The property market is something Aussies spend more time thinking about than they’d like to admit to, but everyone knows not all homes are created equal. Here at On The Market, we scour countless property listings to share the best of the best, from palatially proportioned waterfront palaces to meticulously designed studio apartments.
This 1915 Edwardian home reflects an architectural journey that has taken place not once, but three times. It was initially transformed by John Wardle, before being more recently refined again, bringing classical proportion and contemporary Australian living into clear alignment.
Wardle, who was awarded the 2020 Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, introduced signature timber screening extending to landscaped surrounds and a heated pool to this South Yarra offering, while other details include European oak, Italian marble, mosaics, a wall of onyx, and expansive glazing.
Boasting a generous 1,073 square-metre allotment, the property sits in the prestigious Como Park precinct and arrives on the market as a testament to patient, iterative refinement.
Address: 6 Fulham Avenue, South Yarra, VIC 3141
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Car spaces: 5
Price Guide: $14,000,000 to $15,000,000
This architecturally significant Glenn Murcutt-designed NSW home was originally built for artists Sydney Ball and Lynne Eastaway in 1983, taking home the prestigious Wilkinson Award for residential architecture the following year, presenting judges with a long, low corrugated iron-clad house with a gently curved roof, sited on a sandstone platform on the highest point of the land.
Elevated on slender steel-pipe columns, the dwelling was celebrated for its innovative approach to its surroundings, allowing air and water to flow beneath, with construction carried out without removing a single tree.
Now state heritage-listed and recently restored by Downie North, it remains what it always was: proof that philosophy and pragmatism can exist in harmony.
Address: 261 Halcrows Road, Glenorie, NSW 2157
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Car spaces: 4
Price Guide: Contact Agent
Islands don’t usually come with two deep-water berths, but this rare gem, just an hour from Sydney’s CBD, certainly does.
Set on Scotland Island’s prized northern point, ‘Pitt Point Cottage’ and delivering about 29m of direct waterfrontage, it’s also the only north-facing island property in the area. But the standout feature is the two protected deep-water boat berths behind a wave breaker, a configuration exceptionally rare in this tightly held market.
Beyond the exceptional boating access, the residence itself is a landmark sandstone-and-timber boathouse spanning two storeys, with a sail loft offering unique marine storage or creative space.
The home also features full-height glass capturing sweeping Pittwater views from Barrenjoey Lighthouse to Lovett Bay, while the generous northern deck catches winter sun and cooling sea breezes.
Address: 3 Florence Terrace, Scotland Island, NSW 2105
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Car spaces: 0
Price Guide: Contact Agent
