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52 Moncks Spur Rd. James Hanna.

Great looking, original 1970s house that seems to do it all pretty well. The eye-catching sawtooth roof creates lots of open space and light and the centrepiece stone fireplace oozes mid-century cool.

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2 Responses to “52 Moncks Spur Rd. James Hanna.”

  1. R L Smith Says:
    January 30th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    The house next to this (I believe it’s #56) is a beautiful but tiny 2 bedroom Don Donnithorne design – very understated but exquisite!

  2. T J Grenon Says:
    March 4th, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    R L Smith is correct. I grew up at #58 and loved both houses at 52 & 56. This house is a fantastic 3-level solution to a very difficult site. I loved the way that this house hugs the landform and integrates with the garden, originally designed by the original co-owner. Lower levels are of ‘pole house’ construction – pretty new to local thinking at the time. Allowance was made for a cast-insitu concrete bomb shelter between the two lower levels. The original roofing was painted in a bright yellow, accentuating the saw-tooth. This however, seemed to blend at the time, with the large Bird of Paridise plants around entry points to the house.

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