Geelong builder Bruce Warren was aiming high when he embarked on this luxe knockdown rebuild project in Newtown’s leafy Nantes St.
He’s incorporated just about every feature imaginable into the new five-bedroom custom home, creating the ultimate turnkey package for discerning premium buyers.
Entertaining takes centre stage behind the sage green front door, where a beautifully finished outdoor entertainment area effectively creates a fourth living room overlooking the 783sq m property’s swimming pool.
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The premium family home at 44 Nantes St, Newtown, is listed for $3.35m to $3.55m.
The swimming pool is the centrepiece of the outdoor entertainment area.
The gabled facade featuring a modern, low-maintenance version of weatherboards and old Geelong red brick retaining walls takes it cues from the neighbourhood’s traditional character.
The spacious interior strives for a similarly timeless feel, combining timber floors with raked ceilings, a neutral colour scheme and subtle pendant lighting.
“I am a big fan of the old reds, I think they are just an awesome arrangement. They are timeless, they work a treat, they give it a robust feel,” Mr Warren said. “It’s a bit of classic Newtowner from the point of view of high pitched roofs and the weatherboard.”
The family home at 44 Nantes St, Newtown, is designed around a central crazy paved courtyard and pool that’s accessible from both the main open-plan living zone and adjoining family room.
But the builder signals his grand intentions well before then, in the impressively wide entrance hall featuring V-Lux skylights and LED lighting under a short flight of stairs.
High ceilings amplify the sense of space in the main living room.
There’s a huge amount of benchspace for meal prep.
The pool is in view from the main bedroom suite.
“It exudes space – you walk in there and you can move your shoulders around,” he said.
“The lighting is all sensor oriented so you walk in the evening and that is all naturally activated.
“It has certainly got all that smart house technology so buyers at this level are in a situation where they can co-ordinate their alarm, security, light and cameras and you can give security access for someone to come in to clean the pool or do a bit of gardening.”
The stylish kitchen with a stone island bench, walk-in pantry and high-end appliances is the centrepiece of the main hub, which features a gas log fire for added ambience.
With hydronic heating and ducting heating and cooling also installed throughout, no chances have been taken on year-round comfort.
Crazy paving features in the year-round outdoor entertainment area.
The second ensuite bedroom is perfect for guests.
Custom cabinetry surrounds the gas log fire in the living room.
The outdoor entertainment area is similarly designed to be used 365 days a year, with a built-in kitchen, overhead heaters and a blind.
“You can literally close that down so you can have a TV out there if you want to watch the footy and have a barbecue and a few beers on a Friday and still be outside effectively but be as warm as toast,” Mr Warren said.
A third living space forms part of the children’s zone upstairs, where two bedrooms share a central bathroom and separate powder room.
The main suite is one of two ensuite bedrooms on the entry level, just across the hall from the four-car garage.
McGrath, Geelong agent David Cortous is handling the sale of 44 Nantes St, Newtown. Price hopes are $3.35m to $3.55m.
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