This 100-year-old Queenslander is hiding a Hamptons style extension

A sailor and an historian have diligently restored and extended this grand Queenslander which is for sale now with private inspections invited.

A BUILDER who loves to sail, studied the wind for six years before renovating a 100-year-old Queenslander.

His environmental masterpiece was finished three years ago and includes a Hamptons style double storey extension, which is connected by a void and stairwell to the original residence at 85 Palm Ave, Shorncliffe.

There it is. Instead of raising the original Queenslander, this couple extended behind, keeping the front streetscape deceptively simple. If you are playing hide and seek in this house, there’s 475sq m of building space to hide in.

Edward Hoogland comes from a family of boat builders in Holland and every hallway and angle from the front of the property to the back is designed to capture breezes.

The result has been so successful that the house feels like airconditioning is gently flowing through.

“It is a credit to my husband,” Gerardine Hoogland said.

Standing at the island bench in the kitchen, people comment on a constant flow of air as though the airconditioning was on.

“We’re originally from country NSW and we bought the house in 2004 and lived in it with three teenagers for about six years but because Edward wanted to do the whole house justice, we thought instead of raising it we would extend it, and connect the old to the new, and that meant we could live in the old house while the new was being built.”

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Mrs Hoogland is an ancient Roman historian who has filled their Shorncliffe home with historical artworks and significant architectural features from other parts of the world, like two iron and timber archways.

Imported from India, this archway is one of two in the house and frames the room.

“One is in the family room and the other in the hallway,” Mrs Hoogland said.

“They come from an old building in India. And the large timber doors are from the same building, they are so heavy.”

The family bathroom on the first floor is one of two bathrooms on that level. A separate powder room is near the kitchen on the ground floor.

The residence is an ideal first home for a family moving from interstate.

The breezes take the edge off Queensland’s humidity and a special tiled summer room with floor to ceiling security screened openings allows for outdoor living without the creepy crawlies.

The purpose-built summer room is a fully-enclosed outdoor room.

“We have breakfast here and it’s all completely secure,” she said.

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