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This house at Belmont by Romark Design Constructions won ‘House of the Year’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

A MEGA mansion influenced by a love of travel has been named ‘House of the Year’ by one of Queensland’s leading construction industry bodies.

Drawing inspiration from Europe, England and Cyprus, the palatial property in the sleepy suburb of Belmont is the work of Gold Coast-based builder Romark Design Constructions and won the top gong at this year’s Master Builders Brisbane Housing & Construction Awards.

This house at Belmont by Romark Design Constructions won ‘House of the Year’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

Dubbed ‘The House of Happiness’ by its owners, the artisan home is a combination of family history and fond European memories.

Features include stone imported from Turkey, a dry stone wall hand cut in Greece and French Oak parquetry timber boards from France and Belgium.

Inside the house at Belmont by Romark Design Constructions, which won ‘House of the Year’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

The project was also awarded ‘Best Individual Home over $2 million’.

“Wow is somewhat of an understatement here!” the judges said.

The formal dining room in the house by Romark Design Constructions. Image supplied.

“Romark have delivered an exceptional level of detail on this project of the highest standard and have raised the benchmark.

“Every aspect has been delivered, every detail considered and constructed with the highest degree of craftsmanship.”

A viewing deck inside the house by Romark Design Constructions. Image supplied.

The judges also described the project as “stunning from start to finish”, and commended it for bringing all facets of the construction process together.

The other major award winner was Hutchinson Builders, which took home ‘Project of the Year’ for its $1 billion Brisbane Skytower development, which was also awarded best Residential Building over $20 million.

Brisbane Skytower by Hutchinson’s Builders has won ‘Project of the Year’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

The 90-storey tower has 1138 apartments, the highest roof in Queensland and is the largest residential building in Australia.

The judges were impressed with the amount of overall planning that went into the Skytower project.

Brisbane Skytower by Hutchinson’s Builders has won ‘Project of the Year’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

“Just completing a building of this magnitude is a credit to the experienced construction team and subcontractors,” the judges said.

“Skytower is an imposing presence on its environment but is beautiful in design and has a real wow factor with its slender yet robust profile.”

Brisbane Skytower by Hutchinson’s Builders stands out amidst the city skyline. Image supplied.

Hutchinson Builders’ Fantauzzo Art Series Hotel project also won the ‘Tourism and Leisure Facilities’ over $10 million’ category.

Brighton Homes won the Brisbane ‘President’s Award’ for their contemporary-meets-country project, Kenzie 26.

This house by Brighton Homes won the Brisbane ‘President’s Award’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

The stylish, single-level house offers a lot for the affordable price tag.

Dark charcoal timbers have been teamed with warm, rustic tones, with the raked ceiling and concrete kitchen giving a sense of luxury.

This house by Brighton Homes won the Brisbane ‘President’s Award’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

The judges described the entry as “value for money with high standards of finish at affordable levels”.

“Jam packed with features at every turn, this design and project is a credit to the whole team and a win for the new house builders. They really have ‘let life in’ on this project.

“A contemporary yet rustic home inspired by the charm of old Australia.”

Inside the house by Brighton Homes, which won the Brisbane ‘President’s Award’ at the 2020 Master Builders’ Awards. Image supplied.

Master Builders Queensland CEO Grant Galvin said the winners this year were examples of resilience at a time when the stresses of COVID-19 threatened to derail the industry.

“The quality, attention to detail in finishes and overall craftsmanship was exemplary, and we saw innovations we haven’t seen before or were even expecting,” Mr Galvin said.

“It’s a true testament to the quality and range of building that happens in and around Brisbane.”

