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Curious box-shaped housedesigned by itsowners hits theLilyfield marketfor $3.4 millionKATE FARRELLY DOMAIN REPORTER

| JUN 1, 2018

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What do you get when you combineowner-builders who have a backgroundin commercial building and a flair forinterior design with the architecturalmerits of Sydesign?

A home with genuine star quality: onethat’s likely to appeal to buyers beyondthe confines of the inner west.

A home with the kind of floor plan thatworks for both young families and thosewith teenagers.

And a home with high-end fixtures andfinishes that add polish to a propertythat can also claim a top location closeto city buses, parks and Norton Streetrestaurants.

Clad with Corten steel, this two-storeyresidence in Lilyfield is impressive frombottom to top. A double-height voidhousing the timber and steel single-stringer staircase and lights from Ke-Zumakes a no-nonsense statement uponentry and is matched in impact by theadjoining dining zone, with a wall of

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adjoining dining zone, with a wall ofglass overlooking the saltwater, solar-heated pool.

The living room and kitchen sit at theback, with a northern aspect and viewsover the private garden.

With Smeg and Ilve appliances, themarble island kitchen has breakfast-barseating, two-tone cabinetry and awindow splashback for natural light.Hand-blown pendant lights add acloudy curve to the glossy space.

Bi-fold doors open to a covered terracewith barbecue and wine fridge. Don’tpack the mower – the small lawn issynthetic turf.

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Upstairs, a family room provides a

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Upstairs, a family room provides abuffer between the bedrooms. All havebuilt-in wardrobes but the main has awow-factor retreat inspired by theIntercontinental in Fiji. It’s an enclosedbalcony with queen-sized day bed, TVand Cleopatra bath that captures aquiet, leafy outlook.

Built to a builder’s high standards andsparing no expense, this is a propertydesigned to please the fussiest ofbuyers.

Pilcher Residential’s Simon Pilcher hasset the price guide at $3.4 million, aheadof a June 16 auction.

What’s in the box? The builder owners of 13 Alfred Street in

Lilyfield have put their home up for grabs. Photo: Supplied

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