One Wybelenna at Brookfield is being offered for sale as a private residence.
A luxury day spa in Brisbane’s leafy western suburbs is being offered for sale for the first time as an established business or as a private home by its owners Heather and Charlie Sartain.
Designed by renowned, award-winning architect Shaun Lockyer, 1 Wybelenna Street in Brookfield is one of the city’s most idyllic retreats — visited by hundreds of people each month who soak up the serene surrounds and holistic treatments on offer.
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Shaun Lockyer’s One Wybelenna project at Brookfield in Brisbane’s west incorporated hundreds of thousands of dollars of stonework. Picture: Scott Burrows.
Heather established the property as a day spa in 2015 after redeveloping and rebuilding the property.
It was a labour of love and towards completion — and after a year of letting the home as an executive rental — they decided to integrate the building with Heather’s lifetime passion for health and wellness.
After careful consideration, the Sartains have decided to offer the residence to prospective buyers for use as a well-established business, or as a private home.
“It’s a time of changing priorities,” Heather said.
“The last few months have given me the opportunity to reassess and to reprioritise, particularly after having achieved all that I had set out to do over the last 10 years, through design and construction, to opening the day spa and reaching the successes that we now see. It is time to move on to a new phase in my life.”
One Wybelenna day spa owner Heather Sartain. Image supplied.
But it is still business as usual at One Wybelenna.
“We are taking bookings, receiving guests and enjoying business as usual,” Heather said.
“The team is working hard to accommodate a high demand for appointments following our mandatory closure due to COVID-19. We are just not selling gift certificates due to the significant number out there in the community, whose holders find it difficult to book an appointment at this time.
“We have deeply appreciated and valued all the support over the years, and particularly over the past few difficult months.”
One of the treatment rooms/bedrooms in the residence at 1 Wybelenna St, Brookfield.
Set on a sprawling 6700 sqm, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom property was born out of the remnants of a cottage designed by influential Brisbane architect, Robin Gibson, which was a landmark structure in the area for many years.
Completed in 2012, the result is a contemporary interpretation of Californian modernism, heavily influenced by American architect Richard Neutra — famous for his simple geometry and use of steel and glass.
Inside the residence at 1 Wybelenna St, Brookfield, which is being offered for sale.
The residence sits on the original footprint of the Gibson house and incorporates tallowwood timber and locally-quarried bluestone to define living zones and pavilions throughout the building.
The modernist design features extend right through the home, even down to the unique ‘orb’ fireplace, which hovers over a sunken lounge area.
The residence is a haven for relaxation.
The dramatic outdoor living areas have direct access to a 20m outdoor magna spa and pool area, which is surrounded by bushland and beautiful landscaped gardens.
The house has been designed with sustainability in mind, having been thermally engineered, wind patterns mapped and a turf roof included to cover the garaging, which allows the house to ground itself into the existing contour of the land.
One Wybelenna in Brookfield is currently used as a health spa.
There are also 140,000 litres of water storage, 21kw of solar power and 300 additional trees have been planted in the waterway area.
“I will miss the peace and tranquility of the property, both the beautifully landscaped gardens and the house itself,” Heather said.
“It imparts an almost immediate feeling of relaxation upon entry. I will also miss the involvement and interaction with my team and our guests.”
Marketing agent Tom Lyne of Ray White New Farm said it was “an incredibly rare opportunity” to purchase a property of such calibre only 15 minutes from the city.
One Wybelenna was designed by award-winning architect Shaun Lockyer. Photographer: Scott Burrows.
“If someone had a dream to build one of these, you’re looking at a four to five year plan,” Mr Lyne said.
“Given it’s been operating as a spa, it has the most manicured grounds and a level of finishes that are second to none.”
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