OTHER MASTER BUILDERS AWARDS BRISBANE 2020 HOUSING WINNERS

*House of the Year – Romark Design Constructions Pty Ltd for “La Maison du Bonheur” (The House of Happiness) (Belmont)

*Individual Home over $2 million – Romark Design Constructions Pty. Ltd. For “La Maison du Bonheur” (The House of Happiness) (Belmont)

*Project of the Year – J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Brisbane Skytower (Brisbane City)

*Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) over $20 million – J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Brisbane Skytower (Brisbane City)

*President’s Award – McDonald Jones Homes T/A Brighton Homes for Kenzie 26 (Rochedale)

*Individual Home $751,000 – $950,000 – McLachlan Special Projects Pty Ltd T/A McLachlan Homes for The Hicks & McInerney Project (Warner)

*Individual Home $951,000 – $1.25 million – Tabrizi Home Builders Pty Ltd for River Park (Fig Tree Pocket)

*Individual Home $1.26 million – $2 million – Graya Construction Pty Ltd for Laurent (Paddington)

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Les Schirato is selling in Birchgrove. Photos by Chris Pavlich for The Australian

The Birchgrove property of Les Schirato, who heads the $250m company Vittoria Food and Beverage, has been listed for sale with a price guide of $6m.

The four-bedroom Louisa Road home, which sits on an enviable position on the eastern tip of the Birchgrove peninsula, has been in the Schirato family since 2007 when they bought it for $3.4m.

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A stunning spot.

Views to the Harbour Bridge.

The property was extensively renovated two years ago and since then has been home to several family members. Before the renovations it was leased out, as the coffee king’s main home is in Turramurra on the north shore.

During the remodelling, the kitchen was relocated downstairs so there was a better connection to the living areas.

Mark Bowis of Cobden Hayson Balmain said the home — which has its own private jetty and deep water mooring — has attracted a lot of attention from the overseas market.

He bought it for $3.4m in 2007. Photos by Chris Pavlich for The Australian

Gorgeous character features.

“It’s the only waterfront property on the market in Birchgrove at the moment. You usually only get one or two a year, so there is a lot of pent-up demand for this type of home,” Mr Bowis said.

“It’s only three houses from the end of the peninsula and has coveted views to the Harbour Bridge — it doesn’t get much better than that.”

Updated interiors.

Schirato, the son of Italian immigrants, is responsible for the immense success of Vittoria Coffee, which is surviving the downturn in business thanks to his push of vacuum-packed coffee into supermarkets in the 1980s.

The demand for his supermarket product has surged 23 per cent as consumers turn to home coffee machines for their daily cuppa during COVID-19 restrictions.

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38 Surrey Drive, Keilor East has sold for almost $2m.

A colossal concrete house has finally sold after lingering on the market for 600 days.

The unfinished property achieved an undisclosed price understood to be just shy of Keilor East’s $2m house price record.

Moonee Valley Real Estate agent David Gigliotti declined to comment on the sale of the 38 Surrey Drive mansion, which he described as “gargantuan” when it first hit the market in August 2018.

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The house has finally sold after first hitting the market in August 2018.

The open-plan living area and kitchen on one of the levels.

Some bed.

The property had a $2.2-$2.4m price guide then.

CoreLogic records show it had two stints on the market — the first for 291 days and the second, 309 — before it changed hands on July 17.

The vendor started building the three-storey monolith about 15 years ago, with features including 10 bedrooms, four bathrooms, two stone-topped kitchens, two balconies, multiple living areas and a seven-car garage.

The house has two kitchens …

… both with stone benchtops.

Space age showers are on show throughout the bathrooms.

Shower or teleportation device?

The exterior still needs finishing touches, including a facade paint job and landscaping.

When the residence first came up for sale, Mr Gigliotti said it was “one of the biggest homes in the area”.

“There has been interest in the house, but this is not a property that you’ll get 500 buyers for,” he said at the time.

“It’s an eccentric house (that) will probably only appeal to a few people because of its difference.

“It’s got to be to someone’s taste. Then again, its difference could be its allure.”

The mansion sprawls over three levels.

One of the four bathrooms has a spa.

A bedroom with plenty of space for entertaining.

He also stated the architecturally designed house was on one of Keilor East’s best streets.

