3 Olinda Avenue, Beaumaris, Vic 3193

Take your place in one of Beaumaris' most design-oriented enclaves with one of the architectural designs that started it all. 500m to the Concourse, 200m to the Bay and a block to McDonald Reserve, this elevated avenue and adjacent court are highly sought after for their architectural streetscape - including some of Beaumaris' most high-worth cutting-edge homes.

Set on the high side above street-level double auto-garaging, this Andre Piotrowski-designed home is notable for its Lloyd Wright-inspired design, its organic use of materials and its spectacular established gardens with a private walled front "master-garden". Step beyond a highset, high-impact tiled stairway, throw wide imposing double doors and discover a timeless design of gallery-like spaces oriented to the garden with vast windows - many-north-facing. Sized up with three double bedrooms including master with oversize ensuite, this innovative design has generous separate formal and casual zones - interconnected to open into one free-flowing space spilling out at the elevated rear garden.

Centrally heated, alarmed and reverse-cycle air-conditioned, this innovative home has a gas-log fire for the formal zone and theatre-wiring extending to surround-sound distributed through both zones and outside. There's a custom-racked basement cellar to fit 50 dozen, and auto-watering system. Showcasing original hard landscaping, these creative gardens retain the spirit of the original design with an elevated "children's garden", paved entertaining, broad lawns and arid plantings.

Bold, stylish and beautifully located, this is timeless design to last a lifetime.