30 Earle Street, Lyneham, ACT 2602

There is a lovely simplicity to the scheme ? flat roofline, exposed brick, pops of tonal blues, minimal front gardens. The frontage almost fortress like, concealing the cascading light and openness that lies within. As you peep down the gently sloping driveway all you see is the double carport door, all elegant vertical battens, screening the silhouette of the cars parked within.

Clever design can bring positive change, maximising thermal efficiency and ramping up aesthetics, engendering quite the special lived experience. And this dreamy house from Light House Architecture doesn't disappoint - walls of glass welcome northern light and family gathering spaces spill to beautifully landscaped gardens. There is a distinct sense of fluidity and balance to this spacious four-bedder, it is both sustainable and beautiful, open and cocooning.

The home is perfectly positioned, nestled within the natural contours of the land engendering split level living that organically delineates the convivial social domains from the more intimate spaces. Custom joinery is cleverly placed for added storage and also to create subtle connections?windows onto the conversational rooms. Polished concrete floors are grounding underfoot, quietly banking sunlight while the raked ceilings add a celebratory feel. The home's solar passivity quietly working in the background, keeping things temperate even in the coldest of winters and scorching summers - double glazing, strategic insulation, solar banking, effective cross ventilation - reducing the need for heating and cooling devices.

The open kitchen perfectly placed, adjacent to the sunny dining space, arrayed in a galley style with floating island, banks of custom cabinetry, neatly tucked away full-height pantry and quality appliances from Smeg. We love the long horizontal window, illuminating the hint of sparkle within the black stone worktops, and gifting a view of the garden pond.

A second living area is a lovely private retreat, with long window seat and views across the garden courtyard. There is a separate office, expertly fitted with custom storage and a hallway with door frames that meet the full height of the airy ceilings. The master bedroom opens onto the garden and has a wall of matt black, custom cabinetry. There is an elegant adjacent bathroom with twin basins and a rain shower, finished in subway tiling and sleek black floors.

Three additional bedrooms complete the southern end, all centred around a family bathroom. Bedroom one and two open to the north, spilling to silvered timber decking and curated steppers across the pond. And all three bedrooms have built-in-robes for seamless storage. The bathroom has a bathtub and is concordantly finished in timeless black and white. Both bathrooms have warming underfloor heating and combo of down and up lighting.

Decking, flinty grey paving, blue gravel and native plantings are combined to gift a layering of different moments within the fully landscaped gardens. There is a firepit arena tucked behind a green enclosure and a private courtyard complete with meditative fish pond. Raised vegetable beds provide garden to plate fresh produce and there is a relaxed feeling of remove, a quintessential Australian indoor-outdoor feel.

Earle is a sought-after loop street that curves around Lambert Place Playground Park, rising toward O'Connor Ridge Nature Park. The home opens directly onto a public laneway, making it an easy stroll to the schools and shops of Lyneham and the famous Tilley's Divine Caf? and Gallery. The central locale of this beautiful inner north suburb connects you to a lively mix of independent cafes, restaurants, and shops while ample green spaces, shared bike and walking paths, and beautiful street trees create a tranquil village experience just a stone's throw from the Dickson and Braddon Precincts, the CBD and ANU. Both high schools and primary schools are an easy walk or quick bike ride away.

features.

.stunning architecturally designed four-bedroom house in coveted Lyneham

.designed by Light House ArchiScience

.two living spaces, two bathrooms and separate office

.angled on the block to maximise privacy and solar benefit

.edging public laneway on one side

.solar passive with a 7.5 star EER

.double carport with auto door and ample additional off street parking

.raked ceilings to living areas

.solar banking concrete floors

.foyer/mudroom

.north facing, split level, open plan living, dining and kitchen

.easy spill to decks and gardens via glass sliders

.modern galley style kitchen with custom joinery, floating island, breakfast bar seating, stone worktops and quality appliances from Smeg

.second living area or TV room with window seat overlooking pond

.separate office with custom joinery

.master bedroom with seamless wall of built-in-storage and glass doors opening to the front garden

.adjacent bathroom with twin basins and rain shower

.three additional bedrooms all with built-in-robes

.bedroom one and two opening to northern deck

.family bathroom with bathtub

.internal laundry with custom joinery

.carpet to all bedrooms

.original solar array with 0.47 cent rebate

.additional 9.8KW array with inverter and battery

.R1 insulated concrete slab

.R2.5 insulation to exterior walls

.R5 insulation to the roof space

.R1.5 insulation to internal walls

.PVC double glazed windows (high solar transmission lowE coating to living areas)

.electric radiator panels for supplementary heating

.ceiling fans

.LED lighting

.bespoke uplighting

.evacuated tube solar hot water

.5000L rainwater tank

.low VOC finishes

.gated access to side lane

.easy stroll to local schools and shops

.moments from the Braddon and Dickson precincts

.4.7km to the CBD

fine details (all approximately)

.eer 6

.uv $848,000

.living size 180.9m2

.carport 43.4m2

.land size 767m2

.build date 2017

.rates $4,410 p/a