An untouched time capsule from the middle of the century, in which the family of the original owner in Highton was finished for the first time in overseas.
Fans of modernist design set off to inspect the customs house designed by the local architect Walter Hodgson from 1964, which was also responsible for Buena Vista Motel von Belmont.
The beautifully preserved interior of 66 Reitgiath, Highton, avoids artificial materials and instead shows natural raw materials such as pressed straw ceiling, massive black wood inner doors and alpine ash walls.
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The original pressed straw ceiling at 66 Reigate RD, Highton, adds a texture element and offers built -in insulation.
There is a garage with three cars and a double carport on the back.
The owner's son said that the house was a love work for his engineer who worked in Mexico for several months during the building, but was intensively involved in intensive, in detailed letters.
“The whole family was involved in the landscape design of the garden and the large block, which was made possible outside of activities such as Backyard Cricket,” he said.
“Five generations of the Perkins family lived in the house over time and met regularly for social meetings.”
He said his parents were from the panoramic view of the increased location via Geelong and the opportunity to include a large garage area where they could restore vintage cars.
Photos at the time of the construction work show that there were no other apartments between the house and the Barwon River, with only one handful of others being built.
The original kitchen cupboards win potential buyers.
The wooden wood food has secret nails.
While the surrounding landscape may have changed, there was still time inside, where the original kitchen with ceiling cabinets and room-high windows remain above the front and in the rear part of the house.
The family member said that a carport had been added for easy access, but in addition to the hardwood floors, which were now provided with carpets, nothing had changed.
“We believe that the clear lines and open life inside and outdoors of such a house from the middle of the century were ahead of its time,” he said.
“It made the Australian climate and lifestyle optimal and never went out of fashion.”
He emphasized the prospects, the private Sundeck and the suspended display cabinet as his favorite features.
The front bedroom has a panoramic view of Geelong.
The family enjoyed many meetings on the private terrace.
A separate shower bath borders on the bathroom.
McGrath, Geelong Listing Agent Tom Harrison, said almost 100 people inspected the 721 square meter property before his auction on Saturday.
While the nearby Montpellier primary school is an attraction for young families, it is the chance to renovate the jewel of the middle of the century with sympathetically that is right.
Most people do not talk about major changes, but about the update of the kitchen appliances and knock the wall between the separate bathroom and the shower rooms to create a larger bathroom.
“We attract people who would simply love the opportunity to buy and scratch all the money they have to do to get it,” said Harrison.
“Then there is the second amount of people at the other end of the spectrum where they have to spend $ 1.5 million, but they want to renovate something because they love houses in the middle of the century.
“This style is the opposite of the market. I had five openings on the weekend, three had one or two groups and then they go to this and 30 to 40 people.”
The price hopes are 780,000 to 850,000 US dollars.