It has featured regularly on cult Instagram page, Ugly Melbourne Houses, during its selling campaign.

Keilor East’s $2m benchmark for a single house sale belongs to a five-bedroom residence at 8 Valley Lake Boulevard, according to CoreLogic.

Realestate.com.au puts the suburb’s median house price at $845,000.

Verdant views.

It’s a solid party pad.

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6 Greenrigg Court, Indooroopilly, sold on Saturday for $910,000 under the hammer.

A family that renovated their brick four bedder during Queensland’s stay-at-home COVID-19 lockdown saw their hard work pay off at auction, with the home selling in just 15 minutes.

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The Greenrigg Court home at Indooroopilly in Brisbane sold on Saturday.

With “nothing left to do” on the home, 6 Greenrigg Court, Indooroopilly, attracted four pre-auction bids in the mid-$800s as potential buyers tried to take it off the market. Seven bidders registered for Saturday’s auction with the property selling for $910,000, after over 70 parties went through the home in a three-week period, said agent Tyler Bean of Plum Property Toowong. The auction – which was held on the street in the quiet cul-de-sac where homes are tightly held for over a decade by families keen on the school catchments in the area – was over in just 15 minutes.

“Bidding started at $600,000 and I asked for $650,000, then it jumped $100,000 to $750,000 and in the end $910,000 was what it sold for. It was mostly young families wanting the Indooroopilly catchment.”

Seven bidders registered for the auction.

“Since COVID-19, this is best one we’ve had in terms of value and the amount of bidders. It was so quick, 15 minutes and done.”

The owners, who would not be named, said they began renovating to stay a year ago but were able to accelerate the work during this year’s Queensland COVID-19 lockdown.

“Renovations started slowly and then picked up pace during the quarantine. It was a great time to do the garden, and it was awesome to see it come together really quickly. It’s been a good six months.”

Agent Tyler Bean said it was the fact that the home was in a good school catchment and move in ready that caught buyers’ eyes.

“I think we did just the right work on it. We didn’t do anything unnecessary. It is a beautiful home. We’ve been here for a long time. Any time you can get a nice house in a quiet street in a good school zone, it’s a great place to live. We’ve loved being here and are sad a little bit to move on. We were here for about 12 years. Everyone in the street has also been here a really long time.”

“We were married here, first baby, it’s a very important house. But it was very exciting. We’re very happy with the result today.”

Firepit at the end of the garden.

The owners made the decision to sell during the lockdown period after deciding they were missing family.

“We were originally renovating to stay and then got to a point where during the quarantine we thought where do we want to be? We wanted to be close to our family so we’ve purchased a place on the Sunshine Coast. We’re very happy.”

The four bedroom, two bathroom, single carpark house sits on 699sq m in what was described as “a quiet, family-friendly street”.

The raked ceilings were a hit.

The home was also in the Indooroopilly state and high school catchments, and a short drive to Saint Peters and Brisbane Boys College.

“The spacious interior is big enough for families of all sizes with good separation of living areas plus massive bedrooms,” was how it was marketed on realestate.com.au where it was the most viewed property of those going to auction in Queensland this weekend.

A veranda off the kitchen.

“The updated kitchen has plenty of storage and is complete with stainless steel appliances and stone benches.”

Space was key with large living and dining areas and raked ceilings, bigger than normal bedrooms, a “massive master suite, and an extra guest room downstairs that could become a rumpus room or office if necessary.

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Trainer Matthew Smith and wife Melissa with their horse Californian Man at Warwick Farm. Picture: Brett Costello

The Australian horse racing legacy will continue at Luskin Park in the Hunter Valley with Warwick Farm-based horse trainer Matthew Smith
and his wife Melissa buying the trophy stud property in Luskintyre.

The 46ha estate on the banks of the Hunter River is believed to have been sold for a figure between $2.5 million and $3 million through Sam Triggs and Richie Inglis of Inglis Rural Property.

