Hi-tech Noble Park North pad for sale senses when you’re near
21 Kingswood Cres, Noble Park North, has been impressively renovated in trying circumstances.
A Noble Park couple who used a hi-tech home renovation to help keep their minds off a cancer battle are selling the chic result of their efforts.
The 21 Kingswood Cres house has voice-controlled automation for almost everything, including the front door and the sprinklers.
Mitchell Pryor – who won several medals as part of the Australian Youth Olympics swimming team a bit over a decade ago – works on high-end homes as an electrician.
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He and wife Corinne put plenty of what he has learnt into an overhaul of their four-bedroom residence.
But two weeks into the update, Ms Pryor was diagnosed with cancer.
The pair pushed on with adding a 180sq m extension to the 1960s build as she endured radiation and chemotherapy.
“It was a way to keep our minds off the situation,” Mr Pryor said.
The home’s facade has been kept much as it always was.
But the rear of the home is now decidedly more modern.
Their approach worked, with Ms Pryor now in remission and their home’s renovation completed before the pandemic hit.
Connected to their iPhones, it now responds to Siri voice control.
“If it plugs into the wall, it’s automated,” Mr Pryor said.
The home also uses geotracking, turning on airconditioning and even unlocking the door when it senses your phone nearby.
A butler’s kitchen is kept out of sight from guests.
The spacious entertainment space at the rear of the home.
The hi-tech additions join a high-end modern design for the rear extension that pairs 5.4m-tall cathedral ceilings with full-height glazing and contemporary open-plan design.
A style-centric kitchen features stone benchtops and a butler’s pantry.
The facade retains its ’60s brick architecture, and the front rooms have kept their decorative high ceilings and plantation shutters.
Rooms near the front of the home retain a more period style.
Lavish bathroom spaces feature floor-to-ceiling tiles.
Barry Plant’s Tim Stickley is handling inquiries for the property, which has already started to attract buyers.
Offers are due for the home by February 1.
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