741 Orrong Road, Toorak, Vic 3142

Set in this famous leafy avenue in Melbourne's most prestigious suburb, this residence delivers the ultimate in contemporary family living with an outdoor entertainment haven and swimming pool in private garden surrounds.

This solid concrete home with the favored north-west facing back garden spans two levels of restrained luxury and includes three living and entertaining areas. Travertine floors feature throughout with travertine finishes in the kitchen, bathrooms and powder room.

Beautifully proportioned light-filled interiors have full-height windows and outstanding architectural details, creating a timeless classic where designer style meets family functionality.

Designing city houses for private clients was Gillespie's territory. Favouring pure clean lines, Gillespie was one of the first architects in Australian residential design to turn away from English design to an Australian model of lots of light and lots of sun.

With just two owners, this residence comes to market for the first time in 26 years.

Renovated and extended by Shareen Joel Design, quality shines throughout. It enjoys a double height gallery reception foyer, a versatile study, library or television room opening to a private courtyard garden and a fabulous north-west facing living and dining room leading to the sun -drenched deck, garden and heated swimming pool.

The state-of-the art kitchen features an expansive travertine island bench which doubles as a casual meals area. A Gaggenau cooktop complete with steamer, gas and induction cooking is complemented by two Miele ovens and dishwasher, a butler's pantry, integrated Liebherr fridge/freezer and extensive storage including soft-closing Blum drawers. Bench sliders act as privacy screen for catering and entertaining, and full height pivot door conceals the laundry from view, while at the other end of the kitchen the informal living opens through a sliding glass door to the deck.

An easy climb upstairs leads to the bedroom accommodation where three oversized bedrooms include the main suite with a private terrace and views to South Yarra and beyond. It also includes a wrap-around walk-in wardrobe and an opulent travertine ensuite. Two more robed bedrooms, an ensuite and central bathroom complete the upstairs.

More features of this compelling residence are the gas fireplace, heating, cooling, built-in wine fridge, abundant storage, ground level underfloor heating, underfloor bathroom heating, Zip tap, BBQ set in travertine surrounds, remote control awning and internal blinds, plantation shutters and double garage with internal entry.

In this iconic location, this home is close to Toorak Road trams, Toorak Village, some of Melbourne's finest schools, the Yarra River parklands and has easy access to the Freeway and the CBD.