, walk to Kingsford's dining scene
• Close to UNSW, Randwick town centre and a choice of beaches
• Around the corner to the Australian Golf Club