74 Hampton Road, Fremantle WA 6160

Black, white and brilliant: sharp designer home

The scale and form cleverly echo traditional port city architecture, but this is a modern take on the Fremantle cottage. Think black picket fence, not white picket fence. The dramatic deep charcoal exterior and cool monochrome interiors keep everything simple, as a backdrop to the fabulous volume of the open plan living flowing to outdoor entertaining, a very private garden, and circular pool. Emerge from the sanctuary and enjoy the centrality: walk downtown, to Wray Avenue, to primary school and to the park, or cycle to the beach in summer.

This property is open to view by appointment, please call Stefanie Dobro or Connie Handcock to arrange a time to view.

An ornamental pear at the centre of limestone-framed lawn is the setting for the unadorned dark exterior, and through the front door all is light, flow, seclusion and surprise. A study features plantation-shuttered windows and black directional lighting. Flooring is stylish oak-effect vinyl, with high quality neutral carpeting in the bedrooms. A series of Velux skylights floods the home with light, including in the master bedroom. There, a walk-through robe leads to an en-suite in the home’s signature black and white: floating vanity, Essastone tops, white subway wall tiling, and hexagonal black on the floor. The same finishes continue in the main bathroom, including a freestanding black and white bath. Two more bedrooms both have built-in robes, and one features very cool elephant wallpaper for a touch of whimsy.

A black-framed glass door at the end of the hallway leads to the space that really makes this home spectacular: kitchen, dining and living under a vast double-raking ceiling with a wonderful sense of openness and light. The expansive kitchen is finely equipped, including two ovens for the multi-tasking chef, and a window splashback frames an artful vertical garden, lighting some impressive staghorns. The wall garden theme continues at the rear, where a glass stackers open right up to make the entertaining really flow: timber deck, built-in barbecue, big outdoor fireplace, and a lawn area beside the circular gas-heated pool, with spa jets for total relaxation. The neighbours’ trees create leafy surroundings, and it is completely private. Inside, ducted reverse-cycle air-conditioning offers comfort all year-round, there’s extensive storage above the garage, and 6.5kW of solar panels keep running costs low.

It's all here: excellent design, great light and fabulous indoor-outdoor living in a modern build that fits right in to the historic environment close to town. Don’t miss this one.

• Contemporary build: new architectural take on Freo cottage
• Spectacular open-plan, very high double-raking ceilings
• Glass doors stack open to deck, outdoor fire, garden, pool
• Fabulous entertaining with eastern and northern aspect, very private
• Monochrome theme, designer interiors
• Fine kitchen, quality appliances, 2 ovens, integrated dishwasher
• Very chic bathrooms, Essastone tops throughout
• Great natural light: series of Velux skylights
• Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning, solar power
• Double garage with extensive storage above
• Walk to town, Wray Avenue, school, parks


Council rates: $2,880.00 per annum (approx)
Water rates: $1,643.00 per annum (approx)