Margot Robbie Reportedly Behind $28 Million Currumbin Valley Homecoming

Margot Robbie may have travelled from a Queensland farm to the highest reaches of Hollywood, but a reported $28 million property deal suggests the Gold Coast has never lost its hold on her.

The Australian actor and producer is believed to be the mystery buyer of Redwood, a seven-acre Currumbin Valley estate transformed into the architectural residence known as The Copper Arbour.

The off-market transaction reportedly settled in June 2025. Property records cited in recent media coverage identify the buyer as Pippyyork Pty Ltd, a company established only weeks before the sale. A Gold Coast accountant is listed as its sole director and shareholder, reportedly holding the company’s single share for an undisclosed party understood to be Robbie.

Neither Robbie nor her representatives have confirmed the purchase, so her ownership remains reported rather than established. Nevertheless, the location and secrecy surrounding the transaction have given the story the character of a remarkable homecoming.

Back to Currumbin Valley

Robbie spent part of her childhood on her grandparents’ farm in Currumbin Valley and has spoken affectionately about an upbringing shaped by paddocks, trees and the freedom of the Gold Coast hinterland.

In a Vogue Australia conversation with her mother, Sarie Kessler, she recalled doing homework in a tree and being called inside for dinner from beyond the paddock.

The reported purchase would return her to that landscape in considerable style.

The estate occupies approximately 2.9 hectares on the banks of Currumbin Creek. Despite its privacy and rural atmosphere, an earlier sales campaign placed it about seven minutes from Currumbin Beach and 10 minutes from Gold Coast Airport.

Its combination of acreage, creek frontage and coastal accessibility has always been central to its appeal. Mature trees line the long driveway, while paddocks, rainforest and established landscaping shelter the residence from the road and surrounding properties.

For an internationally recognised actor, producer and entrepreneur, the estate offers seclusion without isolation: a private hinterland base within easy reach of the beach, airport and southern Gold Coast.

Redwood before its transformation

The Redwood listing supplied for the property describes the estate as it existed before the current residence was built.

At that time, the two-storey house contained five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two powder rooms, several living areas, a wet bar, sauna, home office, study and three-car garage. Its defining interior feature was a stone fireplace extending through both levels, complemented by polished hardwood floors, leadlight windows, French doors and a kitchen with stone benchtops.

The grounds already possessed many of the qualities that distinguish the estate today. They included fenced paddocks, Currumbin Creek frontage, horse shelters, stables, a chicken coop, extensive sheds and storage, powered pavilions, a gymnasium and a lagoon-style pool and spa.

After changing hands for a reported $2.55 million in 2017, however, the property underwent a comprehensive redevelopment. The former house was superseded by a new, predominantly single-level residence completed in 2024.

Current reports describe the resulting estate as having six bedrooms, six bathrooms and garaging for as many as 10 vehicles, along with a pool, full-size tennis court and equestrian facilities.

Country living reimagined in copper

The approach begins along a driveway framed by mature trees. At its end, the landscape opens to reveal an expansive house wrapped in a sculptural copper skin, with the creek and gently descending land to the south and paddocks, rainforest and hills to the north.

Rather than impose a sharply contemporary object on the countryside, architect Paul Uhlmann chose materials intended to settle into it. Copper gives the house its defining identity, but it was also selected for the way it changes over time. As its surface develops a patina, the building is designed to become more closely integrated with the colours and textures of the land.

The copper roof is articulated along the length of the building, folding down in places to form wall elements that touch the ground. These changes in height and direction help reduce the apparent scale of the residence while creating the protective arbour from which it takes its name.

Spotted gum, limestone and travertine extend the warm, tactile character of the exterior into the house. Blackbutt floors, timber ceilings, band-sawn wall cladding and bespoke cabinetry give the interiors a richness suited to the rural environment without resorting to a conventional country-house aesthetic.

A home shaped around the landscape

Viewed from above, The Copper Arbour follows a Y-shaped plan.

