Vendida em apenas 3 meses pela rede Christie’s
Representado por exclusivo pela Christie’s Austrália e em comercialização por A $ 20 milhões, a propriedade histórica ficou no mercado para venda por apenas três semanas.
O preço de venda e o cliente, não foram divulgados.
- Sobre a Casa:
Situada numa península na costa norte de Sydney na Austrália, Bulwarra é uma casa antiga de herança do séc.XIX, que tem sido habilmente reabilitada pela actriz Cate Blanchett, para unir a estética contemporânea com um ambiente clássico.
Esta propriedade é vencedora do Prémio NSW HIA CSR 2009 para a Home of the Year. Também foi vencedora do Master Builders Award 2009 para reabilitação, gestão ambiental e piscina.
Em Hunters Hill, situado numa península com vista para o rio e grandes parques, tem ruas arborizadas, escolas, e uma atmosfera de aldeia que é popular entre as famílias residentes. Mas muito poucos compradores internacionais se estabelecem aqui. Daí deriva o seu encanto e grande privacidade.
Arquitectos: Dr Stephen Lesiuk , Nadine Alwill e William Dangar.
Fotografia: Anson Smart
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Original article
Pay a visit to Hunters Hill, Sydney’s oldest garden suburb, and you will find one of Australia’s most unique heritage homes. There, set within more than 39,200 square feet of private landscaped grounds, is Bulwarra. Built in 1877, the home has been thoughtfully extended and reconfigured by celebrated actress Cate Blanchett and her theatre director husband Andrew Upton to create an elegant, open-plan villa that works in gentle harmony with its environment.
Aboriginal for “high” or “lofty,” Bulwarra sits on a ridge with views across Lane Cove River to Sydney, just over five miles away. The riverside estate has, according to Dr Stephen Lesiuk, one of the architects behind the property’s award-winning design, “been carefully orientated and reconstructed to allow the home to open up to the sun, and draw the environment and landscape into the building.” Architect Nadine Alwill of Alwill, who undertook the detailing, adds: “The brief was to purify the old house… to embrace the view, create cooling breezeways throughout, and let sunlight pour in.”
Banner image: Bulwarra enjoys panoramic views across Lane Cove River to Sydney. So it’s fitting that every aspect of Bulwarra embraces indoor/outdoor living. The home’s design and renovation has received two major building awards, including Australia’s Housing Industry Association’s Home of the Year 2009. Photograph: Anson Smart
At the heart of the sandstone home is an open-plan family room with professional-grade island kitchen. This large living area opens out to a terrace and William Dangar-designed gardens, where glass overhangs, awnings, and judicious landscaping provide shade and enhance the views.
DESIGN FOR MODERN LIVING
A large terrace, sheltered from the sun by deciduous trees, and an indoor breakfast
area give the home a relaxed and welcoming air, although “you can make it as formal
or informal as you like,” observes Ken
Jacobs, managing director of Sydney-based
property brokerage Ken Jacobs, an affiliate
of Christie’s International Real Estate.
A pool pavilion, championship tennis court, trampoline platform, guesthouse and direct river access set the scene for relaxed living and entertaining. Photograph: Anson Smart
The sense of light within the living area
has been created through the use of wide glass windows, high ceilings, and polished concrete floors. Adjacent to this room is a smaller lounge and more formal dining area, displaying a similar contemporary design.
The home’s upper floor is reached via
a striking metal-barred stairwell and open, metal staircase in the hallway. “The stairs
are a clever design feature and complement the flow of the living areas,” says Jacobs.
The extraordinary design of the one-of-a-kind metal staircase and barred stairwell make a dramatic standout feature in the entrance hall. Photograph: Anson Smart
On the first floor there are five spacious bedrooms, three of which have wide decks offering stunning river and garden views. There is also a separate suite that is ideal
for guests. “Upstairs has been completely reconfigured. The high ceilings were an original feature but now there is a lot more light,” Jacobs continues.
The master bedroom comes with a sky-lit dressing room and an en suite bath, including a glorious freestanding Boffi tub precisely positioned to enjoy the breathtaking vista. While it feels perfectly integrated into the rest of the house, the room is, in fact, set within a separate wing for ultimate privacy.
Bulwarra is the 2009 winner of the HIA CSR NSW Award for Home of the Year.It was also the winner of the 2009 Master Builders Award for alterations/renovation, environmental management and pool. Photograph: Anson Smart
Much of this easy fluidity has been achieved through the considered redesign
of the building, particularly between the old and new sections. The pavilion-style extension, for example, connects to the original home via an innovative and light-enhancing link of glass “gills” that allow the building to open and “breathe.”
Designed by leading Australian landscape architect William Dangar, the gardens include an informal dining terrace, which connects seamlessly with the living areas and enjoys tranquil views across the river. Photograph: Anson Smart
Similar harmony can be found outside, too: although the sandstone used on the new exterior walls is in a modern style, it is still the same character as the original stone and gracefully links past with present. “There is nothing jarring. It flows beautifully,” says Jacobs. “It has been done very subtly.”
A surprise awaits at lower-ground level, where an unexpectedly roomy and bright home office/library area has a dramatic double-height ceiling. Also discreetly tucked away are the greywater management systems, which recycle shower and kitchen water for irrigation. These environmental components are complemented by solar panels within the roof, which generate electricity. “It’s not a building that screams ‘green’; it’s a building that is quietly green. It is a landscape for living by the river,” says Lesiuk.
A pool pavilion, championship tennis court, trampoline platform, guesthouse and direct river access set the scene for relaxed living and entertaining. Photograph: Anson Smart
This remarkable home makes the most of its large garden, with a heated pool and spa, tennis court, and trampoline. Conceived as a private hideaway for guests, creative pursuits, or quiet contemplation, a self-contained pavilion features a retractable façade that folds back into the landscape.
Hunters Hill, which is set on a peninsula with beautiful river views and large parks, has tree-lined streets, good schools, and a village atmosphere that is popular with families. Something of a secret, it attracts the cognoscenti. “It really does offer a different feel,” says Jacobs. “Quite a few international buyers stumble on to it and settle there.”
Source: Christie’s International Real Estate
Photograph: Anson Smart