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The four-bedroom, three-bathroom homestead.

It sold for between $2.5 million and $3 million.

Plenty of facilities.

The price included the entire bloodstock holdings of 30 broodmares, race mares and weanlings that belonged to NSW’s longest serving Police Minister-turned thoroughbred owner, Paul Whelan.

Mr Smith said he was attracted to the property due to its proximity to Sydney where he will remain based.

“We don’t have plans to move from Warwick Farm, it’s more a case of this property complementing our racing stable in Sydney,” said the trainer of Japanese-born, European-run Fierce Impact, who is a Cox Plate and Winx Stakes contender. “It means we’ll have somewhere to spell, or rest, our horses on the farm.

It is on 46 hectares.

A gorgeous estate and surrounds.

“And it will allow us to get back to nature more often.”

The Whelan family put the landmark property on the market after Paul Whelan’s death from cancer last year.

The renowned equine estate is the birthplace of several Australian champions including Golden Slipper winner Luskin Star and Foxwedge.

The property comprises a four-bedroom, three-bathroom homestead with a recently renovated kitchen, office, cool room, veranda, in-ground pool and a four-car carport. A separate one-bedroom flat can also be found on the estate.

– With additional reporting from Mercedes Maguire

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This secluded desert home in Joshua Tree California is a modern mirrored building with a pool in the living room. If you were going to fork out $3,500 per night for a house, this almost sounds worth it.

Blending seamlessly with its desert surrounds thanks to its mirrored exterior, this modern house seemingly vanishes as the shimmering surfaces reflect the beautiful landscape it’s in and it appears to take on the desert form.

The modern house vanishes into the desert landscape. Picture: Realtor/Petr Masek

Set on 36 hectares with a 30m pool in the living room, the home has three bedrooms and four bathrooms, it’s no wonder that Demi Lovato and boyfriend, Max Ehrich, recently escaped here for a weekend getaway.

Designed by LA film producer, Chris Hanely and architect Tomas Osinski, the Invisible House has been a six-year project in the making to create an environmentally sustainable and artistic living space.

Adding to the beauty and colour, the pool runs right through the living room. Picture: Realtor/Brian Ashby

The elongated minimalist house spans 510sqm and also has a separate prefab house on wheels if you’d like to host guests too.

In keeping with the goal of creating an environmentally sustainable house with a minimal footprint on the environment, the house enjoys solar and thermal systems.

The perfect kitchen and space to entertain from. And not a bad backdrop either. Picture: Realtor/Brian Ashby

When it comes to the design features, the horizontal layout that allows the pool to run through the living room is really statement-making.

By night, thanks to the lights, the pool floods the space with shades of blue, red, green, and violet. There’s even a wall at one end of the pool that acts as a movie screen with a video projector. Perfect for having friends over for a water-themed movie night.

Living room, house, hotel, night club? We’ll let you decide. Picture: Realtor/Brian Ashby

Another statement-maker is the glass wall at one end of the home that completely opens up the space to the surrounding desert and making the home’s connection to the outside even stronger.

Elsewhere in the home, the concrete floors, 3.3m ceilings and designer kitchen are all eye-catching and the open cooking and dining area is the perfect set-up for soirees.

The main bedroom seamlessly connects with nature thanks to a sliding wall that reveals glass walls and lets the desert envelope this space. Picture: Realtor/Brian Ashby

In the bedrooms, there are sliding walls that open up to over uninterrupted desert views so you can wake up feeling every bit relaxed.

And if that hasn’t made you chill enough, the main bedroom includes a freestanding tub to soak in while you enjoy surrounding nature.

A thing of such beauty, you’d be forgiven for thinking this is a piece of art in its own right. Picture: Realtor/Petr Masek

Located just 10 minutes from the shops and restaurants of downtown Joshua Tree, the architectural marvel can be rented out on a short-term basis or for special events and film shoots.

For those that find themselves particularly cashed-up, it can also be rented on a monthly basis at the celebrity-friendly price of $71,600.

