CELEBRITY BUILDER GRAYA UNVEILS PADDINGTON MASTERPIECE
A striking new build in Paddington, Skyline pairs Graya’s trademark craftsmanship with Joe Adsett’s award-winning design.
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Paddington’s skyline has a new star. A collaboration between celebrity builder Graya and award-winning architect Joe Adsett, this recently completed luxury residence is turning heads with its commanding city views, sculptural design and extensive list of high-end features.
Now on the market with Ray White New Farm agents Matt Lancashire and Josh Brown, the five-bedroom home is one of only a handful of private commissions by Graya, better known for creating showpiece addresses for Brisbane’s sporting and social elite.
The two-storey residence with iconic city views has no official price guide, given Queensland’s restrictions on pricing, but the latest sale on Reading Street, Paddington, was made in April when a four-bedroom house on 562 sq m sold for $4.38 million.
Sitting on a much larger 810sq m block, Skyline is one of the rare private residences by Graya among a handful of homes built for Brisbane’s most famous residents.
The high-profile firm is known for creating show-stopping houses for VIP clients, including footballer Darius Boyd and his wife Kayla, Wallaby Israel Folau, basketballer Aron Baynes and model Erin McNaught and her husband, rapper Example.
Brothers Andrew and Rob Gray, the celebrity builders behind Graya Constructions, have also just wrapped on the landmark project Kloud at Palm Beach. The Gold Coast development includes an apartment bought off the plan by globetrotting tennis legend Ash Barty and a palatial penthouse that just fetched $9.1 million after only 15 on the market.
Graya-built homes have been making headlines for their impressive resale value during a Brisbane housing boom. In June, a Mediterranean-inspired Hamilton home built by the brothers turned a $4 million profit in just 12 months when it sold for $12.5 million.
Skyline’s 20m frontage cuts an impressive figure and, thanks to the sloping block, captures a sweeping panorama of the city.
Crafted using a palette of stone and timber, the house has a long list of luxury fittings and finishes throughout as well as grand walls of glass to frame the views and draw in loads of natural light.
The L-shaped footprint features an open plan living and dining zone off the gourmet kitchen, which houses Miele appliances, a vast eat-at island bench, and a butler’s pantry.
This everyday space flows seamlessly into an outdoor kitchen on the covered terrace, a large, level lawn, and a unique heated infinity pool and spa, designed by Jack Boyd and recognised as a Master Builders Award finalist.
Upstairs, the accommodation level is home to a spacious main bedroom suite with a private balcony, a dual shower en-suite with a freestanding tub, plus a walk-in wardrobe with a skylight.
A gallery-style mezzanine walkway creates a double-height void below and leads to three more bedrooms, two with en-suites. There is also a home office with built-in desks, a gym space with storage and another balcony.
Additional features of the Paddington house include an entry-level guest room with an ensuite and built-ins, a separate media room, a mud room, laundry with a chute and drying court, a four-car lock-up garage, an outdoor shower, a fire pit, a Control4 smart home system, extensive security, irrigation, and solar.
Skyline is close to cafes, restaurants, boutiques and galleries, as well as multiple sought-after schools.
Skyline at 9 Reading St, Paddington is listed via an expressions of interest campaign closing on September 12 at 5pm.
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A vibrant 1954 Palm Springs home featuring eight colorful murals by late artist Shawn Savage is on the market for $2.295 million. The 2,237-square-foot property features bold hot-pink doors, three bedrooms, a pool, mountain views and playful interiors blending modern glamour with classic Palm Springs style.
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A bold 1950s home in Palm Springs, California, adorned with eight colorful murals by the late artist Shawn Savage, is coming to market ahead of the city’s annual Modernism Week.
The white stucco home on El Camino Way, built in 1954 and recently renovated, has an asking price of $2.295 million. Its staggered facade features three playfully abstract murals on either side of double-height hot pink doors.
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The sellers are Los Angeles-based partners John Freeman and Mathieu Faure, who knew it was “the one” when they saw it after several months of searching in the winter of 2023. “It’s a happy house,” Freeman said. “We really liked the feel of the house: the uniqueness, the openness, the brightness—and the art.”
Located in the Mesa neighborhood of Palm Springs, which backs up to the San Jacinto Mountains, the 2,237-square-foot house features three bedrooms, an angled bonus room and a yard with a pool, desert mountain views and another colorful mural running alongside the pool.
“I never thought in my life I would have a house with pink doors,” said Faure, a producer at Apple TV who is originally from Paris. “It’s so colorful, it’s so different. And so Palm Springs.”
The layout of the home creates a smooth flow from the front doors through the open-plan common area—a foyer, bar, and living and dining room—into the kitchen around a fireplace wall and out to the yard. A corridor leads to a private bedroom wing, where the primary suite has floor-to-ceiling windows and the primary bath is only a tad smaller than the bedroom.
Faure has filled the home with Jonathan Adler furniture, rugs and accessories, riffing on the energetic California vibes of the house to create an aesthetic of “modern American glamour,” he said.
“It was enjoyable for me to play with different types of furniture and make this house ‘happy chic,’ as I describe it,” he said.
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“He did a fantastic job,” said Freeman, who is an attorney and consultant. “It does kind of bring a smile to my face whenever I walk into the house.”
Since the furniture and decor were chosen for the particularities of the space, the couple is open to selling them with the home. Their West Hollywood house is already furnished; the collection doesn’t match the vibes of a Houston loft they bought near family; and Faure can’t imagine these pieces in New York—where he’s lived in the past—he said.
The duo bought the Palm Springs house for $1.925 million in 2024, according to property records, and will list the home Monday. They are represented by Stewart Smith, Patrick Jordan and Kevin Stanley of Bennion Deville Homes/Luxury Portfolio International.
The previous owners had purchased the home in 2021 for $975,000 and then spent more than two years and $700,000 on the renovation, according to Realtor.com. They commissioned Savage, a local Palm Springs artist and painter known for his joyful abstract work, to decorate the home.
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Savage, who died in 2024, lived in the Coachella Valley from 2003, and his work can be found in various local institutions and is on exhibit at the Illumine Gallery in Palm Springs. “Some artists pass through a place. Shawn Savage became a part of it,” the gallery’s description states.
Unsurprisingly, the murals invite lots of friendly conversations, as well as guided tours and interested lookers, but never to a degree that it disturbed the peacefulness of their home or the neighborhood, the sellers said. “It felt like living in an art gallery, and you have the exterior that you would share with the world,” Faure explained.
The neighborhood also played a role in their decision to buy, because of its access to the hiking trails of the San Jacinto Mountains, the lack of through-roads and the neighborly environment.
“It’s a very friendly place,” Faure said.
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