750 Brunswick Street North, Fitzroy North VIC 3068

What we love about this home:

A beautiful, considered and practical property underpinned by exceptional design principles.

Natural light, level access to external spaces and passive thermal design gives great comfort throughout the year. The home adopts best practice in thermal control for Melbourne’s climate.  In winter: northern glazing, an insulated slab with zoned hydronic heating, high performance glazing units in timber frames, super insulation to walls, ceilings and subfloor. In summer: cross ventilation with Sentor insect screens, double rail curtain system and external western blind.  The house has mechanical subfloor ventilation and quality extraction systems to ensure health and amenity. Acoustic performance has been considered with insulation of partitions, solid core doors, and double glazed timber windows and sliding doors.

Quality finishes and fittings have been specified with exceptional detailing to both the period cottage and the contemporary extension. Bluestone paving, encaustic tessellated tiles, recycled spotted gum flooring, solid core doors, Delf hardware, Fisher&Paykel integrated appliances, composite stone benches, specialised concrete with random exposure and acrylic matte sealer, Mutina porcelain tiles and grey ironbark deck boards. Generous space where it counts – double shower, 90cm pyrolytic oven and cooktop, custom full height robes and joinery, a multipurpose scullery.

The ease with which urban sustainable living practices are incorporated with edible gardens, insinkerator, 2.3 kW solar array (3kW inverter), bicycle storage, 3,000L of rainwater storage for toilet cistern, washing machine and garden use.

In addition, there is excellent rear access and roof storage with the potential to repurpose these spaces.  Onsite parking could be achieved. The attic storage is insulated with an operable skylight, and is structurally designed with clear spans to accommodate a domestic live load.  A freestanding bath can be accommodated in the bathroom if desirable.

Each item in our home was selected for its function and aesthetic – a reflection of our values.  We love that this has been a happy and sociable home.

What we love about this suburb:

North Fitzroy is a lively, easy going neighbourhood. Excellent proximity to local amenities and the city.  We have immediate access to public transport, the village, Bargoonga Nganjin and Edinburgh Gardens.  Great cycleways and running trails with access to Yarra Bend via the Merri Creek trail.  In particular, we have wonderful neighbours in our street.  It is not uncommon to spend evenings out front catching up over the fences.

Why we are selling:

We have a young family and have outgrown our house. We considered a second storey addition – but we came to recognise that this property as it is will provide a wonderful home for it’s new owner.

Any other information:

Construction drawings, specification and O&M manual will be available for viewing at Open for Inspections.