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95 Channel Hwy, Kingston. Picture: SUPPLIED

TASSIE’S most viewed home of the week is often $1 million-plus new listing — but not last week.

Instead, property hunters were attracted to a cute and comfortable 1950s Kingston home with impressive updates and huge views.

Harcourts Signature New Town property representative Mike Bowman said the price point “Offers over $395,000” was certainly attractive.

“But on top of that, my vendors have a fabulous eye for colours and style,” he said.

“All the artwork around the house is colourful but with a very homely feel and they use a lot of wood which is warming.

“Among its impressive features, potential buyers like the hardwood floors, the sun deck and the mountain views.”

What a luxury.

The property has almost been on the market for one week and already it has been viewed over 8000 times on realestate.com.au.

Mike said the level of inquiry had been “massive”.

He spent two days at the property hosting inspections, extended the open home fourfold and has multiple offers on the table.

“We received four written offers on Friday and I’m expecting many more,” he said.

The superb kitchen.

The property at No.95 Channel Hwy, Kingston offers three generously sized bedrooms serviced by a central bathroom.

There are Tasmanian oak floors throughout the house coupled with wooden benchtops in the kitchen and laundry.

The kitchen is well-appointed with ample benchspace and cupboards plus direct access to the deck for entertaining.

Warm up by the fire.

The grounds have been landscaped.

The covered spa deck is a standout feature with its outlook over Kingston, Ferntree and to Mount Wellington.

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The Broadview property at 32 Beaven Ave sold under the hammer at the weekend. Pic: realestate.com.au

A Broadview home that dozens of househunters were determined to get their hands on will be bulldozed.

The rundown four-bedroom house at 32 Beaven Avenue attracted 30 registered bidders at auction on the weekend.

Selling agent Nino Micic, of Harcourts Plus Seaton, said it sold under the hammer to a young family who planned to demolish it and rebuild a larger home.

While he knew it would appeal to househunters looking to renovate or redevelop, Mr Micic was shocked at the level of competition.

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It attracted 30 registered bidders. Pic: realestate.com.au

A family bought it with the intention of demolishing it and rebuilding another home. Pic: realestate.com.au

“It felt like a COVID-free world on Saturday morning,” he said.

“In 16 years, that’s the most bidders I’ve ever had at an auction. I expected 15 to 20.”

He said bidding started at $300,000 before jumping from $320,000 to $450,000, then climbing gradually to $552,000 when the hammer came down.

“We put the property on the market around $535,000,” he said.

“The last $2000 to $3000 … it was a matter between two bidders.”

Mr Micic said it attracted a range of buyers, from developers to owner occupiers with plans to renovate or rebuild.

Despite the house’s current state, he said they were attracted to its 701sqm corner block and the prospect of subdividing.

The 1950s-built house – which has boarded up windows, crumbling walls and patchwork floors – has remained an empty and rundown shell for more than a decade.

The selling agent was surprised at how many people registered to bid for the house. Pic: realestate.com.au

Its sellers had been chipping away at restoration plans for years but decided to cut their losses and put it on the market in June.

Mr Micic warned prospective buyers that a renovation was “not for the faint-hearted”.

Meanwhile, another rundown property at Prospect sold under the hammer at the weekend

First National Riggall principal John Riggall said five registered bidders vied for the keys to the three-bedroom house at 33 Camroc Avenue, which was snapped up for $610,000.

“The people who bought it are owners occupiers so they are going to renovate it and live in the home,” he said.

The property was advertised with a $575,000 price guide.

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What could be more London than creating a home that would fit the same size as a tube carriage? With a narrow 2.8 metre-wide site and flanked by walls on both sides, this tiny home was slotted into an alleyway.

This two-storey, one-bedroom home with a garden prioritised quality of space over minimising space standards.

At just 2.8m wide, this gorgeous London home is small but mighty. Picture: Jim Stephenson

Named Slot House, the focus from London-based architectural firm Sandy Rendel Architects was to create space that one could not just live and work in, but really enjoy being in.

