The White House is one of inner-city Sydneyand#8203;’s most enjoyed and culturally significant architectural homes.
A nine metre wide, quasi-warehouse / terrace, this is a home which affords the quintessential lifestyle of ‘Summer in Australia’: a large pool and spa for swimming; sunbathing and outdoor entertaining space across a huge courtyard; and excellent positioning on the quiet, private and leafy Forbes Street in the heart of Paddington:Woollahra.
Not a ‘cookie-cutter property’, The White House oozes personality and originality, and it’s positioning and land size of 329m2, makes it a truly unique proposition for the savvy home buyer or investor. When it was built by the dream team in 1987, the property featured in the ‘it’ magazine, Vogue Living, who stated it as and#8203;’provocative in structure’ and a ‘contemporary statement’ of and#8203;’daring’ and ‘and#8203;bold strokes’.
* Spacious, interesting and bright, the open plan living is a series of spaces, which sits under the huge Magna Grid skylight
* For the art collector, there is an atrium which spans upwards across three levels. This design icon, showcases innovation, creativity and functionality
* All bedrooms are on individual floors with high ceilings – two rooms enjoy ensuite bathrooms
* You can immediately convert the house into a 4 bedroom and 3+ bathroom home, as the third level / bedroom is a large open-plan space with views of Sydney City’s skyline
* Add significant value: apply to Council and create more internal space at the far end of the courtyard – there is no FSR restriction and a height-limit of 9m+
* You can privately come and go as you please via the two street private access gates [Forbes Street and Jersey Road]
The White House is conveniently positioned near everything:
0M – Easy street parking for guests
50m – Trumper Park, Flat White Caf, The Lord Dudley Pub c.1889
450m- Moncur / Queen Street Social Life, Art Galleries, Fashion, Restaurants, Bars and trendy Cafs
750m – Edgecliff Train Station
2KM – Oxford Street shopping, Rushcutters Bay, Double Bay, Bondi Junction, Centennial Park, Cooper Park, Museums, The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Allianz Stadium, Moonlight Cinema
3KM – The Sydney CBD
4 KM – Bondi Beach, Rose Bay sea planes
10KM – Sydney Domestic and International Airports
This incredible home was the third project between the owner and a dream team of highly skilled creatives – the architect Peter Stronach (of AllenJackandCottier architects), alongsideand#8203; the lateand#8203; George Freedman, one of Australiaand#8203;’sand#8203; most gifted colourist’s and admired interior designers; as well as Paul Ratcliff Constructions, for which The White House was a and#8203;’signature houseand#8203;’. Stronach, a life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects Sydney, also created another comparable property in 1987: the award-winning Apple Computer Headquarters in Frenchsand#8203;’ Forest, considered to be and#8203;’the worldand#8203;’s best commercial buildingand#8203;’ at the time. You can see the similarities between the properties – timeless, daring, bold and classic 1980and#8203;’s designs. The White House and The Apple Computer HQ were historically captured by John Gollings, the photographer of choice for scores of architects wishing to have their works recorded.