Balinese resort-style Wonga Park home centred on pool features unique garage
144-148 Jumping Creek Rd, Wonga Park, comes with a unique garage feature — a car hole above a hydraulic vehicle hoist.
A Wonga Park lifestyle home designed to emulate a private Bali resort is wowing a mix of families and car collectors.
In addition to its striking, pool-centric layout, the 4.05ha property at 144-148 Jumping Creek Rd also boasts a showroom garage with parking for six, a vehicle hoist and a recess in the ceiling to raise a car into.
Guests and residents receive a calming welcome to the home, walking past a fish pond as they enter via a portico that keeps the elements at bay.
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Hoskins Maroondah’s David Alvares said the home transported visitors from Melbourne the moment they turned down the driveway.
“It feels like you are away from the world and in a Balinese resort,” Mr Alvares said.
“And it basically has everything you could imagine.”
The home was specifically designed with a central pool zone in mind.
A tennis court provides a perfect spot to work up a sweat before hitting the pool.
The home’s outdoor kitchen has everything from a built-in barbecue to bar fridges.
144-148 Jumping Creek Rd, Wonga Park, comes with a unique garage feature — a car hole above a hydraulic vehicle hoist.
The home’s resort-style ambience is front and centre in almost every room, with a view to the pool prioritised as part of architect John Rast’s concept for the property.
“He wanted it to feel big and for everyone to have their own separate space,” Mr Alvares said.
The main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite, and is zoned in its own space to the front of the home along with a formal lounge room, home theatre and a study.
Almost every room in the home is oriented to look out over the pool.
Natural light floods the home through expansive glazing.
The kitchen blends form and function.
Three more bedrooms set at the other end of the home each have their own ensuite, and two have access to a deck leading back to the pool.
An open-plan living and dining space adjoins a spacious kitchen that showcases a butler’s pantry, and Miele appliances.
Floor-to-ceiling glass doors slide open to connect the indoor entertainment spaces to an al fresco that features an outdoor kitchen complete with heating, bar fridges and a built-in barbecue.
Eye-catching pendant lighting has even made its way into the home’s bathrooms.
Bedrooms look out to the pool and have deck access.
A home theatre rounds out the home’s resort-style appeal.
Extensive landscaped gardens surround the pool, which is joined by further lifestyle winners including a spa in its own pavilion and a tennis court.
With a 28kW solar panel array connected to a solar battery, the house also has low energy consumption.
Near a mix of public and private schools and shops, the home is also a short drive from Yarra Valley wineries.
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