The result is a gorgeous home that is no bigger than a tube carriage, with well-appointed materials and a minimal layout that favours form and simple spaces.

The mix of materials and colours are calming to relax in. Picture: Jim Stephenson

Featuring a colour palette of cream, sage, grey and natural materials, combined with the open spaces and light, the home feels light, airy and non-cramped. It even has a somewhat Zen vibe.

It’s hard not fall head of heels for the combination of materials – such as steel structure with exposed Douglas fir joists, spruce plywood walls and the beautiful juxtaposition of cork and terrazzo floors.

The openness of the layout and the skylight make for a light and airy space. Picture: Jim Stephenson

The home is as open as possible to maximise light and increase the sense of space, and packs a powerful punch with the main living areas on the ground floor and the master bedroom and study on the first floor.

The study on the first floor has a picturesque view out over the garden. Picture: Jim Stephenson

Natural light floods the space via large windows at both the front and the rear of the home and a skylight about the stairs.

The mix of materials and colour palette create a calm and relaxing home. Picture: Jim Stephenson

In order to exploit as much space as possible from the constrained plot size, the house was cleverly constructed using a lightweight steel frame on a piled slab.

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Experienced renovators saw value at 27 Empress Avenue, Kingsville.

Strong online auction results were recorded for the second weekend in a row following the reinstated ban on public sales.

A renovator’s delight in Kingsville received bidding from a whopping 11 groups before selling for $690,000.

The reserve for the property at 27 Empress Avenue was believed to be $575,000.

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The Kingsville property’s laundry and bathroom were a ramshackle affair.

There were 11 bidders competing for the two-bedroom house.

The sale comes as Melbourne recorded a preliminary clearance rate of 68.4 per cent from 177 reported results, according to realestate.com.au data.

Jas Stephens Yarraville agent John Galea said the amount of competition, largely from experienced renovators and tradies, was “extraordinary”.

“I’ve never seen it in my 16 year career, to have 11 individual bidding parties — it’s just phenomenal,” Mr Galea said.

“In our corridor we’re lacking stock where there’s either a great opportunity such as renovations and adding value, or good quality homes.”

The Kingsville property last sold in 1973.

First-home buyers were turned off by the amount of work the property required.

A Hills hoist stands proud in the backyard.

The dilapidated house sold for the first time since 1973 to a young couple — a schoolteacher and a carpenter — who were purchasing their first home together.

“They are looking to renovate the property and make it a home,” Mr Galea said.

“There was a mixture of experienced makeover couples competing — people that have done this time and time again.”

Mr Galea added there was “initially an abundance of first-home buyers” expressing interest in the rundown home, before inspections revealed the amount of work it required to be made liveable.

Fast bidding drove a Wheelers Hill property to sell for a $100,000 premium under the hammer.

The four-bedroom house at 54 Darnley Grove sold for $1.206m to a young family.

A four-bedroom house at 54 Darnley Grove, Wheelers Hill sold for $1.206m.

A young family secured the contemporary home.

“Everyone just wanted it,” Harcourts Judd White director Dexter Prack said.

“If it’s a sought-after property that’s realistically priced, I don’t think it matters whether it’s on-site or online, you’re going to get activity,” he said.

But the virtual format wasn’t without its problems, as an online auction at 10 Stradbroke Road, Boronia crashed while the auctioneer was conferring with the vendor on price expectations.

No. 10 Stradbroke Road, Boronia is still on the market.

The property passed in for $1.51m.

EYS Auctions director Fabian Sanelli said the network issue did not halt the momentum as the halftime break had already been called.

“Because there was a pause the momentum was already stopped,” Mr Sanelli said.

The spacious five-bedroom house passed in at a price of $1.51m shortly after the pause.

“People logged back in and we pretty much wrapped it up in a couple of minutes,” Mr Sanelli said.

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