Port Melbourne industrial modernist home sells for $1.252m

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29 Little Cruikshank St, Port Melbourne, was designed by architect Robert McIntyre. A Port Melbourne house with an eye-catching concrete and fibreglass facade cemented a $1.252m sale on Saturday. The two-bedroom home was designed by architect Robert McIntyre as an industrial modernist tribute, featuring a central fissure at the entrance. Marshall White’s Nicholas Hoo described the 29 Little Cruikshank St address as a “pretty unique offering” and something of a hidden secret thanks to its laneway location. RELATED: Melbourne home that inspired Sooshi Mango eatery listed Sooshi Mango’s Joe Salanitri says yasou to in-laws’ Mount Waverley home Bunnings unveils new high-end design showroom in Port Melbourne Remarkably, the warehouse-like residence offering full-height windows, raw concrete floors with heating underneath and timber beams, transacted just 10 days after being put on the market. Mr Hoo said a buyer made an offer at the first Saturday inspection, so the house was put up for auction seven days later with a $1.12m reserve. About 120 groups looked through the home during the campaign. The Port Melbourne home would not look out of place on television’s Grand Designs. The garden ...

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