luxury contemporary house for sale Darlington, Australia

Palm Trees, Pool & Backyard OasisHillside Position with Sweeping Ocean ViewsArchitect Own Home - Hobbs Winning Shore CountdownAbsolutely all offers presented by 5pm Wednesday May 27. (Seller reserves the right to sell prior).WILL BE SOLD.Privately positioned on an elevated coastal site, this remarkable residence was originally designed and held as the personal home of Colin Nicholas, partner at Hobbs Winning. It presents a rare opportunity to secure a home of genuine architectural provenance in one of City Beach’s most tightly held hillside locations.Spanning three levels, the home reflects the confidence and creativity of its era, while thoughtful recent renovations and modernisations have created a highly functional, contemporary environment — a home that can be comfortably enjoyed immediately.The design fully embraces its elevated position, with sweeping ocean-view balconies extending from the primary living areas and bedrooms, capturing majestic Indian Ocean views and drawing the outlook into almost every internal space.Living zones are well considered, offering both separation and connection. The formal lounge retains its original marble flooring — a subtle but important nod to the home’s architectural heritage — while other areas have been updated to align with modern living.Outdoors, the property reveals a north-east facing pool and alfresco — sun-drenched in winter and protected from prevailing south-westerlies — creating a private, sheltered setting that is effortlessly usable across almost every season.Set on a substantial landholding approaching the traditional “quarter acre”, the residence also offers compelling flexibility for the future. While entirely comfortable to live in as is, the site also presents a rare opportunity for those seeking to redevelop and create a new residence that fully capitalises on the home’s elevated position and extraordinary ocean views.Quietly positioned yet within easy reach of the coastline, parklands and leading schools, this is a location that continues to define long-term value in City Beach. Welcome to City Beach...Life is good here!Features:Architect-designed tri-level residenceOriginal home of Colin Nicholas (Hobbs Winning)Elevated hillside position with sweeping ocean viewsOcean-view balconies from living areas and bedroomsRecently renovated and modernised — ready to enjoy immediatelyFormal lounge with original marble flooringNorth-east facing pool and alfresco, sun-drenched and protectedGenerous landholding approaching the traditional “quarter acre”Redevelopment potentialLocation Highlights:Quiet, elevated coastal streetClose to City Beach and coastal walksAccess to leading public and private schoolsEasy connection to Claremont, Subiaco and the CBDShore CountdownAbsolutely all offers presented by 5pm Wednesday May 27. (Seller reserves the right to sell prior).WILL BE SOLD.DISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of the particulars contained in the information supplied and believed to be correct, neither the agent nor the seller nor servants of both, guarantee their accuracy. Interested persons are advised to make their own enquiries and satisfy themselves in all respects. The particulars contained are not intended to form part of any contract.

Organically Integrated with Mature Trees and LandscapeOcean View Sundecks on Both LevelsWalk Though Parks to Cafes & BeachShore By Negotiation Low to Mid $3M'sThis home stands tall and proud as an offering that does not come by very often. Think: Perth’s most exciting and experienced Architect. Perth City’s most central beachside suburb. A nod to 1960s/1970s “back to nature” design influence with Margaret River Soul. Think of a design that integrates with the natural elements. Treetops. The mesmerising Indian Ocean. Blue Western Australian skies. The remnant Tuart and Peppermint trees of our gorgeous Swan Coastal Plains. Low maintenance lot on a corner site with two sweeping wide verges to give the home significant presence. If you want to experience - and I mean truly experience - all that is beautiful about the environment in which we live, this home embraces, celebrates, and intertwines itself with our West Coast Indian Ocean lifestyle, perhaps incomparably in the contemporary-home-market of the current zeitgeist. Perched high on the tertiary dune system, high above the shoreline, which provides a natural amphitheatre for the reverberating crashing waves which are the backdrop to life here, and which march reliably and repetitively to our shoreline with beautiful, passionate and enduring predictability, bringing there indescribable energy to our beaches - an energy which somehow keeps we coast-dwellers feeling alive and gives our lives meaning. Opening walls of sliding doors onto timber decks, louvred windows, and breezeways offer this gorgeous home natural cooling via the ability of the local breezes to cross ventilate the home from one end to the other.Gorgeous ceiling-height windows embrace heartwarming winter sunshine and fill the interior living spaces with warmth and happiness throughout the cooler months.Huge