14 Winifred Grove, Blairgowrie has been described as ‘perfect for creatives’.
A treehouse-like property in the Mornington Peninsula has come onto the market, with three detached “pods” on the one title.
The three-bedroom compound at 14 Winifred Grove, Blairgowrie is being sold by artist Marian Bosch and her husband, Johan de Kock, who have $2.5m-$2.75m price hopes.
The main house features the primary bedroom, kitchen, dining and living area with an alfresco entertaining deck on the upper level, while on the lower level there is a workshop and home office.
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Above the main house is Ms Bosch’s separate studio, and below the main residence is another self-contained, double-storey apartment, which the couple have used as a bed and breakfast.
Property records show the couple purchased the property for $315,000 in November 2015.
Ms Bosch said they moved into the main home in 2018, building the bottom and top “pods” while they were living in the middle.
The self-containined studio at the top of the property.
Inisde one of the home’s luxe bedrooms.
The large wooden-based kitchen.
The artist added that while her husband built retaining walls on the steep property alongside builders, she developed an indigenous native garden.
She said they had dreamt initially of building a barn, but that wasn’t possible on the steep block, so they designed a home to “suit their needs” with architect Esther Sugihto — creating the “pod house”.
“Of the three pods, we live in the one in the middle with beautiful views over the treetops, it creates the feeling of a treehouse,” she said.
“Steps connect everything and the bottom pod is where our adult children live when they visit; and the guest pod has also developed into a flourishing bed and breakfast.
“I work from the pod at the top where I paint.”
The feature fireplace in the open living area.
Plenty of room for creativity.
Ms Bosch said her favourite parts of the home were how light and bright it was, and views of the weather rolling in as well as spectacular sunsets and sunrises.
“And when I lie in bed at night, I can see the stars,” she said.
Now, the couple have decided to sell to move on to a new project.
Kay and Burton Portsea senior sales consultant Lorna Duffy said the major drawcard of the property was the originality of the house, with the collaborative design created from the architect and Ms Bosch.
“It’s just very unique, and it will suit a creative type of person; it’ll attract designers, architects, artists, those sort of people,” Ms Duffy said.
She added that the timber flooring was solid oak, reclaimed from a 1950s house and the kitchen cabinetry was also built of that.
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