Concrete dream home featured on Grand Designs Australia relisted for sale
A fresh push is on to find a buyer for a minimalist Torquay concrete house that featured on Grand Designs Australia.
The new owners get to enjoy the spoils of the epic brutalist build at 115A Coombes Rd, Torquay, without the intrusion of television cameras.
Sal and Fiona Riberra commissioned renowned Surf Coast architect Lachlan Shepherd to design the Modernist three-bedroom house on a bush block 3km from the beach.
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The custom build at 115A Coombes Rd, Torquay, was wrapped up in 2022.
A suspended fireplace features in the living room.
Skateboarding down the hallway is actively encouraged thanks to the solid concrete structure that was hand-poured on site.
McCartney, Torquay agent Tim Carson is handling the new sales campaign for the 4060sq m property.
An expressions of interest campaign closing on December 16 is expected to attract offers from $2.9m to $3.1m.
Expansive concrete walls create a gallery-like quality at the single-level home, which frames views of the surrounding bushland through floor-to-ceiling windows.
There’s even a floating concrete bed frame in the main bedroom, a concrete desk in the study and a concrete bathtub.
A built-in concrete bed takes centre stage in the main bedroom, which overlooks the swimming pool.
The concrete walls offer great thermal and sound insulation, creating a quiet, cosy retreat.
The house requires minimal upkeep, freeing up time to relax by the pool.
The Riberra’s original vision of creating a family entertainer plays out in the central open-plan living hub with a suspended fire place and the chemical-free swimming pool.
Ms Riberra previously said the house had a calming quality and, despite perceptions it might feel like a carpark, was toasty warm with its underfloor heating.
“You’ve got a brutalist building but all the windows look out to nature and you’ve got lots of trees,” she said.
“And there is a lot of really soft light that comes through and it’s just beautiful, it changes throughout the day and even from season to season.”
