27 Ferdinand Street, Campbell, ACT 2612

Light, volume and space coalesce within this quintessential mid-century elegant three-bedroom home. The thoughtful renovations are restrained, allowing the original clean lines and 60s detailing to sing. Soaring ceiling heights, exposed beams, timber panelling and interior bagged brickwork are the heroes here, as social spaces drift romantically to manicured lawns, and long-established flowering camelias.

Immaculate comes to mind and we love the feast of texture and tone and the rare feeling of being immersed within a living history, gorgeously preserved and celebrated. The original architecturally-designed brick home is exceptionally well-kept. The refined front, with its ribbon windows and timber shutters, sits low behind landscaped gardens and a stunning sandstone retaining wall. 

A curved driveway leads to a low profile double carport through secure lockable black metal gates. The carport is complete with a clever alcove for bike storage and gateway to the rear garden and sunroom access. 

The presence of the garden is all around…whether creating or reading in the sunken library, lounging in the sundrenched sunroom or dining within the cathedral-like open plan living area. Genteel lawns slope softly, curving around the home in a smooth wave. Terraced and peripheral garden beds are filled with a happy mix of natives and exotics. The soft textures and colours of the native grasses, grevilleas, and eucalypts whisper to the bushland nearby.

The use of sandstone in creating the retaining wall is a masterstroke of harmony, blending the curated native gardens with the brickwork of the home. A curved stone pathway leads to the stately timber front door with twin sidelights.

There is a 'wow' factor as soon as you step inside, earthy terracotta tiling in distinct orange and red hues, stretching to meet soaring walls in Dulux Feathersoft. The eye is drawn up to the cathedral ceilings and out to the sunlit gardens, as rows of French doors bring light and garden views.

The home's split level living follows the land's topography and offers a sequestered "upper level" intimate zone. Here, three welcoming bedrooms frame various aspects of the garden via large windows. A duo of children's bedrooms centre around a bathroom with bath and flooring in stunning red mosaic tiling. 

The master bedroom with ensuite welcomes morning light filtered by plantation shutters, and gives a vista to the elevated front garden complete with sandstone wall and tall eucalypts. 

There is a less-is-more approach at work here, the original kitchen timber cabinets gleaming beneath their new finish, the sculptural concrete flu converted into elegant wine storage, the confident and cool architectural lines left in-tact, in all their progressive spirit.

Ferdinand is one of those vintage Campbell streets, situated in the suburb's dress circle, moments from the walking trails of Mt Ainslie Reserve and the War Memorial. This special enclave is minutes from Anzac Parade, Defence Academies, Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra High School, two primary schools, and Canberra Grammar Infants School. The home is also close to transport, Canberra Airport and the ANU. 

The local Campbell shops offer an IGA, pharmacy, health services, high-end French restaurant, a great bakery and two cafés. It is a short coast down the hill to the CBD and the dynamic Braddon precinct. 


Features:

.beautifully renovated 1966 mid-century modern home
.ideally located moments from reserve in a leafy pocket of Campbell
.three bedrooms and two bathrooms
.open plan living, dining and kitchen drifting to sunroom
.soaring raked ceilings lined with timber panelling
.exposed beams, bagged brick walls and original timber casement windows
.combo of terracotta and ceramic tiling and soft carpet
.elegant, delineated dining space with large servery opening onto the kitchen
.living area overlooking reserve beyond and with step-in wine cellar/storage cupboard
.original kitchen in pristine condition with newly stained timber cabinetry, mosaic tiled splashback, freestanding stove from Westinghouse and LG dishwasher
.adjacent laundry with direct access to garden
.French doors opening to warming and generous sunroom that spills to alfresco patio
.library/office with built-in-cabinetry, opening onto the garden
.elevated intimate zone with three bedrooms
.master bedroom with built-in-robe and lovely new ensuite bathroom
.two additional bedrooms 
.large family bathroom with mosaic floor tiling and bathtub
.linen closet
.extensive lockable walk-in under house storage, including work area
.two RC split systems in the living spaces
.RC split system to master and second bedroom
.Insulated walls, ceiling, underfloor. 
.combo of Roman blinds, plantation shutters and new curtains
.private driveway to gated double carport with bike alcove
.gorgeous gardens with undulating emerald-green lawns irrigated by in-ground pop-up sprinklers 
.easy walking distance to Mt Ainslie Reserve and local shops. 
.3 mins to Campbell High, 6 mins to Braddon and CBD, and 5 minutes to Lake Burley Griffin by car


FINE DETAILS (all approximate):
 
Land size: 857   m2
Build size: 137  m2 (approx.)
EER: 5.0
 
Build year: 1966
 
Rates: $6,424.34 pa
Land tax: $13,882.15 pa (investors only)
UV: $1,264,000 (2024)

Rental estimate $900 - 1000 per week.