17A Elizabeth Street

Only the plantation shutters on a full wall of street-front glass gives the slightest hint of the contemporary masterpiece that awaits you inside. Long ago a Geelong West butcher's shop, this property has been beautifully and stylishly reimagined into a home that delivers one stunning surprise after another. Overlooking the popular Sparrow Park, it opens to a spacious living space floored in recycled black butt timber. But your eye will be pulled toward matching timber stairs, set behind a screen of glass, and an intriguing long vista framed in distant greenery. Continuing along the ground floor, the home bursts open into a modern living/dining/kitchen zone, a wall of bi-fold glass doors that reveal an intriguing outdoor living space and then more bi-fold doors into a separate pavilion that doubles as a garage or extra living area. Everywhere, different design elements, materials and architectural flourishes are on show. The kitchen has a Smeg oven and four-burner gas cooktop with stainless steel splashback, dishwasher and large arc-shaped benchtop. A four-door pantry is opposite and a powder room adjacent. The living space looks onto a wall of built-in furniture housing display cases, cupboards and gas log fire. The polished concrete floor has in-floor heating. Step out to a decked alfresco area set beneath a louvered Vergola awning, and a pebbled concrete courtyard fringed with a vertical garden of potted plants and a big stand of bamboo. The pavilion book-ends the property and features roller door accesss from a rear lane, storage space and a loft which offers very cosy guest accommodation. These easy-flowing multiple ground-floor zones can open up into a single grand space, ideal for entertaining a big crowd. Upstairs in the main house is a third sitting area with bi-fold doors to a private balcony overlooking the streetscape and parkland. Inside, a wall of cupboards reveals an office work area, European laundry and BIRs for the master suite which has a glass balcony overlooking the downstairs area. The fully-tiled ensuite has a walk-in shower, vanity and toilet. This home is set between the shopping Meccas of Pakington Street and Shannon Avenue with easy access to the Ring Road and to Geelong's prestige schools in neighbouring Newtown. DISCLAIMER: Please note that all information provided by Jellis Craig is in good faith and derived from sources believed to be accurate and current at the date of publication. Jellis Craig acts as a conduit for this information and advises prospective purchasers to conduct their own inquiries. Jellis Craig will not be liable for any loss resulting from actions or decisions made in reliance on the provided information.