The longest section contains the principal living spaces, which look towards both the paddocks and Currumbin Creek. At the point where the plan divides, one branch forms the parents’ wing, incorporating the main suite, study, gym and garaging with a southern outlook towards the creek. The other contains the children’s accommodation, oriented towards the pool and tennis court.

This arrangement gives the large residence a clear internal structure while allowing different parts of the family to enjoy privacy. It also enables the main living areas to operate as a central spine opening towards the surrounding landscape.

Arrival is through a forecourt and lobby, where a carefully positioned picture window frames the view beyond. From there, the public areas connect with an outdoor sitting space and planted courtyard.

A mature ornamental cherry blossom tree occupies the centre of that courtyard beside an outdoor fireplace, bringing vegetation into the building and softening the threshold between indoors and out.

The principal external entertaining area occupies a break in the building’s form. It incorporates heated stone seating, concealed screens, a cantilevered fireplace and projection facilities. An outdoor bar links the courtyard back to the living room, creating a circuit of connected spaces for entertaining.

Travertine used in the kitchen continues outside around the pool, strengthening the visual relationship between the interior and landscape. Views from the main living spaces extend in several directions, allowing the paddocks, creek, pool and hills to become part of the experience of the house.

Monumental scale, domestic character

The Copper Arbour was designed to accommodate family life, sporting equipment and large social gatherings without making its everyday spaces feel overwhelming.

That balance is central to the project. Its size, extensive garaging and recreation facilities give it the scale of a major luxury estate, yet the plan is broken into distinct wings, courtyards and gathering places intended to remain comfortable when occupied by only a small family.

The design creates deliberate contrasts: copper against greenery, limestone beside timber, large entertaining areas alongside intimate family rooms, and monumental roof forms enclosing sheltered courtyards.

Those qualities distinguish the present house from the former Redwood residence. While the old listing is useful for understanding the land and its established equestrian and lifestyle infrastructure, The Copper Arbour is not simply a renovated version of that home. It is a substantially new architectural work shaped around the same creek, paddocks and mature landscape.

Gold Coast House of the Year

The project’s design and construction have already received significant industry recognition.

In August 2025, Blenkins Build won the Master Builders Queensland Gold Coast House of the Year award for The Copper Arbour. The company also received the regional award for an individual home valued at more than $10 million.

Judges praised the execution of the hand-rolled copper roof, custom hardwood flooring and other detailed elements. They also recognised the residence’s provision for multigenerational living, health, fitness and entertaining.

The awards give important context to the reported $28 million price. This was not merely a sale of seven acres in a desirable hinterland enclave, but the acquisition of a newly completed and highly customised architectural estate.

The figure represents a dramatic increase from the property’s reported $2.55 million sale in 2017, although that comparison does not account for the scale and cost of the subsequent redevelopment. At $28 million, the latest transaction stands as an exceptional Currumbin Valley result and one of the Gold Coast hinterland’s landmark residential deals.

A personal kind of trophy home

If Robbie is confirmed as the buyer, The Copper Arbour will inevitably be described as a celebrity trophy home. Its price, architectural pedigree, acreage and discreet corporate purchase invite that interpretation.

Its location, however, gives the deal a more personal dimension.

Robbie’s career has taken her from Australian television to major international films and an influential role behind the camera through LuckyChap Entertainment. Currumbin Valley belongs to an earlier part of her story: one associated with family, farm life and the landscape she knew before becoming internationally famous.

The Copper Arbour brings those worlds together. Its award-winning architecture and resort-scale facilities reflect the demands of an international career, while its paddocks, creek frontage, mature trees and changing copper surfaces root it firmly in the Gold Coast hinterland.

The Sydney developer-builder, which typically retains its projects, is offering 54 residences off the plan on Spencer Street, with prices starting at $3.9 million.

