Cape Schanck Stud
dream home
One of a kind
A sprawling ranch designed to take in the land and views, from the city in the distance out towards Bass Strait, all while overlooking a fully functioning, championship-winning horse stud. With abundant space in every direction, this home exudes entertainment, luxury, and success. Designed with a relocation from inner Melbourne in mind, and with a clear vision not only to breed and deliver Group 1 winners but to live and circulate amongst what has been a lifelong passion. The finishes are classic in their tones and depth of character, not of the temporary nature seen in some of today’s offerings. This home is built using traditional stone, travertine, granite, and timber to not only present a classic format but to stand the test of time.
Cape Schanck
Balwyn Building Design
Designed and selected by client
2022
4-sided centralised solid fuel fireplace
Recycled LED light dome skylights
Giant trophy room
Step-down theatre room for sport/movie lovers
Giant-sized walk-in robe
Coffered ceilings throughout
Western red cedar 12-sided ceiling over the pool
Indoor pool & spa
Open fire, wood BBQ, gas BBQ-equipped alfresco
Automated louvre roof over alfresco
Radius glasshouse separating dining and pool areas
Cedar-lined porte-cochère entry
Steel entry feature doors
Significant walk-in pantry
Fully fitted horse stables including lunging yard, horse walkers, stalls, workshops, and feeding rooms
Bowens Hardware
Empire Concrete
Accurate Roof Trusses
SM Kitchens
Innovate Electrical
Hyde Heating & Cooling
Creative Windows
Louvretec
Precision Shower Screens
Reece Plumbing
Boss Building Supplies
HPS Painting
Central Plumbing
Fowles Flooring
Bowens
Armadale Door & Leadlight
LB Tiling
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- 1298m2
It’s difficult not to feel overwhelmed as you approach the gated entrance at the forefront of a 300-metre bitumen driveway, bordered by lush, tree-lined paddock fencing and dozens upon dozens of race-ready horses.
Approaching the entrance under the cedar-lined porte-cochère, it already feels special. Upon entering the giant steel double doors, it’s impossible to ignore the trophy room with the life-size 900kg bronze horse statue staring you straight in the eye. Arched stone openings and a hallway, some 38 metres long, lead you to an entertainer’s paradise. Vast and extravagant fixtures and joinery, cellars made of solid redgum, and a western red cedar-lined 12-sided (dodecagon) ceiling that is truly a work of art, pitched high above the most spectacular travertine-paved indoor pool area.
