365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
A city townhouse offers the sense of space and scope that you would usually only expect to find in grand villas. Barrie and Debra McBryde built their Angas St home between 1998 and 2000 and combined elements of their former home with the sort of grandeur you usually find in five star holiday accommodation.
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“We came from Unley and wanted something at least the size of our villa in Unley, if not bigger, and when we came home we wanted the feeling of being in a five-star resort – and that’s why we built such a big bedroom and such a big ensuite.
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
The living area downstairs is equally as big as what we had in Unley, and the kitchen’s actually bigger,” Mr McBryde says.
“We also wanted security, so that we could lock it up and leave it and travel, and we also wanted it to be as low-maintenance as possible. That’s why we’ve got natural render finishes all around the outside.”
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
Quality was paramount to the McBrydes, who have fitted out the amazing property with high calibre fixtures and finishes throughout.
“We put in a concrete floor on the upper level because I hate the thought of timber first floors, so it’s a solid construction,” says Mr McBryde. “The high ceilings give it an amazing feeling throughout – on the lower floor they’re 3.3m high and upstairs is 3m high – not many of these newer apartments offer that sort of height, not even the penthouses.
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
We’ve stayed in places around the world with good sized bedrooms and bathrooms and we wanted that – that ensuite is about 18sqm and is bigger than most people’s bedrooms. It sounds a little bit ostentatious, but when you’ve lived in something with space, and you’ve got the capability to create what you want, you don’t really want to go back to something smaller. Everybody who’s ever seen it says “this is unbelievable” – it’s just so good, we love it. It’s a beautifully proportioned room, that bedroom, it really is.”
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
Designed by award-winning architect Angelo Ali, the home has three bedrooms, all on the upper level. An open-plan kitchen, family and dining area flows out to a courtyard garden at the front, and the home also has a spacious laundry, a bathroom and a double garage with ample storage at the rear. Quality fixtures and finishes abound, including Caesarstone benchtops, European Birch cabinetry, LED lighting, an alarm system and a 19-panel solar system.
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
Mr McBryde says the home’s design and luxe fit-out make it ideal for entertaining.
“We had about 20 people in here in January celebrating my birthday and it was fantastic, and there was plenty of room. We’re not huge entertainers but we’d often have a handful of people over,” Mr McBryde says. “You could have 40 people here without any problem – you can open up the doors and spill out into the courtyard and have the kids upstairs.”
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
The couple is moving on to its next building project and while they will recreate many aspects of this home in their next one, they won’t be able to replicate its incredible location.
“The location is fabulous,” Mr McBryde says. “Because we’re off of East Tce, we actually don’t get any traffic noise – that’s the surprising thing for most people, they didn’t think it would be so quiet. You don’t realise you’re living in the city.
365 Angas St, Adelaide. Supplied by Ouwens Casserly
“It’s been a great house – very few people stay in the one house for 20 years, but we’ve absolutely loved it. It would be perfect for someone wanting to live in the city and be close to everything – we can walk into the East End, go to the cinema, and I walk the dog in the Parklands twice a day. It’s just fantastic.”
365 Angas St, Adelaide
$1.9 million to $2.05 million.
Agent: Ouwens Casserly Real Estate, Cynthia Sajkunovic 0418 856 334.
Land size: 235sqm. Offers: Close Thursday, August 13 at noon.
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