Harold Desbrowe Annear作为澳大利亚建筑学现代主义的创始人之一，，将这坐1922年修建的宏伟的住宅被改造成墨尔本最好的家庭住宅之一。
原始的Desbrowe Annear设计作为灵感和创新，及来自EME Design的可持续设计师Luke Middleton使用的顶尖的翻新和扩展技术。这座宏达的，现代化的和注重细节的的两层建筑，旨在打通北部照射进来的光并与无缝连接到郁郁葱葱的植物园和游泳池。这所住宅还有这样的背景，被授予建筑设计师协会维多利亚奖最佳财产改造奖;同时也频繁的被刊登在杂志和电视广告上。
Desbrowe Annear的设计是现代主义建筑的一个真正的强大存在，绝好的展示他重要遗产例子，它惊人的半圆形和leadlight封闭的中庭，艾奥尼亚花环式柱子，及靠窗座位和储备相得益彰，生机勃勃。他标志性的阶梯烟囱轴，获得专利的滑动窗扇是专为Sallman房子设计的。
今天，所有的生活空间沿着北边，享有壮丽的花园景色，并可通过橡木地板画廊连接。
美丽的维多利亚硬木木材，如银顶灰特征的木材，使得整个家庭的温暖和质感，并作为Desbrowe Annear钦点的天然材料使用。木材独立式壁炉将高级正式的客厅和餐厅和一个聪明的“盒子”厨房分隔开来，即：一个耸立的5.5米拱形天花板下面的厨房。
被设计成即是聚会空间和烹饪中心，一个用长岛长凳定义的厨房，有最好的Miele电器，包括电磁炉，超大洗碗机和90厘米烤箱。双层门允许自由转换到甲板和露台，伊莱克斯烧烤，无瑕疵的室内户外娱乐，游泳池和池畔桑拿浴室和浴室。
一个精致的下降带花园模具的房间，给人一种舒适，温馨的感觉，双折窗口带来了新鲜的空气和北面照射进来的光。
主卧室套房在其私人领域拥有豪华的空间，设有步入式衣柜和带步入式花洒淋浴和大理石台面的连接浴室，以及分性别的水池。一个两卧室密封的巨大的旋转门，位于房子后面，设有共用浴室;而第四间卧室在其自己的住宅区内有一间连接浴室和北部的书房。
翻修时设计符合可持续发展的最高标准，所有设施包括：双层玻璃充氩窗口，实心欧式橡木地板，化妆间，液体循环加热，中央供暖和空调，分开系统空调，户外音乐系统，通风散热的电气百叶窗，自清洁，自调平，燃气和太阳能加热游泳池，可用于花园的15000升水箱，洗手间和洗衣机，自动浇水系统，电动门到双车库与一体化的存储/车间加上额外的路外停车场。
功能多样，无瑕疵且漂亮，这个独一无二的住宅成功的结合了艺术和工艺设计与现代创新，使其更有名的是处在Armadale 主大街和Glenferrie路，四周是国际化的商店和咖啡馆，并且邻近电车车站旁边还有水平很高的私立学校。
A design icon by the one of the founders of Modernism in Australian architecture, Harold Desbrowe Annear, this magnificent 1922 residence has been spectacularly transformed into one of Melbourne's finest family homes.
The original Desbrowe Annear design was used as inspiration and innovation for the cutting-edge renovation and extension by sustainable designer Luke Middleton from EME Design. The voluminous, contemporary and carefully detailed two-level addition was designed to open the house to northern light with a seamless connection to the lush botanical garden and swimming pool. The two come together with such vision, the home was awarded the Building Designers Association of Victoria Award for Best Heritage Renovation; whilst also being extensively featured in magazines and television commercials.
The powerful presence of Desbrowe Annear's design is a true showpiece of Modernist Architecture and an important heritage example of his work with its breathtaking semicircular and leadlight enclosed atrium featuring Ionic columns with garlands, now beautifully honoured and enlivened with window seating and clever storage. His signature stepped chimney shafts, and the patented sliding sash windows were specifically designed for The Sallman House.
Today, all the living spaces track along the northern side with stunning garden views and access, and linked by an Oak floored gallery.
Beautiful Victorian hardwood timbers such as Silver-top Ash feature throughout the home for warmth, and texture, and as a nod to Desbrowe Annear's use of natural materials. A timber clad freestanding fireplace dividing the superb formal living and dining rooms and a clever "box" pantry in the kitchen set beneath a soaring 5.5 metre vaulted ceiling are featured.
Designed as both a gathering space and culinary hub, a long island bench demarks the kitchen with the very best Miele appliances including an induction cooktop, extra large dishwasher and 90cm oven. Bi-fold doors allow flow to expanses of decking and terraces with an Electrolux barbecue for seamless indoor-outdoor entertaining, the swimming pool and poolside sauna and bathroom.
A superb step-down family room is positioned to mould with the garden creating a cosy, welcoming feel with bi-fold windows bringing in the fresh air and northern light.
The zoning of bedrooms is also considered with the main bedroom suite luxuriating in space in its own private domain with a walk-in robe and superb en suite with a walk-in rain shower and marble vanity with his and her basins. A giant pivot door seals off a two-bedroom wing discreetly positioned at the rear of the house with a shared bathroom; while a fourth bedroom floats above in its own quarters with an en suite and northern study.
Designed to the highest standards of sustainability available at the time of renovation, comprehensive appointments include double glazed argon filled windows, solid European Oak floorboards, powder room, hydronic heating plus central heating and air conditioning supplemented by split-system air conditioning, integrated indoor-outdoor music system, electric louvres for ventilation and releasing heat, self-cleaning, self-levelling, gas and solar heated swimming pool, 15,000 litre water tank available for the garden, toilets and washing machine, automatic watering system, electric gates to a double carport with integrated storage/workshop plus additional off-street parking.
Functional, seamless and beautiful, this one-of-a-kind family home successfully marries notable Arts and Crafts design with modern innovation made even more memorable by its prestigious Armadale location on the doorstep of High Street and Glenferrie Road's cosmopolitan shops and cafes and proximity to trams and leading private schools.
