The Sydney terrace that blends classic in the front and modern in the back
You won't believe what the rear of this inner-city Sydney terrace looks like.
Classic in the front and a party in the back - a stylish example that is hard to match - at 2 John Street, Glebe.
A modern term has emerged in real estate parlance - mullet house - to describe extended period properties.
It is always intend as a compliment. This is the design that has shaped millions of Australian homes into contemporary wonders that marry the past and the present. Buyers may hear the phrase used to affectionately describe a house that blends the best of both worlds.
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Terraces compromise ten per cent of all housing stock in Australia and these often result in the most glorious so-called mullet houses.
Old school from the street and an entertainer's paradise behind, mullet homes have forever transformed Aussie streets.
To meet the definition, the extension at the rear must be cutting-edge and modern, in harmonious contrast to the traditional, much-older façade.
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As is the case at John Street, which has been gloriously updated by Phoebe Glanville of Alleanza Architecture, creating a five-bedroom home. The property sold in late October, via Ray White, for a price that is not disclosed.
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"First impressions are of a playful interpretation of a traditional Victorian terrace but this inner-city residence breaks boldly free from the norm," the listing, on the books of Ray White Erskineville/Alexandria/Glebe/Surry Hills, explains.
The vast side of balconied façade is flourished with a detailed, large-scale bird mural.
Family living, kitchen and dining wraps around a courtyard, with doors that peel right back to fuse the indoors and out, with a handsomely high void above lending air and light, and a rooftop deck providing more al fresco options for the double block.
Texture and luxury is lent via New York marble bathroom vanities, sandstone walls throughout and upstairs louvred windows adored with gossamer fine curtains to welcome in the breeze that cools the courtyard below.
The agents who secured the deal are George Pavlidis and Matthew Carvalho.