HSN Property Group has launched Maison Jolene in Rose Bay, giving buyers a rare opportunity to purchase off the plan from a developer-builder that has spent more than two decades building a predominantly build-to-hold portfolio in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. HSN values that portfolio at $4 billion.

Located at 2–16 Spencer Street, Maison Jolene comprises 54 residences, including house-sized two- and three-bedroom apartments, sub-penthouses and penthouses. Prices start at $3.9 million, according to HSN, with many residences designed to capture views across Rose Bay, Sydney Harbour and the city skyline.

James Nixon, head of projects at The Rubinstein Group, is handling the sales campaign alongside agency founder Gavin Rubinstein. He says the launch is an unusual opportunity for buyers who have followed the developer’s work.

“HSN is renowned for building entire projects and rarely selling a single apartment to the open market, so Maison Jolene really is a first for potential buyers who have been following the brand across previous projects,” Nixon says.

HSN worked with architecture practice MHN Design Union and interiors studio The Unlisted Collective on the development. A rhythm of arches and deep-set openings gives the building its presence on Spencer Street, while the residences are positioned to make the most of natural light, privacy and outlook. Landscaping frames the arrival and carries through to the shared outdoor spaces.

“Maison Jolene was conceived to bring a touch of European elegance to Rose Bay, drawing on the understated charm of Mayfair and the romance of Paris while remaining grounded in the relaxed character of Sydney’s eastern suburbs,” says Rafi Assouline, founder and director of HSN Property Group.

The apartments were designed with established Rose Bay downsizers in mind. Large kitchens, generous storage and flexible living areas are intended to ease the move from a family home, with layouts that can also accommodate families and professionals looking for more space in an apartment.

The shared amenities are designed as an extension of those homes. Residents will have access to a lounge, private dining room and landscaped alfresco entertaining area. A wellness retreat brings together a magnesium pool, cold plunge, sauna, steam room and heated stone recovery bench, alongside a gym and dedicated space for Pilates and yoga.

Inside the apartments, the curves of the façade recur in the cabinetry and balustrades. Custom wall sconces, tapware and patterned parquetry sit alongside carved marble basins, hammered-glass shower screens and recessed stone niches. Timber veneer wardrobes have leather-clad drawers, while an Art Deco-inspired motif appears in the raised ceiling detail, joinery and built-in velvet bedheads.

“Maison Jolene is at once contemporary and old world, with custom-designed parquetry flooring and an art deco-inspired motif juxtaposing with the curvature of the arched facade, balustrade and internal cabinetry,” Assouline says.

The kitchens bring several of those ideas together in a sculptural, bubble-shaped island. Assouline helped design and engineer the curved form and personally selected the marble, which is bookmatched so the veining mirrors across adjoining pieces.

“With each of our projects, I look for symmetry in design,” he says. “Crafting the apartments is like solving a puzzle of one thousand pieces; one little detail wrong could mean the picture doesn’t translate correctly once it’s finished.”

HSN will develop and build Maison Jolene, overseeing the project from design through to construction. The family-owned company says it has delivered more than 270 homes, has 200 apartments under construction and has a 100 per cent completion record.

“As a private, integrated developer-builder, we maintain close control over every stage of a project,” Assouline says. “We see our projects as collaborative partnerships with our architects, interior designers and specialist trades with whom we have refined a very unique aesthetic, to ensure every detail is considered for those who will live there.”

For Nixon, the developer’s involvement in both design and construction is part of the pitch to buyers. “The attention to design excellence, combined with HSN’s proven track record in delivering ultra-high-end developments, ensures a level of rarity and enduring quality seldom seen in today’s market,” he says.

“To purchase an HSN property is to acquire a property that will not just hold its value but stand the test of time as a timeless piece of Sydney real estate.”

The Spencer Street address puts residents close to Rose Bay’s village cafés and restaurants, foreshore walks and ferry service, with beaches, golf courses and schools nearby. Maison Jolene is now selling off the plan through James Nixon and Gavin Rubinstein.