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Despite its grand scale, six bedrooms (or five plus a study), five bathrooms, five powder rooms and a three-car garage, Donna said the home's enduring achievement was how naturally it functioned as a family home, with almost every room on one level and every bedroom configured as its own private suite.
"It is a family home," she said. "The library, games rooms, multi-media room with stage, professional lighting and DJ desk, through to the wellness spaces and multiple living areas, allow everyone to gather together or retreat into their own space when they choose. The kitchen is an incredible space, with open planning, double benchtops and a view over the family room and pool, it's always been a favourite place for us all together. I hand-selected every marble selection myself."
The property's private concert hall and library, complete with a professionally designed stage, full acoustic treatment, theatrical lighting and smoke effects, has hosted everything from intimate family evenings to celebrations with live music and theatre-quality surround sound.
Outdoors, two outdoor kitchens, including a Tiffany marble entertainer's pavilion fitted with an Angelo Po BBQ and Teppanyaki plate, sit alongside a heated ionised pool, magnesium spa and dedicated reformer wellness studio, framed by gardens inspired by renowned landscape designer Paul Bangay and dotted with antique bronze fountains, statues and stone urns.
"The house adapts equally well to intimate evenings with family as it does to large celebrations," Donna said. "The following morning, life slows again with coffee overlooking the gardens, a swim in the pool, or a session in the wellness room. It is a home that embraces both celebration and wellbeing with equal ease.
"Every principal room enjoys a connection to mature landscaping, making the gardens feel like another room of the house. They soften the architecture, provide privacy and create an extraordinary sense of calm that is difficult to imagine so close to Brisbane's city centre.
"We have genuinely lived in every part of this home. Our children arrived here as young children and have grown into adults within these walls, milestone birthdays, graduations, family dinners and Christmas cheer became engagement celebrations, weddings, and now grandchildren fill the same gardens with laughter. That is perhaps the greatest compliment we can give Suthermere, it has never been admired from afar; it has been wholeheartedly lived in.
"I feel incredibly privileged to have cared for Suthermere. Homes like this are never truly owned; they are simply entrusted to each generation of custodians. After so many wonderful years, it now feels like the right time for another family to begin their own story here. It's going to be hard to leave."
The magnificent grand reception entrance sets the tone from the moment of arrival creating an unforgettable sense of scale and craftsmanship. This space, with its arches, are designed not merely to impress but to welcome.
Matt Lancashire said this house was simply in a class of its own.
“You simply couldn't replace this house even if you tried. The original home is beautiful but the three new wings make it like your own private boutique resort that is made for family living. The attention to detail is simply unheard of. The owner has an impeccable eye for detail,” Mr Lancashire said.
“The wellness aspect of luxury is so important now and the house has its own dedicated fitness retreat, heated ionised swimming pool, magnesium spa and outdoor shower creating your own private resort.
“I am so proud to represent this home, and do it justice to show everyone what’s available here.”
1 Sutherland Avenue, Ascot
- C.1900s Federation estate on a private 2,024sqm corner allotment
- 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 5 powder rooms, 3-car garage, attic
- Primary suite with dual walk-in robes, ensuite and balcony
- Self-contained guest suite with ensuite, kitchenette and private access
- Formal and informal living, wellness zone, performance room with stage
- Wyer + Craw designed Gaggenau kitchen, outdoor kitchens, indoor wet bars
- Temperature-controlled wine room, cold and freezer rooms
- Heated ionised pool, magnesium spa, Paul Bangay-inspired gardens
- Electronic gates, back-to-base security, dumbwaiter
The property goes to auction on September 12 at The Calile Hotel from 9:00am.
