[TrishaC]

Is this the ultimate home for luxury living? The $12million mansion with a hidden what?​

Is this the ultimate home for luxury living? The $12million mansion with a hidden what?
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Tell me about your dream house. Is it a sprawling estate with acreage and a long driveway? Maybe it has a grandiose entryway with a double staircase leading up to an enormous front door. Perhaps, it even has its own private beach. I assume most people want their dream homes to come complete with a garage. But not this one for sale. This $12 million mansion doesn't seem to have a garage. And people are genuinely confused.

Source: Dylan James
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Walking through its ground floor, a grandiose entryway leads to a magical sitting and dining room filled with lights, stone fireplaces, and tall, narrow windows with French country-style shutters.

Source: Dylan James
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A magnificent living space with black framed folding doors faces the leafy back pool area, allowing sunlight to flood in and mingle with the calming colours of grey and gentle greens.

Source: Dylan James
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The kitchen and dining room feature a stone island bench, patterned black-stained timber flooring, high black ceilings, and sleek marble countertops.

Source: Dylan James
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There's a glass fence at the pool area that probably tells us stories of their dogs just randomly jumping into the pool, or someone in the mansion accidentally going for a dip after too many drinks, you know what I mean, avoiding unpleasant scenarios (or just for the aesthetics, who knows). There's also a semi-circle dining area to relax by the water and fresh air with the help of lit-up gardens of bamboo and trees.

Source: Dylan James​

Upstairs, the magnificent master bedroom features its own lounge area with sofa beds, a fireplace, a double marbled-adorned bathroom, and a large walk-in closet.

But there seems to be something missing among its astonishing features—its garage!

Source: Domain
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You can't see a garage anywhere around from an outer view of this prestige mansion. So people can't help but think how is it even possible for this impressive mansion to miss its garage?

Well, let me SHED some LIGHT on your confusion!

Source: Domain
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There's an expertly hidden garage that houses luxury cars underground! You'd never know you're already walking alongside the garage when you enter the mansion through its three-lined pathway.

Beyond the spectacular home's enormous gates, a secret door is concealed in the gravel. It pulls itself up to expose the ramp t leading to the massive six-car underground garage. Can you believe this house's gravel-strewn front yard hides a six-car garage beyond that concealed driveway? Amazing, eh?

Source: Dylan James
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A private gallery with spectacular art-filled walls and museum lighting can be found in the basement garage.

The prestigious pad, which has not been the primary residence of its affluent owner, is now for sale with an asking price of $12 million – a hike of nearly $1 million in three years.

It was designed by Melbourne hospitality entrepreneur Peter Rowland, whose renowned catering company caters to some of the city's most prestigious events, including the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Formula One, and the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Frank and Sharon van Handel, the owners of the fine-dining institution Stokehouse, also owned and restored the three-bedroom home until selling it in 2019 for $11.1 million.

Expressions of interest are due by 5pm on June 20; to see the listing, head here.

How amazed are you by this mansion? Let us know in the comment section below!

Also, if you want to take a tour around the mansion, watch this video:

 

[Chris Lincoln]

Is this the ultimate home for luxury living? The $12million mansion with a hidden what?
​

Tell me about your dream house. Is it a sprawling estate with acreage and a long driveway? Maybe it has a grandiose entryway with a double staircase leading up to an enormous front door. Perhaps, it even has its own private beach. I assume most people want their dream homes to come complete with a garage. But not this one for sale. This $12 million mansion doesn't seem to have a garage. And people are genuinely confused.

Source: Dylan James
​

Walking through its ground floor, a grandiose entryway leads to a magical sitting and dining room filled with lights, stone fireplaces, and tall, narrow windows with French country-style shutters.

Source: Dylan James
​

A magnificent living space with black framed folding doors faces the leafy back pool area, allowing sunlight to flood in and mingle with the calming colours of grey and gentle greens.

Source: Dylan James
​

The kitchen and dining room feature a stone island bench, patterned black-stained timber flooring, high black ceilings, and sleek marble countertops.

Source: Dylan James
​

There's a glass fence at the pool area that probably tells us stories of their dogs just randomly jumping into the pool, or someone in the mansion accidentally going for a dip after too many drinks, you know what I mean, avoiding unpleasant scenarios (or just for the aesthetics, who knows). There's also a semi-circle dining area to relax by the water and fresh air with the help of lit-up gardens of bamboo and trees.

Source: Dylan James​

Upstairs, the magnificent master bedroom features its own lounge area with sofa beds, a fireplace, a double marbled-adorned bathroom, and a large walk-in closet.

But there seems to be something missing among its astonishing features—its garage!

Source: Domain
​

You can't see a garage anywhere around from an outer view of this prestige mansion. So people can't help but think how is it even possible for this impressive mansion to miss its garage?

Well, let me SHED some LIGHT on your confusion!

Source: Domain
​

There's an expertly hidden garage that houses luxury cars underground! You'd never know you're already walking alongside the garage when you enter the mansion through its three-lined pathway.

Beyond the spectacular home's enormous gates, a secret door is concealed in the gravel. It pulls itself up to expose the ramp t leading to the massive six-car underground garage. Can you believe this house's gravel-strewn front yard hides a six-car garage beyond that concealed driveway? Amazing, eh?

Source: Dylan James
​

A private gallery with spectacular art-filled walls and museum lighting can be found in the basement garage.

The prestigious pad, which has not been the primary residence of its affluent owner, is now for sale with an asking price of $12 million – a hike of nearly $1 million in three years.

It was designed by Melbourne hospitality entrepreneur Peter Rowland, whose renowned catering company caters to some of the city's most prestigious events, including the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Formula One, and the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Frank and Sharon van Handel, the owners of the fine-dining institution Stokehouse, also owned and restored the three-bedroom home until selling it in 2019 for $11.1 million.

Expressions of interest are due by 5pm on June 20; to see the listing, head here.

How amazed are you by this mansion? Let us know in the comment section below!

Also, if you want to take a tour around the mansion, watch this video:

Yuck looks cold& unwelcoming & all the upkeep , I’d sell it & down size , totally excessive

 

[Ricci]

I truly don't understand peoples longing for a mansion. You can only possibly use one room at a time so for the two of us that's a maximum of 2 rooms, kitchen and laundry, bedroom plus one spare for visitors and two bathrooms. A double garage, one side for the car and the other for all the accumulated "treasures" we can't possibly do without. Anything else is an extravagance and just involves more cleaning and having more "stuff".

 

[Evol P]

Seriously, I don't understand this. I live in a caravan and we have all the room we NEED. True I would like a special place to put up my sewing machine and leave it there but that's all.