71 Burn Street, Downer ACT 2602

A new, unique house is on the market. A house of space, design and beauty.

This lovely, solid ex-govie has a very large, north facing Scandinavian style extension, including an airy loft space set amongst the treetops and clouds. The mood of the house changes as the weather changes from bright, light and spacious, to warm and cozy. The recycled timber floorboards help create the sense of warmth and the white minimalistic style that uses a mix of clean lines, unique features, white spaces, and a modern decor throughout, keeps it light and airy.

The design provides both interesting nooks and crannies as well as plenty of space to move and breath and the entry into the house leaves you wondering what is beyond, it leaves you feeling both intrigued and an immediate sense of invitation and warmth.
The 2018 architecturally designed extension to the front of the house, is passive in design. It has well designed overlarge eaves to capture winter sun and protect from the heat of summer. The large, double-glazed glass sliding doors take you straight out onto a large deck and lovely front garden, creating a continued sense of space and light.

The abundance of double-glazed windows, insulating blinds, extended eaves, evaporative cooling, and high ceilings sustains the heat in winter, while keeping the environment cool during the summer. The slow combustion wood heater adds to this beautiful, cozy space, with the timber floors complementing the sleek, open space. From the front to the back this design provides superb cross flow ventilation with a seamless indoor/outdoor feeling. Open the east facing windows located in the loft space at the top of the extension and catch a nice cool easterly breeze in the summer. This large loft space is my favorite feature of the extension. It is open but private, a space to set up as a bedroom, study, retreat, or media space. It really is so versatile. A space that can be beneficial to the whole family.

The original part of the house has been incorporated into the updates, renovations, and extension beautifully. With painted floorboards, white walls and black window frames, the uniqueness of this place just continues.

The newly designed large kitchen is spacious, bright and inviting. Featuring an Italian Artison gas oven, an Asko Swedish dishwasher, stainless steel splash backs and loads of storage and bench space, the kitchen moves seamlessly into the dinning space. This open plan area provides endless opportunities to create the space you want. French doors open out onto the green, lush back garden and large undercover deck. Here you will see flowering plants, vegetable patches, roses, and fruit trees, including heavily fruit bearing cherry tree and lemon trees.

The 3 bedrooms to the rear of the property have a nice separation from the rest of the house, featuring leafy green views, built in robes in two of the rooms, and small wall mounted ceramic heaters for cold Canberra nights. The bathroom is spacious with floor to ceiling tiles and a separate bath and shower that services the property beautifully. The toilet is separate.

The studio, to the back of the property, is a beautiful addition. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passive income or a comfy space for an extended family member or teenager. Fully equipped, this self-contained, light drenched studio features an exposed wood ceiling and cork flooring making it warm and inviting, a definite tasteful addition to the property. The kitchen comes with electric cooking, a good amount of bench space and electric hot water, the bathroom a small sink, toilet and sizable shower. The studio literally captures the sun all day long making it a warm, comfortable, bright space to spend time in.
The current owners have invested heavily into the inner north lifestyle, utilising the superb green spaces, delicious cafes, close proximity to bushland and the iconic Dickson pool. A lovely meandering low gradient bike path takes you safely into the city and the Dickson wetlands is a perfect space to exercise or walk your dog. This area is highly sought-after and few houses such as this come up for sale.

Anyone looking for the lifestyle the inner-north provides must consider this unique opportunity. It provides an opportunity to simply move in and start living. It provides the opportunity to invest in a well-established, lush neighbourhood with quality primary and high schools nearby, interesting cafes, more green spaces than most other suburbs have, as well as being close to the city, universities and iconic Canberra establishments such as the War Memorial. Lake Burley Griffin is only a bike ride away with internationally recognized galleries and museums scattered along its shores and Government House just across the lake.

This might be the house just for you so don't miss it...

Features:

- Scandinavian aesthetics
- Light, bright and open
- Airy, open loft space
- Polished wooden floors
- High ceilings
- Freshly painted
- Solar passive design
- Slow combustion wood stove
- 5.5 energy efficiency star rating
- North to the front
- Extended north facing eaves (1.2M)
- Extension architecturally designed
- Extension built 2018
- New kitchen 2019
- Double glazing in extension
- Insulated honeycomb up/down, down/up blinds
- LED lighting and tasteful hanging pendants
- Open kitchen with loads of bench space and storage
- Gas cook top, electric oven
- Stainless steel splash backs
- Italian Artison oven
- Swedish Asko dishwasher
- Brand new 5-star ducted gas heating
- Ceramic wall heaters in bedrooms
- Evaporative cooling
- Superb cross ventilation
- Well established, lush green gardens with established fruit trees, fully enclosed for pets
- North facing front deck
- Undercover rear deck
- Stylish 5000L water tank
- Bathroom � floor to ceiling tiles
- Bathroom � separate shower and bath
- Separate toilet from bathroom
- Double carport attached to the side of the house
- Shed for garden tools and other storage
- Tasteful, fully equipped separate studio including all appliances (fridge, washing machine,
stove/oven)