To most Australians, Jamie Durie is a household name—one of the country’s most celebrated designers and a TV host who turned backyard makeovers into a national obsession. But for the past five years, Durie, a Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medalist, has been working on a project that’s even bigger than television—a biophilic home that fully embodies his personal vision of sustainable luxury.
Perched on a steep, dramatic slope at Stokes Point, just outside Sydney, Belah House is a five-story waterfront residence unlike anything else in the country. Designed by Silvester Fuller Architects in collaboration with Jamie Durie Design, the home, completed in 2025, is an audacious experiment in eco-conscious living. Solar panels, geothermal heating, hydronic floors, and enough water storage to operate fully off-grid make it as self-sufficient as it is stunning.
The home cleaves to a 37-degree slope surrounded by forest.
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With its numerous terraces and hanging gardens, the house flows organically down the slope to the scenic Pittwater waterway, creating a perfect harmony with the surrounding mature trees and natural shrubbery. Vertical gardens climb the curving facade while even more greenery spills into the double-height living room. A roughly 1,700-square-foot rooftop lawn, infinity pool, and private jetty provide endless space to relax and take in the water views.
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The double-height great room.
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“It’s the toughest project I’ve ever taken on,” Durie says. “However, it’s the culmination of everything I’ve learned in 30 years in the design industry. It’s a legacy project.” Inside, luxury meets practicality: a wellness retreat with gym, sauna, steam room, and ice bath; a chef’s kitchen with barista bar and butler’s pantry; a wine cellar, cinema, and terraces that seamlessly connect indoors and out. Every detail—from recycled ocean-plastic carpets to low-carbon concrete—was chosen with sustainability in mind.
“On a sunny day, the house can go completely off-grid,” he adds. “Anyone interested in longevity, well-being, luxury, and sustainability, then this is the house for them.”
Vertical gardens wrap the exteriors.
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Belah House is now on the market for a whopping $33 million (about $21.5 million). “The appeal for something of this nature is there really are very few properties of this scale that are ever going to come to market,” says James Baker, a real estate agent at McGrath, Knight Frank’s partners in Australia. “It is a massive task to take on, as Jamie would know, to go through council, build the property, and do all the things you need to do to finish a home like this. There are very few properties in this area that are actually suitable for multi-millionaires or billionaires—people who just want the finished product, ready to go, that also have some conscience surrounding the environment as well. The architecture and construction are incredible, but it also feels like a real home with charm and character. And Jamie’s touch in terms of the landscaping is next level.”
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Source: Luxury - robbreport.com
