Prestige Property: 4 Lindsay Place, Bicton, WA
A heady combination of supreme architecture and sublime views.
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Designed by John LeClare Joseph of Superseed Architecture comes this three-level, 560sqm, 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 4-car garage pile set on 730sqm of cliff-face.
The spectacular home features uninterrupted water views across the Fremantle Harbour, Rottnest Island and the Indian Ocean — through swathes of double-glaze windows throughout the home — without forgoing feelings of privacy.
The home takes its design cues from the sleek forms of yachts and features expansive of pacific teak decking and cladding, white-painted steel elements, curved walls and sculptural skylights and ties it to a contemporary, airy feel with streams of light, concrete flooring and intelligent use of stone.
Built to entertain, the home offers numerous zones for hosting including the central balconies and sun halls – accessed by a custom-made sliding door – to create multiple indoor-outdoor spaces.
On the lowest level is a 150sqm alfresco entertaining area complete with built-in barbecue, kitchenette, imported Spanish bricks, a tropical themed landscaped garden, concealed outdoor shower and access to the infinity edge saltwater pool.
Back inside the house, on the uppermost floor is the open-plan living, dining and spacious kitchen – the centrepiece of which is a sculptural stone island complemented by the skylight above.
The home’s accommodation includes four bedroom suites with a guest suite by the pool on the lower level, two bedrooms on the middle level and an ultra-private main suite on the uppermost floor. Here, the main suite offers more views of the river and includes a spacious stone-adorned ensuite, walk-in dressing room with a freestanding bath.
Further additions to the home include a privately located study, with views outward to the river, an internal lift servicing all three levels, large capacity wine cellar and four-car stacker garage with a viewing window.
The home is listed with William Porteous Properties International’s Olivia Porteous (+61 423 557 438); POA. porteous.com.au
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Northern California estate, which was listed Monday for $24.5 million.
Located in Atherton, an extremely affluent town northwest of Palo Alto and about 30 miles south of San Francisco, the 3.36-acre property is made up of three parcels that Schmidt acquired over the years, according to public records and Compass, who has the listing.
Schmidt, 69, and his wife, businesswoman Wendy Schmidt, purchased the main home in 1990 for $2 million, according to public records accessed via PropertyShark. They remodelled the 1969 home in 2007, and at that time, bought a neighbouring parcel of land, allowing an expansion of the main house and the addition of a guest house, according to Compass, who holds the listing. A third parcel was later acquired, on which the Schmidts added an English garden house and landscaped grounds overlooking the Eastern Hills.
“Finding three contiguous parcels in Atherton is rare. Even rarer are those with views of the Eastern hills,” said listing agent Katharine Carroll of the reSolve Group at Compass. “The location of this residence is ultra private, at the back of a cul-de-sac with the main house built into a hillside that provides privacy and very good security.”
Across the estate, there are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and six half bathrooms.
The 5,265-square-foot main house also offers a number of private outdoor spaces on its upper level, including a large terrace off the primary suite, another large terrace off a secondary bedroom, plus a third smaller terrace and two balconies.
Behind the main house is a patio with a pool and spa. For even more outdoor space, there’s an entertaining pavilion, an open lawn and an outdoor fireplace area near the guest quarters.
The grounds themselves are also a standout feature, with an array of mature plants and specimen trees. The upper portion of the property’s landscaping is designed around an Amdega-designed conservatory, which was imported from the U.K. Around the greenhouse, there is a garden of raised beds and fruit trees, Carroll said.
“From the moment you step onto the grounds, it feels as if you’ve been transported to a private botanical sanctuary,” she said.
Schmidt served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011, and then became the company’s executive chairman until 2015. He could not be reached for comment.
This article first appeared on Mansion Global
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
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