This expansive Yarralumla home gives every family member a place to call their own

This Yarralumla home is ready to take the whole family under its wing. Or, more accurately, wings.

Designed by architect Paul Tilse, the five-bedroom home is cleverly divided into a series of zones, giving everyone their own corner while beautiful spaces connect it all.

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36 Musgrave Street, Yarralumla ACT 2600

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There’s the main bedroom wing, where an oversized skylight illuminates the boutique-style walk-in robe, while the designer en suite includes a free-standing tub. Nearby, two more bedrooms, each with a walk-in wardrobe, flank the main bathroom.

Another wing can be closed off for extended family and has its own lounge and en suite bathroom. Yet another, sitting privately at the front of the home, is essentially a second main-bedroom suite, with a walk-in robe and en suite.

Where everyone comes back together is the spectacular open-plan kitchen, living and dining area. A soaring timber-lined ceiling brings warmth overhead, polished concrete runs underfoot, and highlight windows draw natural light deep into the space.

The kitchen is designed for a crowd, with extensive timber joinery, marble surfaces and a large island combining stone and timber. At the other end, bespoke shelving and a gas fireplace make the living area feel equally considered.

Five living areas include a rumpus room and downstairs media room, while outside, a covered terrace overlooks the north-facing lawn, with plans and plumbing in place for a future pool.

Downstairs, there’s a four-car garage and two large storage rooms, plus a 20 kilowatt-hour solar system and 48 kilowatt-hour battery.

What the agent says

“This is an impressive near-new architectural home, designed by architect Paul Tilse, with interiors by Vanessa Hawes and built by Brother Projects. Superb craftsmanship, beautiful high-end materials and generous rooms make all the difference. If buyers are considering building, it’s an excellent option and well worth a look, given the substantial time and cost involved in creating a home of this calibre.”

Mario Sanfrancesco, Blackshaw Manuka

Need to know

Many of Canberra’s earliest buildings have a little bit of Yarralumla in them. The Yarralumla Brickworks opened in 1913 to supply bricks for the growing capital, producing the distinctive red bricks that became part of Canberra’s early architectural story.