'Corazón' - New Farm's most extraordinary home heads to auction

Corazón, the Spanish word for heart, at 563 Lower Bowen Terrace, New Farm, will go to auction in June after a three-year build that its owners describe as the realisation of everything they had ever envisioned in a home.

For owners Becky Smout and her husband Francisco, the property was always meant to be the last one.

The couple have spent 15 years developing together, with Becky leading interiors and Francisco driving construction, a partnership that has produced some of Brisbane's most considered inner-city residential work.

Corazón was supposed to end that chapter.

"This was supposed to be our forever home," said Becky, a former school teacher turned design specialist.

The name says everything. Named after the Spanish word for heart, a term of endearment, a word for courage, and a reference to the very core of something, Corazón is the project into which the Smouts poured three years of their lives. What began as a pre-war home on 810sqm required a full year of Brisbane City Council development approval before a two-year build could even begin. The result is a 963sqm, six-bedroom, nine-bathroom landmark conceived as a living work of art.

Every detail reflects that intention.

The double helix spiral staircase rises through gallery interiors beneath soaring ceilings, connecting three levels through curved glass, off-form concrete, venetian plaster walls and curved steel. The solid marble travertine bathtub carved from a single block.

The skylit primary wing is immersed in hanging gardens, secured by digital entry lockable from the outside.

A children's wing designed to spark imagination, complete with a climbing wall and suspended net cubby for the Smouts' three children, aged seven, four and three. A wellness retreat incorporating an ice bath, hot spa and heated magnesium naked pool, a system chosen for its restorative properties and the silky, chemical-free water quality it delivers.

A rooftop bar framing uninterrupted city skyline views. A luxury kitchen including the latest Gaggenau and Pitt appliances. A temperature controlled wine bar. A lift to all 4 levels.

Security matches the scale of the residence.

Facial recognition entry, perimeter cameras and a comprehensive internal and external alarm system ensure the home is as private and protected as it is beautiful, a consideration the Smouts built in from the beginning rather than added as an afterthought.

The Crestron smart home with dali lighting control, controls over 400 fittings with a beautiful dim-to warm function setting the scene every evening.