Property of the week: 32 Isaac St, Spring Hill

Spring Hill Enviro-Cottage is the ultimate fairytale of old meets new, an architectural marriage of two distinctly different eras that seamlessly come together in 21st-century Brisbane.

The Isaac Street home is one of Spring Hill’s original workers’ cottages that in 2010 was expertly transformed into a uniquely sustainable home with all the modern-day must-haves and plenty of boxes ticked on the wish list too.

While preserving the classic Queenslander, the 286sqm property has been reimagined to deliver an innovative and eco-friendly address.

Kitchen joinery has been crafted from reclaimed timber, there is environmentally friendly paint, a suite of energy efficient appliances, solar power, underground water storage, and an Eco Plunge Pool.

Although the charming period facade remains, the rear of the house has an ultra contemporary backdrop of patterned Corten steel privacy screens that minimise heat and create dappled light across the interior spaces. At night, the unique partition’s geometric laser-cut design provides a star-like feature in the main bedroom suite.

The considered passive design principles extend to the strategically located louvres, doors and windows that draw in cooling breezes, while a vast skylight over the dining area and kitchen allows for plenty of natural light in winter. Burnished concrete floors keep the ground cool and grand walls of glass peel back to reveal a seamless flow to the outdoors with a grassed and landscaped private courtyard.

Although the ground floor has been designed for everyday living and entertaining, the multi-purpose front room with ensuite is an ideal guest retreat or even a perfect ‘work from home’ space complete with a separate entry via the front patio.

Upstairs, a mezzanine lounge provides another breakout area for families, and the two first floor bedrooms open out to the traditional full-width balcony overlooking the street. These bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and desks with a shared family-friendly bathroom.

At the rear of the footprint, a freestanding two-storey pavilion features yet another living space next to the pool with an integrated bar. Above the space the top floor main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-through wardrobe.

A long list of bonus features include ceiling fans in all bedrooms and living areas, a thermostat-controlled whirlybird to extract excess heat, a 5kW solar system with a SMA Sunny Boy inverter, a 20,000L rainwater tank, a filtering and UV disinfection system and a solar hot water system with 450L storage tank.

Although there is a lock up garage, this city-fringe home is within walking distance of Roma Street Parkland, Roma Street Station and Victoria Park. Brisbane Central State School is also only two streets away.

In keeping with Queensland consumer law, properties going under the hammer cannot carry advertised price guides.

This Brisbane home at 32 Isaac St, Spring Hill is on the market with Ray White New Farm with an auction date set for November 30. For details contact agent Samuel Angus on 0411 044 949.

Although Corazón was meticulously built to be the Smout family’s dream home, the glamorous Brisbane residence is now seeking its next custodian.

The luxury New Farm property named Corazón, the Spanish word for heart, was always meant to be the Smouts’ forever home.

Becky, a teacher-turned-design specialist, and her property developer husband Francisco bought a pre-war timber home on the 810sq m site back in 2022 for $2.625 million. They then painstakingly transformed it into a luxury 21st-century residence.

The laborious process included a full year of negotiations with Brisbane City Council to secure approval for the now six-bedroom, nine-bathroom architectural landmark at 563 Lower Bowen Tce.

Plans for the family of five are taking another direction, and on June 13, Corazón will go under the hammer, marketed by Matt Lancashire and his team from Ray White Collective Luxury.

“This is the most incredible house I have ever seen. The quality of the build, the finish, this family poured their heart into this home for three years, and it shows in every single detail. There is nothing else like it in Brisbane,” he said.

Since the house is headed to auction, Queensland regulations prevent agents from publicly advertising price guides.

However, according to Cotality records, the current price record for New Farm is $25 million, set by a renovated home at 17 Julius St that sold for $25 million in 2025.

The top figure paid on Lower Bowen Tce was set in 2023, when a contemporary 503 sq m property at number 603 sold for $6.2 million.

Lancashire added that demand for luxury Brisbane property had never been stronger, as more cashed-up buyers seek designer homes close to the CBD.

Just this month, Lancashire and his colleague Josh Brown set a new suburb price record when Governess, an 1860s-era home in Paddington reimagined by local builder-developer Graya, sold for an undisclosed sum reported to be “more than” $12 million.

Corazón is an example of how the Australian prestige market is currently reflecting the high-end tastes of high-net-worth buyers.

Vanessa Rader, Ray White head of research, said the nation’s wellness economy – now valued at $141 billion and representing 7.8 per cent of GDP – was actually reshaping buyer expectations.

“The most significant transformation in luxury real estate is happening behind the walls,” Rader explained.

“Intelligent wellness design is no longer coming; it has already arrived in Australia’s premium property market, redefining luxury for a generation that values optimisation.”

Today, the spacious three-storey New Farm home has 963sq m of internal and external living space, crafted for Queensland’s long summers and laidback lifestyle.

Standout design features include a dramatic double-helix spiral staircase, 3m ceilings, curved glass and steel, off-form concrete surfaces, Venetian plaster walls, and a show-stopping solid marble travertine bathtub carved from a single block of stone.

The ground floor is an entertainer’s playground with a vast open-plan living and dining zone anchored by a sleek kitchen complete with a long eat-at island bench, a hidden buyer’s pantry, plus Miele, Gaggenau and Pitt appliances.

Floor-to-ceiling glass walls peel back to reveal a paved terrace featuring a full outdoor kitchen and an integrated Beefeater barbecue.

A heated magnesium-filled pool sits next to a grassed courtyard and fire pit, with an added wellness retreat space housing a sauna, an ice bath, and a bathroom.

The entry level also houses a separate media room, a wine bar, a guest bedroom with an ensuite, a mudroom-style laundry and a home office with built-in desks.

A private lift serves all floors, including the accommodation level, which has five ensuite bedrooms, as well as a first-floor retreat and study area. In the primary suite, there is a huge dressing room, strategically placed skylights and a lavish bathroom with a double shower.

As an added bonus for the kids, one bedroom has its own rock-climbing wall and suspended net cubby.

One more level up, and the rooftop lounge with a kitchenette has sweeping city skyline views and a grand terrace.

Security features at the home include facial-recognition entry, perimeter cameras, and a comprehensive internal and external alarm system. There is also a Crestron smart home system with Dali lighting control for more than 400 fittings.

Corazón has a three-car garage with a gym and parking for up to three more cars behind the security gates. The Lower Bowen Tce home is approximately 200m from New Farm Park, 400m from Merthyr village and 2 km from the Brisbane CBD.

Property of the week: 32 Isaac St, Spring Hill

Built as a forever home, Corazón combines wellness, luxury and architectural flair in one of New Farm’s most ambitious residential projects.