Tropical paradise

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This modern home was the
winner of a 2012 Hills Building &
Design Award for excellence in
residential building and design.
The spacious entry foyer receives ample
light and opens up the house’s entrance.
Tropical paradise
This tropical yet functional abode answered the design brief for a home that
would combine a holiday ambience with a functional everyday living environment
equipped with a spacious butler’s pantry and
walk-in wardrobes. The ensuites are tiled from
beautiful home that will continue to be used by
motorised cabinets. Whether you are a gourmet
floor to ceiling and also boast expert joinery. Other
future generations.
chef or a family quickly pulling together a last-
elements of the brief included a unique and grand
minute meal, all the modern appliances enable
design using traditional elements and featuring
the creation of a superb feast fit for a king.
natural products, and the inclusion of a home
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theatre room, a games room, an outside cooking
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facility, and two alfresco areas.
8 Craigend Place, Bella Vista NSW 2153
Adjacent to the dining room is the luxurious
living area with its own fully equipped bar. The
deep browns of the sofa and the back bar area
As with any grand design, it was important
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contrast beautifully with the pale floor tiles and
this house would be long-lasting. The clients
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ornate mosaics used on the bar front. A luxurious
and builders wanted to use as many natural
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shag-pile rug makes you feel right at home as
products as possible so they could create a
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you sit down to appreciate the state-of-the-art
Cutting a striking figure into the sky, this luxury
Buildcraft home is superbly modern. With its long
fireplace and the large flat-screen television.
With its own bar and resort-style facilities, the
driveway, extensive use of windows and oversized
house has a relaxed holiday feel to it — which
pivot front door, the grandeur is instantly visible.
is exactly what Buildcraft was aiming for. When
Once inside, the stateliness continues.
asked about the inspiration for the design,
There is a large, vaulted foyer that contains a
Buildcraft revealed that the client wanted a
stylish glass-fronted open-tread stairway flowing
tropical resort-style feel.
upstairs, two elegant plant pots that frame the
The dining and living rooms run adjacent to
foyer, and the magnificent glass-fronted staircase
a relaxing patio area that houses glass walls
which reflects the light that streams through
and stacker doors, allowing the house to flow
the windows, filling the hallway with natural
freely out to the undercover deck — perfect for a
brightness. In fact, the natural light is a theme
barbecue or a summer meal. Buildcraft said that
that runs throughout the house and you would
in order to create the resort-style experience, the
be hard-pressed to find a room that doesn’t make
living area had to be connected to the outside
fantastic use of it. Most rooms host floor-to-
through fully retracting glass doors, meaning the
ceiling glass windows or doors and all areas are
rooms that were previously inside now become
flooded with natural light, meaning there is no
part of the outside area. A magnificent swimming
need for artificial lighting until it gets dark.
pool runs alongside the patio, adding to the
Strong, deep browns feature prominently in
furnishings, except for a collection of eye-catching
holiday feel.
The clients requested four bedrooms for the
bold red lights that were handmade in Europe and
home, each with its own ensuite. These well-
that dangle over the kitchen bench. The kitchen
adorned rooms all contain joinery-made bedheads,
has been designed to suit any lifestyle. It is fully
bedside tables, dressing tables and oversized
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