sliders open interiors onto ocean view timber entertaining decks through which mature trees grow and flourish. External breakfast bars create entertaining and dining spaces that are alluring and draw you to them.A central courtyard captures the day’s morning brilliance through the dappled leaves and fragrant aroma of native coastal peppermints.A striking contemporary kitchen is the nerve centre of the home - it is its social heart - and talks and integrates effortlessly - with multiple internal and external living spaces.Minor bedrooms exist in their own wing on the ground floor creating thoughtful family floorplan separation.The master suite and parents retreat are secluded in private, on the first floor amongst the treetops.Two storey ceiling voids create a cavernous and generous feeling of space. A simple elevator retro fitting opportunity has been considered providing future owners with the option of longevity of tenure. Situated in City Beach’s highly sought after “The Parks District”, you can stroll effortlessly through the parkland opposite and turn left down to the beach track and onto the shoreline with the kids and the dog to create memories that ordinary lifestyles simply don’t offer.Or turn right through parkland to the Western Suburb’s most exciting and massively anticipated cafe, restaurant and commercial precinct - the upcoming… The Ocean Grand… footsteps from your doorstep, promising, and shortly offering, an exciting community and lifestyle village experience.This high-quality home by superstar architect, Tim Wright, gives true homage and respect to its gorgeous location and natural surroundings of City Beach - Perth City’s most central beach-side suburb, with the greatest elevation on our entire, long, flat, Perth coastline, (via our twin peaks of Mt Kenneth and Reabold Hill) and Perth’s longest (5km) stretch of intra-suburb coastline, all set amongst an irreplaceable leafy-green suburb with approximately 50% parks and gardens in one of the most central blue chip coastal locations within WA. City Beach is notoriously devoid of high-quality architecturally designed downsize homes, for empty nesters. This home would be amazing for that market segment but equally a solution for your young & teenage families. Life is good here...Welcome to City BeachShore By Negotiation Low to Mid $3M'sDISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of the particulars contained in the information supplied and believed to be correct, neither the agent nor the seller nor servants of both, guarantee their accuracy. Interested persons are advised to make their own enquiries and satisfy themselves in all respects. The particulars contained are not intended to form part of any contract.

Atmospheric European Villa By Architect John Balgarnie Authenticity, Patina, Charm & Holiday Abandon!Set in Private Sun-drenched Pool Gardens by Jo TaylorShore By Negotiation From Mid $5M's* Currently Negotiating... So Be Quick!Masterfully designed by acclaimed architect John Balgarnie, maintained to the highest standards and presented in immaculate condition, this truly atmospheric home is ready for you to move right in with nothing more to spend. Authenticity abounds with patina-rich Venetian rendered exteriors, traditional quoins, rustic timbers, European terracotta, French doors to first floor balconettes, Italian loggia, and quality fixtures and fittings throughout. This home celebrates its fantastic City Beach seaside location by embracing ocean aspects wherever possible and with a thoughtful building design which cradles and protects the private sun drenched pool-court and alfresco entertaining which is surrounded by manicured gardens, created and imagined by landscape guru Jo Taylor. Secluded from the street. Viewing a must. When you approach this home, it does not give a lot away initially. Reserved and exhibiting restraint. Mature gardens and high-end build quality are hinted at from behind the tall private walled perimeter. There is a sense that your upcoming visit will be an experience.Set in a private walled oasis in the heart of one of this suburb’s bluest chip locations, this home did not disappoint, and opens up and evolves with every step that you enter further. Artisan crafted, rustic double timber doors of Victorian “cricket bat” front entranceway inspiration, greet you on entry. As you step down and out from under the timber ceiling of the entrance hall into the grand lobby, the ceilings rise and the proportions of this space give a hint of what’s to come.A feature central bifurcated staircase of artisan wrought iron and European terracotta, could well be the backdrop of a movie set. It splits in two directions at its midpoint landing, allowing you to climb left to the master suite or right to the minor bedroom wing. Either side of the stairwell are twin entrances to central family living areas, which wrap around, cradle and seamlessly open onto the alfresco living spaces.One side takes you to a sumptuous formal lounge, with walnut inlaid timber cabinetry and bar, and an air of gentlemen’s club prestige. A grand piano demonstrates the capacity of the rooms proportions.Adjacent is a long