External Features

The House and its Exterior

The house, designed by architects Margaret and Robert Rose is reminiscent of an Italianate-style Tuscan villa. The Roses designed a number of the plush residences in the Balmoral and Mosman areas.

A high sandstone wall topped with a German wrought-iron balustrade ensures privacy and security along the street frontage.

Other features include:

• the wrought-iron gate matches the iron-work throughout the garden and the exterior of the residence
• an intercom at the gate allows for privacy and security; remote-controlled entry is available from 3 locations within the house

Garden

"Nooks and crannies for quiet contemplation”

Designed by Anne Scott-Wilkes, acknowledged as one of Sydney’s best garden designers, the garden has been planned for low maintenance and maximum enjoyment.

The centrepiece of the garden is the bronze statue of a nymph with urn, discharging water into the lotus-flower pond, a replica of one in the Stockholm Sculpture Gardens. Kneeling in the middle of the gold-fish pond, the nymph is lit with two underwater flood lamps.

Established shrubbery of murrayas, buxus, torulosa, mop-top robinnias and sasanqua camellias provide an easy, self care garden.

Special features include:

• automatic electronically controlled watering system in nine sectors ensures that each plant receives the required irrigation without wasting precious water
• garden lighting has been designed to provide subtle diffused lighting with a minimum of glare – dimmer switches ensure a mood to enhance any romantic evening
• the fountain in the rear courtyard is enclosed by a Gothic sculptured sandstone pediment
• the paving around the house is a rare white sandstone with a delicate pink blush from the Gosford quarries

Poolside

For the body and soul …

A specially designed self-cleaning fresh-water pool, and surrounding sandstone terrace, provides the ideal place for quiet contemplation, fitness centre, or stunning entertainment area.

The quarter-length Olympic pool faces northeast, with a deep end of 2.6 metres, is suitable for a diving board. The pool area provides a sheltered and completely secluded suntrap. Its privacy from outside is assured by an attractive sandstone wall.

Its features include:

• adjoining indoor food preparation and entertainment area
• easy access to upstairs outdoor dining area
• especially designed and constructed BBQ area
• ample space for a home gym
• easy access to living quarters and shower facilities
• pool cleaning provided by an automatic Barracuda
• terrace of rare white and pink blush sandstone diamond-sawn blocks
• underwater lighting, and mood poolside illumination
• pool lined with hand-laid glass mosaics (more than 300,000 tiles!)

At night it is a magical place… moon shimmering on water… by day for all the world a setting from an exclusive Mediterranean resort…

The Garage

The garage, with parking space for up to four cars, offers the following features:

• secure off-street parking
• easy access to residence
• ample storage space
• work-bench space
• automatic remote-controlled garage doors
• provision for a large cellar
• ample space for games; billiards, table-tennis, bowls, etc