Apartment House, Toorak’s artful design and lush garden impress

Filtered light through clever brickwork creates art on the walls of this statement piece home, which welcomes with a lush internal garden and impresses all the way through like a private gallery.

Christina Karras

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November 16, 2020 - 12:00AM

234 Kooyong Road, Toorak is for sale with $7.9-$8.5m price hopes.

This Toorak home’s striking white-brick and green-copper facade doesn’t give away much about its chic contemporary interior.

But inside 234 Kooyong Road, clever glass placement between the spaced out “hit and miss” brickwork allows beams of natural light to filter through and create artful patterns.

The luxury three-bedroom house is on the market with $7.9-$8.5m price hopes.

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The home was designed to be an urban hideaway.

The innovative brick design and light-play at work.

Natural light becomes art.

A state-of-the-art marble and Corian kitchen with a butler’s pantry.

A product of award-winning architect Kerstin Thompson, the Apartment House was designed to be an urban retreat hidden away from its neighbourhood.

Marshall White’s Justin Long said the home’s privacy made it ideal for empty nesters.

“The architectural merit of the home and its security have been a real highlight,” Mr Long said.

“It’s absolutely a one-off, with attention to detail at every turn. When you walk through you can really see the quality.”

A lush internal garden is the centrepiece of the home’s entryway.

Lush living.

The views aren’t bad either.

The serenity continues in the backyard.

Mr Long said the home’s floorplan was designed to include views of the garden, Gardiners Creek Valley, the Dandenong Ranges and beyond.

“There is a really expansive view which is what the current owners were particularly chasing,” he said.

The home’s main living areas and bedrooms are on one level upstairs, while the ground level features self-contained studio-style quarters.

Beams of light filter into the marble bathroom.

Mr Long described the home as a “one off”.

Warm timber finishes throughout the home.

Ample space for entertaining guests.

“The top level is almost like its own penthouse apartment,” Mr Long said.

Polished concrete floors, American oak joinery and timber-lined ceilings add to the property’s high-end appeal.

The home also boasts its own lift, an open-air gym and a private garden terrace.

Expressions of interest close 5pm, December 1.

No expense was spared in the build.

Deluxe dining.

Another of the home’s bedrooms.

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Originally published as Apartment House, Toorak’s artful design and lush garden impress