Inside the $80m trophy home set to test Melbourne’s record
The southern capital’s residential sales record could soon be topped, with the arrival of a contemporary Toorak trophy home that has a guide of $75 million to $82 million.
When Melbourne-based architect Ilario Cortese was asked to design a luxury home for his Toorak client about a decade ago, he was handed two commodities rarely offered in house design: a blank canvas and an open chequebook.
The latter certainly came in handy when, midway through the build, the client opted to add another level to create a dedicated floor for the master suite to capitalise on 360-degree views across Melbourne.
Bonnie CampbellLuxury property reporterBonnie Campbell is the luxury property reporter at The Australian Financial Review Email Bonnie at bonnie.campbell@afr.com
