2/51 Second Street, Black Rock, Vic 3193

Wander up this long, long drive and get ready for a design surprise! Tucked away in a sun-soaked rear position, this architect's own single-level home is a showcase of clever design that's worth finding for its lofty square-set ceilings, to its tall north-facing windows, to deep eaves designed to allow winter sun and shelter summer heat!

Designed around a streamlined European appliance kitchen (updated with a new Miele dishwasher) overlooking a lofty high-ceilinged casual zone, the home stretches out with a vast second living zone...and steps out to even more living on an auto-awning shaded deck reaching out to a landscaped "lily-pond".

Featuring large robe-fitted bedrooms zoned with a smart bathroom and separate powder-room and a sizeable home-office easily transformed as third bedroom, this architectural home has prestige extras including ducted heating, air-conditioning and alarm. Even the outdoors have an architectural edge with a clever parking arrangement beyond the long private drive providing an auto-garage, a second sheltered space and an easy turning circle.

Just two blocks from the beach and clifftop walking tracks, just a minute to shops and cafes and an easy walk to the bus to Southland and stations, this architectural single-level home is proves that good design is a rare find!