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Roberta and Patrick, both 65, are selling their award-worthy Clareville home designed by Peter Stutchbury with a $6 million price guide after nearly a decade on the northern beaches.
Roberta and Patrick, both aged 65, have decided to sell their Clareville home and make a tree change to the Hunter Valley. The property is listed for sale with a $6 million price guide by private treaty.
Selling agent Marcus Lloyd-Jones from Modern House says the home stands out due to its architecture and location. A property of this quality is rare, he said. Before moving to the northern beaches, the couple were in the inner west for almost a decade and had renovated a Victorian terrace house. Patrick, a business consultant, said the difference between their current home and their prior inner west terrace was that they had felt all enclosed.
Clareville Home Opens to the Treetops
Roberta explained that you walk through the front door, past the great rooms, staircase going up, and it is not till you get to the back of the house where it opens up. Patrick said they always thought they would love to see more of the outdoors. The home is set in the treetops. As soon as they walked into the Clareville property the empty nesters could see trees everywhere they looked.
Roberta said because she is so interested in design and interiors, the house just stood out. She said there are so many magnificent features, and everywhere you look in the house, it is just another interesting moment. They purchased the house for $2,925,000 and lived there for a while to see if they needed any changes. They added a swimming pool five years ago.
Roberta said the pool is one spectacular feature and there is no fence around the pool. It was also designed by Peter Stutchbury, with edges that cannot be walked on. Updates have been minimal. Roberta added green to the colour palette to reflect more of the nature outside on the inside.
They refurbished the bathroom tiles and the splashback in the kitchen. The garden matured with the house. The use of green inside connects with the treetops outside. Day to day, they notice the impact of the architectural design detail.
Thoughtful Architecture Shapes Daily Living
Patrick appreciates the house's thoughtful orientation. He said it really catches the northern sun as well as handles the western sun as well. It is really nestled into a little nook too, so it is very well protected from the weather. So you might have a howling southwesterly, but you can still sit outside because there will be a deck that you can sit on that is sheltered from that.
The entire layout is open plan yet feels private at the same time. While the design is primarily doorless, other than two downstairs doors, the couple did not mind the lack of door to their en suite. It was just the two of them. Because of the flow of the home, they have not felt the need to overfill the space with furniture.
Each piece, Roberta said, is limited but very considered. She said you do not need a lot of decor in a house like Peter Stutchbury's house because the house is the decor, the angles, the materials. We sit and watch the clouds roll by, she added. They also watch the sunsets and how the light changes through the day.
A highlight of the past decade has been having Pittwater on their doorstep. They moor their Beneteau across the road. Roberta said it is a sailors' playground, adding that Patrick is a very keen, great sailor. Within five minutes, they can be across the water, having lunch at Morning Bay, or sleep a few nights on the Hawkesbury River or in four hours be in Sydney Harbour.
Pittwater Life Before Hunter Valley Move
Roberta said it has been a privilege and an absolute pleasure. The couple will miss Clareville but are looking forward to a different experience in the Hunter Valley. Roberta said it is a time in their life where they need to stretch out and have another adventure. Roberta is going to have a pottery studio, and Patrick will continue to sail from Sydney.
And their adult children look forward to visiting them in the next spot. Selling agent Marcus Lloyd-Jones from Modern House says the home stands out due to its architecture and location. He said there is a certain part of the market that truly understands great design, fantastic engineering and building. A property of this quality is rare, he said. It really is.
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