Shipping container house delivers luxury and lap pool near Daylesford – realestate.com.au

Maple Rise is built from shipping containers and framed by a maple-lined driveway on 27 acres of land. It is an architecturally designed home that epitomizes luxurious country living.

Located in Leonards Hill, the house is a 10-minute drive from the spa and wellness capital of Daylesford and a 70-minute drive from Melbourne. The house is currently listed on Airbnb.

However, when the sellers, an empty-nester couple, bought it, they planned to live there permanently.

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For sale: 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Leonards Hill.

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“We bought the property in December 2020 as our forever home – it had space for our three adult children and we could host events there,” the couple says.

“I was primarily attracted to the house’s location, bordering the Wombat State Forest. I grew up near the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, and it gave me a feeling of being where I grew up,” added one of the sellers.

The four-bedroom, three-bathroom, two-story home was built by the previous owners using sustainable resources, including shipping containers.

For sale: 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Leonards Hill.

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For sale: 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Leonards Hill.

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“It has underfloor heating in the bathrooms for those cold winter mornings – and a fireplace in the cottage and a gas fireplace in the living room of the house,” the sellers explain.

“There is double glazing throughout, which reduces heating and cooling costs.”

For the sellers, the windows are a favorite feature of the home.

“The entire wall window upstairs in the living room – from here you can see the kangaroos every morning and a view of Mount Franklin.

“Downstairs in the main bathroom, the bath overlooks the meadows and shares the view of the upper floor,” they say.

For sale: 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Leonards Hill.

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“Every window has been carefully placed to bring the outdoors in.”

The home has no shortage of luxurious features perfect for entertaining.

Some of the highlights include a wine cellar, a chef’s kitchen, a secluded fire pit, a Pimms Bar and a heated pool.

The property also features a separate, self-contained unit with a bedroom, kitchen, lounge and bathroom.

Perfect for guests, or to use as short-stay accommodation.

For sale: 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Leonards Hill.

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For sale: 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd, Leonards Hill.

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There is also a large barn with five compartments and a ‘man cave’ with a mezzanine and a wood-burning stove.

The grounds themselves include landscaped gardens and dams and are home to an abundance of wildlife.

“The sky is beautiful at night. We discovered an endangered powerful owl behind our house at night – the call of the female is unforgettable,” say the sellers.

“This is a home for people who love the outdoors and people who love to entertain.”

The property at 1989 Ballan-Daylesford Rd is for sale with Kim McQueen of McQueen Real Estate with price expectations of $0.4 million to $2.5 million.