Barbie-approved interiors revealed inside Jan Juc’s $3 million concrete home – realestate.com.au

Brutalist concrete design meets Hollywood glamor in a striking Jan Juc home that channels serious party vibes.

The bold three-bedroom home, designed in collaboration with architect Lachlan Shepherd, couldn’t be further from the old beach hut it replaced.

But since salespeople Melissa and Hayden O’Keefe run commercial concrete company O’Keefe Bros Concreting, there was never any doubt about which material would be the hero of their epic rebuilding project.

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The house offers ocean views from the cantilevered front living rooms. Photo: Nikole Ramsay

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Ms O’Keefe, a stylist who runs The Artful Dwelling, said they wanted an industrial feel at 10 Sunningdale Ave, Jan Juc, where the light would bring out the natural imperfections of the concrete.

They combined custom sculptural forms – think ‘K’-shaped angled beams and a circular porthole window framing an underwater view of the pool – with steel and expansive glazing throughout the 2020 build.

The couple initially disagreed on whether the house should be two stories, but made every effort to bring the backyard to the same level as the upstairs living room.

The living room features a Cheminees Philippe fireplace and antique European hanging lamps. Photo: Nikole Ramsay

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An arched window offers garden views from the master bedroom. Photo: Nikole Ramsay

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The entrance has a courtyard garden with a sky bridge connecting the living room and the bedroom. Photo: Nikole Ramsay

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“If we were going to build two storeys, the condition was that I wanted to make the rear garden accessible to the kitchen and living areas,” Ms O’Keefe said.

“Hayden said we would move all the dirt from the front of the block to the back so that the retaining wall that goes around the entire property was the first thing built.”

Inside, she has tempered the industrial edges with softer pinks and greens, including in the bathrooms, both of which feature luxurious Japanese-inspired sunken baths.

A pair of curved crocodile bamboo quartzite island benches form the focal point of the kitchen, while Tasmania oak floors in the dreamy master bedroom suite are painted a soothing green.

The recessed baths/showers are designed to both save space and improve functionality. Photos: Nikole Ramsay

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The sellers like natural light. Photos: Nikole Ramsay

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“Point Impossible was my inspiration,” she said. “I walked there every day and just from the colors of the seaweed coming in, you got the bright pinks and burgundy tones and the deep moss seagrass.”

Other features of the 669 m² property include a four-car garage, double carport, sauna with garden views, outdoor shower, pizza oven and Sonos sound system.

Five years after completing the project, the family are selling the house through Natural Real Estate, Torquay agent Shaun O’Callaghan with a price expectation of $3.05 million to $3.15 million.

But the seller said she would only look at properties within two blocks because the location was hard to beat.