10 Acre (Approx.) Macedon-View Architectural Estate
Architect designed by Colin Crees to capture the sweeping splendour of the Macedon Ranges, this blissfully private lifestyle property of 4.4 hectares (approx.) delivers a lifestyle of luxury and breathtaking beauty, ideal for large families, with the plan encouraging multigenerational or guest versatility.
Approach is via a long walnut-lined drive, past an entrance of weathered fence posts and an ornamental farm gate that nods to the property's pastoral past, before arriving at Nøddebo-the principal residence-and Hasselbo, a secondary dwelling-both set within a beautifully composed garden by Sue Meli.
Nøddebo announces its grandeur with a circular drive around a copse of silver birch, leading to a porte-cochere and double-height slate reception hall. Clerestory windows, soaring ceilings with deep cornices, high skirting boards, Victorian Ash flooring and western red cedar windows set a luxurious tone.
Across the rear, a wide veranda-framing those panoramic views-is accessible from each of the ground-floor living zones. An elegant living room centres on a Jetmaster fireplace with a Tasmanian Myrtle mantle, while the kitchen/meals domain is warmed by a Danish Morsø 1600 wood heater.
Entertaining is effortless in the chef's kitchen, appointed with a generous island, Westinghouse oven/grill and Asko dishwasher. Storage is exceptional, with a walk-in pantry plus a butler's-style pantry linking through to the formal dining room-an ideal arrangement for larger lunches and dinners.
A private ground-floor wing forms a serene main-bedroom retreat, introducing a fitted home office/library with inbuilt bookshelves, a beautiful bedroom oriented to the view, a walk-in robe and an ensuite with shower and indulgent bath enjoying the scenic outlook, and underfloor heating. A powder room enhances convenience on this level.
A return staircase in Tasmanian Myrtle ascends to freshly carpeted family accommodation. Here, a 2nd main suite includes a walk-in robe and ensuite, joined by 2 further robed bedrooms served by a main bathroom with shower and bath, plus a separate powder room.
Additional appointments include a basement cellar, split-system heating/cooling, Storeheat heatbank, premium drapes with custom timber pelmets, ceramic tiling to kitchen and bathrooms, upstairs laundry chute, and a large internal laundry.
Hasselbo is a self-contained cottage with full kitchen, meals/living, a bedroom with walk-in robe and ensuite with shower and bath, a concealed laundry, a Morsø wood heater, and split-system air conditioner. With its own potager and views to the garden and Mount Macedon, it suits guest or carer accommodation, a professional suite, rental, or BnB income stream.
A double garage with mezzanine complements the homes. Built with integrity, the house, cottage and garage employ natural materials-stone, brick and timber-and are enhanced for passive performance.
The Sue Meli garden, influenced by John Brookes and Edna Walling, unfolds as a sequence of circular rooms. Planting is hardy yet romantic in mood-daylilies, bush roses, lamb's ear, geranium species and red-hot pokers-interspersed with fruit and nut trees for both beauty and bounty.
Grafted Tasmanian walnuts line the approach; oak trees lend permanence. For golfers, there is a chipping green and driving platform with distance markers. Abundant birdlife visits the grounds, along with a family of ducks and visiting kangaroos.
Estate infrastructure includes a 1mg dam with pontoon, a bore, 2 x 100,000-litre water tanks, full irrigation, 12.5 kW solar with 10 kW battery, and a chook run with coop.
Positioned within the sought-after catchments for Willowbank Primary and Gisborne Secondary College, moments to Calder Freeway access, an easy commute into the city via new metro tunnel rail and a short drive to the heart of Gisborne for village shopping, supermarkets, medical services, cafés and restaurants, set amid the Macedon Ranges' markets, wineries and cultural pleasures.
