180 Duffy Street, Ainslie, ACT 2602

This artful four-bedder has a long history of nourishing creative life - beginning with the ceramicist from New Zealand and the celebrated architect Theo Bischoff. The brief was to create a flexible series of spaces to accommodate living and working from home. Imbued with the simple balance of modernism - timber joinery, brick feature walls, open flow to nature - the home is both enduring and special. Modern updates over the years have added space and comfort while still delicately preserving storied details.

The home sits privately at the end of a battle-axe block and communes with the tranquility of bush. The roughly bagged brick walls read like natural sandstone, while climbing vines crowd the entryway. There is a double carport and meandering garden paths that invite exploration and discovery. The home is not so much nestled within wrap-around gardens that teem with life and reflective fish ponds.

The slender entry foyer sets the scene - awash with muted organic hues, rich in texture, informed by clean architectural lines. Think internal doors topped with glass insets and the loveliness of natural and honest materiality. A small landing is laid with handmade ceramic mosaics that echo the ochre tones of the bush and warm timber joinery is featured throughout. Vic Ash hardwood floors flow underfoot and big windows capture the beautiful Canberra light.

The living combined dining area is generous and spills onto the northern terrace, which can also be utilised as a glass house for growing potted herbs and produce. There are also glass doors that open onto a timber deck where a clematis vine is just now alive with delicate thread-like flowers. The whole garden beyond gifting a variety of fruiting trees, vegetable beds, and a chook run. There is gated access directly onto the endless walking trails that traverse the mountain.

The kitchen feels soulful, with the original '60s cabinetry, solid and enduring, and there is a nice chatty openness across the social space, which is warmed by a slow combustion fireplace in the cooler months. Bedroom one sits behind the kitchen and is adjacent to the bathroom, which has a bathtub. The bedroom is informed by north-easterly light, magical garden views, and a wall of timber cabinetry for seamless storage.

A big front room can be utilised as either a study or bedroom, while another two bedrooms coalesce around a central workshop or storage room. These latest additions include a master bedroom with an ensuite and an additional study or fourth bedroom. The Bischoff architecture has been lovingly followed with the use of double bricks, extended Victorian Ash flooring, and re-used windows. Radiant heating was installed across the ceiling frame before the ceiling was attached, with insulation also added to sections of the ceiling and floor spaces.

Duffy is a beautiful street, edging Mt Ainslie Reserve and dotted with a mix of impressive new builds, vintage homes, and handy to a mix of great schools and leafy heritage parks. Located in the vibrant inner north, a stone's throw from the Braddon and Dickson precincts, the home is connected to a plethora of unique dining and shopping experiences. Within walking distance of the much-loved Ainslie shops, including local favourites – The renowned Ainslie IGA, Edgar's gastropub, hatted Pilot restaurant and Ainslie Cellars, the home gifts a unique village lifestyle, whisper close to the CBD.

features.
.flexible and artful four-bedroom, two-bathroom home backing reserve
.designed by Theo Bischoff, Architect
.extension by owner/builder Judy Tier and Adrienne Fazekas in 1995/96
.ideally placed at the end of a battle-axe block
.nestled within meandering, established gardens with over 50 fruiting trees, various fish ponds, vegetable gardens and chook run
.gated access directly onto the reserve
.lovely organic modernist form- bagged brick, flat roof, recycled windows
.double carport
.sheltered entryway
.large foyer
.Vic Ash floors
.open timber shelving in both the living area and kitchen
.generous open living combined dining area with slow combustion fireplace
.lovely spill to an intimate northern terrace
.glass doors opening onto a large deck with views out to the garden and reserve beyond
.original '60s kitchen with great storage, including open shelving, for display of favourite mugs and plates
.bedroom one with north-easterly light and wall of timber cabinetry
.Master bedroom or bedroom 2 with built in storage and ensuite bathroom
.adjacent internal laundry with direct garden access
.bedroom 3 or study overlooking the front garden with built-in-storage
.bedroom 4 or study with built-in-cupboard
.central workshop or storage room
.original carport now enclosed and utilised as a storage room
.easy stroll to Ainslie Shops
.handy to the Braddon and Dickson Precincts
.3kms to the CBD


FINE DETAILS (all approximate):

Land size: 1209 m2
Living size: 161 m2 (approx.)
EER: 1.0

Build year: 1962

Rates: $7583.23 pa
UV: $1,280,000 (2026)

Rental Opinion: $1000 pw

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Type

House

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

2

Parkings

2

Area

1,209 m²

House Size

161 m²