41 Washington Street, Toorak

Placed to perfection a mere 300m from vibrant Toorak Village, this Alicia Racovolis Design reimagining of a Nicholas Day original offers a refined, relaxing, and altogether remarkable take on modern luxury. With the hues of its ivy-clad façade leaving an ever-changing impression, interiors beyond fuse quality, functionality, and individuality to be an environment that never ceases to amaze. Elaborate parquetry, Marmorino plaster, sculpted arches, and soaring ceilings headline an array of details that see the home surpass all norms and standards, with a fireside formal sitting/dining room the perfect introduction to welcoming main spaces at rear. A statement La Cornue cooker, bespoke steel and micro-cement-finish cabinetry, an integrated Miele dishwasher, and designer lights ensure a Calacatta Vagli-marble kitchen is a dream for both home chef and guest, while a wood fire in an open living/meals domain makes for cosy winter nights. Metal-frame glass stages green outlooks and adds to a sense of calm, revealing a wonderfully private northern courtyard delightful for a sunrise coffee listening to birds, barbecue under blue skies, or social drink on a summer evening. Taking the fore on its sumptuous second floor, a skylit bathroom displays tumbled-marble tiles, a Victoria + Albert Amiata bathtub, and custom Primavera-marble vanity, accompanied by a dual-basin marble ensuite and walk-in robe in a northern main bedroom, two further bedrooms with extensive robe space, and sweeping vistas across Toorak’s leafy surrounds. Garaging for two cars and a wealth of additional storage join a versatile retreat/office on a peaceful lower level, while other highlights include fixtures from leading designers Rose Uniacke, Hans Verstuyft, Pierre Chareau, ARD, and Poul Henningsen, Perrin & Rowe tapware spanning the kitchen, bathrooms, laundry, and ground-floor powder room with a 19th-century stone sink, comprehensive heating/cooling, plush carpets, scattered skylights, full-height doors, and security. With a car rarely necessary, it’s only footsteps to Village bars, boutiques, and restaurants, trams and trains for quick CBD access, the Como precinct, scenic Yarra Trail, and waterfront coffee favourite Kanteen, while elite schools in St Catherine’s, St Kevin’s, Loreto, Lauriston, Scotch, and Geelong Grammar, the verve of Chapel Street, and CityLink all sit nearby.