Beachfront Burly Residences brings resort-style living to the Gold Coast

A room with a beachside view is never dull, with the rolling waves and vivid sunrises or sunsets providing a backdrop like no other.

The sparkling coast of North Burleigh on the Gold Coast will provide an enviable vista for the upscale residences soon to take shape on The Esplanade.

Burly Residences, a collection of 97 apartments, is the latest luxury beachfront project by veteran developer David Devine, chief executive and founder of DD Living.

The company amalgamated two neighbouring sites on The Esplanade to gain 40 metres of beach frontage for the $490 million, 24-storey development.

This impressive beachfront position, along with the Gold Coast’s natural beauty, provided ample inspiration for architect Koichi Takada.

“The overall vision for this project was to create architecture that blends into nature,” he says.

“In this instance, we obviously looked at the ocean, the beach, the park, the kinds of trees we see at the front – but where we ended up with Burly is where the wave meets the sun” – the mesmerising pattern of the waves with the sun glinting off the water.

“It becomes this almost ephemeral quality of the wave that we’re really drawn to; this kind of gentle wave. And we looked at the gentle coastscape and it was something we really wanted to include in the design process.

“Imagine being in your space looking out. You have this picture-perfect view of the wonderful ocean horizon and it’s kind of infinitely expanding in front of you, constantly changing either the quality of the light or the colours, the sound.

“The beach has, of course, a lot of energy with people and surfers. It’s just the quintessential Australian dream being in this space.”

Burly Residences has been designed with billowing shapes referencing the undulating shape of the ocean and the natural rhythm of the tides.

The soft curves are repeated within, where designer Mim Fanning of Mim Design has put an emphasis on luxury and elegance.

“Natural light combined with beautiful breezes make this place such a special place to live,” she says.

“Well-planned, spacious rooms are connected with large balconies. We’ve appointed every aspect to deliver ultimate tranquillity and ease of living.

“You’ll feel connected and at one with your surroundings whether you’re inside or outside your apartment.”

The entire development has a high-end resort theme, with a long list of amenities and two floors of diverse, purpose-built spaces in which to relax or socialise.

These include three swimming pools, sun beds, gym, Peloton room, steam room, sauna, yoga and pilates lounge, private cinema, barbecue areas, casual and formal dining spaces, kitchen, teppanyaki bar, private office, executive lounge, bar and pool deck.

“There are a lot of people who like entertaining, but they don’t always want to entertain at home, so there are residents’ private areas where you can entertain friends,” says Total Property Group managing director Adrian Parsons.

“I’ve never seen anything like this on any development before on the Gold Coast. It really is a playground of amenity, with a lot of spaces you can enjoy within the development that are outside of your apartment.”

Each apartment has spacious kitchens and balconies so residents can indulge in an indoors-meets-outdoors lifestyle to make the most of the water views.

“The kitchen and the balconies are two of the most habitable areas in modern-day apartment living, [and] the size of its kitchen areas is a signature of this development,” Parsons says.

“I would say the balconies at Burly Residences are significantly larger than any other ocean-facing development on the Gold Coast.

“For example, a three-bedroom apartment may have a 40-square-metre balcony, which is the size of a double garage in a normal home, and our three-bedroom plus multipurpose room has balconies that are close to 70 square metres, which is significantly larger than a one-bedroom apartment in its own right.”

Prices start at $2.2 million for two-bedroom residences right up to $8.83 million for three-bedroom residences with multipurpose rooms. The penthouse collection is yet to be released.