format formal dining area, sure to be the central point of many a dinner party, catch up and conversations amongst close family and old friends.The other side takes you to a striking contemporary kitchen that is so large it is almost commercial in size. High-end appliances, abundant storage sweeping benchtops for both food preparation and family congregation are resplendent crisp sea-side whites. There’s also a central island worktop and bench. Adjacent an eight person circular breakfast table set in a window bay overlooking lush rear gardens, provides a further dining option.Beyond is an open plan informal family living with soaring timber ceilings and central open fireplace.The warmth and durability of quality hardwood timber boards is under foot. “L shaped” in design this central living area envelops and opens via exquisitely crafted joinery of high quality timber doors and windows (a feature throughout the home ) in two directions - to both private pool court and in manicured rear lawns and gardens, where lush vertically manicured vines carpet the homes exterior.The alfresco entertaining and pool-court is the hero of the home. Sun-drenched & northeast facing, it interconnects seamlessly with the internal living areas that surround it.Alfresco dining is under the shade of the historically influenced and European inspired, arched loggia.Alfresco lounging is on the adjacent sun deck, looking down the length of the pool with optional shade from market umbrellas.Citrus and herbs are on a raised lawn area at the far end of the garden from where water features cascade down into the tempting lap length below ground pool.These pool gardens, loggia and entertaining court combine to form an all weather piazza for outdoor living, bathed in sunshine, protected from prevailing weather, and set within tall walled green garden so that it is supremely private from the world outside.Also on the ground floor, is a home office in its own secluded wing with garden views, a third living area / tv room with quality built-in timber cabinetry- also with garden views, a wine cellar and a garage.On the first floor in the north-west wing, an expansive ocean view master suite opens on to a first floor balcony overlooking manicured gardens to the Indian Ocean horizon beyond.The walk-in robe is nearly the size of the bedroom itself. As is the ensuite. This is a retreat space for the adults of the home of grand and generous proportions and an experience within itself.The minor bedrooms rival the master bedroom in size. All are extremely generous in volume and capture beautiful landscaped green outlooks, which are interconnected via double timber French doors to first floor balconettes which feature wrought iron balustrades to match the interior stairwell. All enjoy an aspect over the tranquil landscaped pool gardens and/or the ocean.Life is good here...Welcome to The Windarra Precinct, City BeachDISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of the particulars contained in the information supplied and believed to be correct, neither the agent nor the seller nor servants of both, guarantee their accuracy. Interested persons are advised to make their own enquiries and satisfy themselves in all respects. The particulars contained are not intended to form part of any contract.

Brian Burke Homes Ex-Display HomeGolden Sunsets & Glorious Ocean ViewsRenovated Interiors, Award Winning Alfresco & Pool GardensShore By Negotiation $4M's* Currently Negotiating... So Be Quick!Situated in the highly sought after The Parks District in City Beach - a suburb precinct designed with 40% parks, gardens & open space where three green ribbons of parkland flow unbroken from the eastern border of the suburb all the way down to oceanfront homes. This luxurious abundance of greenery is a privileged hallmark of an established suburb designed in a previous era, which we are never likely to see again. Absolutely immaculate in every way, his home was originally built to showcase the very best of one of WA’s most premium luxury home builders Brian Burke Homes. Subsequently undergoing substantial renovations in both 2010 and in 2020, everything in this home is extremely up-to-date and ready for you to move in and unpack your bags and start living today!Fun fact: During its short life, this home has been owned by two different lotto winners and has such has never had any expense spared!Open the bifolds and live an indoors-outdoors lifestyle all summer... in fact almost all year round. The multi award-winning rear pool-gardens and alfresco are northeast facing and all weather protected from our prevailing southwest Freo Doctor winds, and winter fronts so they are perfectly orientated, via thoughtful environmentally passive design for your family to use these spaces all year round. A blade waterfall cascades into the pool which is electronically heated and has a discreet inground pool blanket box and cover. High-quality Turkish travertine is hard wearing and timeless under foot. The extraordinary chef’s kitchen is contemporary in every way and has abundant storage, high-end European appliances, and is designed for fantastic social