Top Ten Luxury Houses in Australia
- Written by NewsCompany.com.au
Everybody has a dream home and there are many options available, though they might not be easy in your pocket. From seaside mansions to luxury suburban villas, there are many options available if one can afford to pay the heavy bills. The house and land packages Melbourne has can be more expensive than the cost of the house itself.
These houses are usually multi-storied with no less than six bedrooms. The majority includes a swimming pool and a fully equipped gymnasium. They have some of the best fittings and expensive furniture as well.
Imagine your own home, then multiply it by 3 and add expensive furniture and a luxury pool and you may get an idea about these houses. We all love our homes but sometimes it is interesting to look at some of the most expensive properties around us and throughout the world. These houses are a way for their owners to show off their success and wealth and man, they do.
Let’s take a look at some of the most expensive and luxurious houses in Australia.
The Daylesford Longhouse, Daylesford, Victoria
Australia’s most luxurious home of 2019 was stunning enough to give us all some serious moments of awe. This modern-day Australian farmhouse – The Daylesford Longhouse – is in Daylesford, Victoria and is recognized as Australia’s most beautiful house of 2019. The judges said that it was a perfect and “innovative model for rural living.”
This house contains three elements – a home, a commercial cooking school, and a working farm – all within one structure. It is a 110-meter –long shed which takes you from the farm to living quarters, with many plants growing in-between. The house has a fully-equipped and functional greenhouse as well;
This home is a great inspiration for rural housing and farm owners and the judges celebrated the unique design and aesthetics of the Australian farmhouse.
Nautilus, Burraneer Bay, Sydney
This is no ordinary house either. It also won Australia’s best house award back in 2016 and you would expect it to be outstanding in some way. Lying at Burraneer bay, just the scale of this home is extraordinary. It includes 7 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, special guest pavilions, a bar, a cellar, a gymnasium, and a music room.
It is named after the Nautilus shell since the staircase at the home is built with precision to replace it. It also has a tunnel that makes the residents’ access to the beach easier, without even needing to descend one stair.
This is a six-level house and each level leads to a terrace. The glazing helps flood the home with natural sunlight and despite the expensiveness of the home; it has a warm and inviting ambiance as said by the HIA judges.
This home has many brilliant features and some of which are said to be firsts for a house in Australia such as lifts, and Swiss-made doors that disappear into the wall. Over 6000 plants were installed on the terrace. Considering the size of this project, the fact that it was completed in just 3 years says a lot about its incredible and hardworking team.
9 Towers Road, Toorak, Victoria
Seven local families were competing to buy the house before it was sold on an undisclosed price, which is estimated to be $26.5 million. It made the four-bedroom house became the most expensive house to ever sell in Victoria. It cost about $22 million and took 6 years to build this stunner. It is a 2000sqm block and it has an art gallery, wine room, and heated pool among its features.
45-51 Albatross Avenue, Mermaid Beach, Queensland
Also known as tidemark, the property has six bedrooms all with comes fully equipped with modern fittings, a theatre room, and a wine cellar. It also has three kitchens, an outside bar-b-q, a lap pool, a retractable roof, and an 11 car-space garage.
La Mer, Vaucluse, NSW
La Mer is owned by James Packer and is the most expensive mansion priced at $70 million. It is located in the east of Sydney and the casino tycoon designed it himself with his wife in 2013. It was sold to a Chinese businessman.
Among the features of this mansion are a gym, garage with a capacity of 20 Cars, and a 20 seater Cinema. The mansion is six stories and took almost three years to build. It has 6 bedrooms, various entertainment centers, and a rooftop lawn.
The Ellison Mansion, Mosman Park, WA
This grand home is owned by Chris Ellison, who is the head of a resource mining company. The mansion covers an estimated area of 7500sqm which includes an in-house cinema, a jetty, and three spacious buildings with beautiful views of the river from its balconies, a swimming pool, a gym, and a theater. It has five bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. The mansion sits right on the swan river.
Altona, Point Piper NSW
The house has eight bedrooms, its private slipway into the Sydney harbor, and a commercial-grade kitchen with its own butler’s pantry, 5 marble fireplaces, and a separate flat. The harbor-side mansion is located on Wunulla road, near the seashore with a huge swimming pool.
Coolong, Vaucluse NSW
The mansion has eight bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It also has a beautiful view of Harbor Bridge, lush designed gardens; it even has its own private beach. Since the mansion resides in a good area, it is one of the most sought properties in Australia.
Andrew Roberts’ Mansion, Double Bay
This mansion is located at double bay and was owned by its namesake and a former multiplex head Andrew Roberts. It has 55 meters of waterfront, wine cellar, six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a large garage, jetty, and a heated pool.
Gladswood Gardens, Double Bay, NSW
This mansion has a peaceful environment with a good network of roads. It gives a beautiful view of the ocean and is comprised of 6 bedrooms, eight bathrooms, staff quarters, 20 seater dining room, a huge swimming pool, a boathouse, and a jetty. It houses an incredible wine cellar and an outdoor patio also.
Conclusion
These houses are all quite intimidating. With their beautiful designs, lavish gardens, and stunning views it is not wrong to say that these are some of the most anticipated infrastructures of Australia and brilliant works of architecture. Not to brag, but these houses are truly the dream houses.