Local psychologist Glenys Anderson works from her home, 36 Highview Terrace in Daisy Hill, as the property’s four levels and seclusion suit the nature of her work.
“Clients come to the house for therapy, so that was always brilliant in the way the house lends itself,” she said.
“You can have the office at the front, and it doesn’t interfere with the rest of the house.
“I have, over the years, had relatives who stay here, and you can be totally separated from them in this house; it’s so private.”
Ms Anderson has owned the house for 30 years, purchasing it two years after it was built by the original owners.
Architect Donald Spencer, who designed the property in the 1990s, is renowned for his “unusual high ceilings and interestingly shaped windows,” Ms Anderson said.
His design choices and personal touches across the property’s four levels separate it from others in the Daisy Hill suburb.
“From the back deck, you can see beautiful sunsets, it’s got beautiful views,” Ms Anderson said.
“The property is huge, it’s over 3000sqm, and there’s about 550sqm which is the house.
“It’s massive, and it’s got the potential for multi-generational living because there are four floors and you can close off various sections of the house to have a granny flat situation.”
Features like the Tasmanian oak floors and the amount of light the house gets, due to its position and amount of glass windows, are some of Ms Anderson’s favourite features
“It’s totally unique,” Ms Anderson said. “I’ve not seen anything like this, to be honest, and even the people who’ve looked at it have said that, it’s incomparable.
Ms Anderson will be moving to Bribie Island, where she also has a property, and hopes to pass 36 Highview Terrace onto someone who can utilise the large space, like a family.
In particular, families with children attending John Paul College which is within walking distance of the house.
“You can actually walk through the backyard right into the school,” Ms Anderson said.
“Anyone looking for multi-generational living would be another situation ideal for the house.”
A dam, or “aquatic habitat” as is marked in the property listing, sits underneath the backyard trees. Ms Anderson said ducks love to swim there and that the rainbow fish stave off mosquitoes.
“That’s a natural way of keeping the mosquitoes away, because they [the fish] eat the mosquito larvae,” she said.
“It’s just a great spot for kids to play too, if they want to, find tadpoles or things like that.
“And of course, there’s the big swimming pool itself, closer to the house, that is great.”