interaction for the chef and chief entertainer in your home.Enjoy a sunset drink during golden hour each evening on your ocean view balcony. Kick on with late conversations, philosophy and fun amongst friends around the fire pit. Beautiful garden lights really set the mood for balmy late evening entertaining. Soak up rays on the pool deck lounges. Barbecue outdoors and entertain alfresco in the poolside cabana. At every corner you turn, this home offers, a high-end, well catered for, and beautifully designed good life.The floor plan separation is exquisite for families. The entire top floor is the adult zone. A huge master suite flows westward onto its own private balcony. An adjacent lounge and entertaining space does the same. Every vantage point on this level captures the vivid red sun sinking into the Indian Ocean to bookend each day. Also on this level is a home office and a separate utility room which the current owners - who are musos - utilise as their music room. Cut and paste your own hobbies here. To the rear on the ground floor is the kids wing with three bedrooms sharing a family bathroom.The rest of the home is central family together space. Three large living areas in total give abundant opportunity for family members to peel off for quiet time or meet together for social activities - this is a floor plan designed for true harmony. On the lower level of this three-storey home is the garage & workshop, with new garage doors, epoxy garage floor covering and custom storage cupboards.Also on this level is the second of two formal entries within the home.Life is good here… Welcome to City Beach.Shore By Negotiation $4M's* Currently Negotiating... So Be Quick!DISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of the particulars contained in the information supplied and believed to be correct, neither the agent nor the seller nor servants of both, guarantee their accuracy. Interested persons are advised to make their own enquiries and satisfy themselves in all respects. The particulars contained are not intended to form part of any contract.

One House From Waters EdgeGenerous Tony Tomizzi Luxury Perth City‘s Most Spectacular Coastal Home PrecinctShore By Negotiation Perched atop one of the highest hills on Perth City’s most central and sought after beachside street, Branksome Gardens, a future seaside lifestyle that is energising and alive awaits you here! Built by one of Perth‘s most respected and revered luxury builders, Tony Tomizzi, this generous coastal residence offers just under 700m² of total living area and presents as new. There is a lot of love here! The three levels of living serviced by an elevator, offer five bedrooms plus a study, four bathrooms plus a powder room, four separate living areas, a main kitchen, a butler’s pantry, an outdoor kitchen, and a kitchenette in the kids wing. There is also a fully fitted out wine cellar, a triple under croft garage, plus a large undercroft storeroom/workshop. The living spaces and home design have a delightful mix of contemporary design and organic charm. High-end, high-quality, natural materials such as stone and timber, bring a welcome earthy integrity to such a premium contemporary home.Ceiling height, rustic period doors (perhaps centuries old?) sourced from antique architectural salvage merchants on the subcontinent, greet you on entry, and heighten your senses to the fact that you’re about to experience something less than ordinary. A separate guest suite and home office/library are secluded in their own private wings either side of the central entrance hall.An all-weather undercover alfresco area is open plan to the pool and gardens in one direction which seamlessly interconnects to the kitchen via a bifold window breakfast bar and also to the main family living area via an opening wall of stackable doors. The master suite is a “suite” in nature not just in name and features a bedroom, lounging area, luxurious bathroom with central feature hot tub, and three sets of French doors opening onto a sweeping ocean facing verandah from where you can greet the morning to understand the mood of the day as you wake up, and then bookend the day by enjoying the sunset and ocean views in the evening.The minor bedroom wing consists of three king-size bedrooms sharing two bathrooms, (one of which is an ensuite), and a kids lounge room, with its own kitchenette facilities. Cavernous undercroft garaging, workshop and general storage throughout ensure you will never run out of space here.Completely built and constructed surround landscaping throughout the entire perimeter of the landholding ensures your life here will be low maintenance and upkeep free.Welcome to South City Beach...Life is good here!Shore By Negotiation *$6.995M - $7.995MDISCLAIMER: Whilst every care has been taken with the preparation of the particulars contained in the information supplied and believed to be correct, neither the agent nor the seller nor servants of both, guarantee their accuracy. Interested persons are advised to make their own enquiries and satisfy themselves in all respects. The particulars contained are not intended to form part of any contract.