Case study: From interesting shell to attention-grabbing Forde home

When Michael Anderson bought an interesting architectural shell in Forde about four years ago, the Canberra builder had no idea that it might turn into one of the outer north’s most attention-grabbing homes.

Anderson’s striking modernist-inspired residence, this week’s cover property at 15 Quinane Avenue, could well set a new record in the Gungahlin region when it goes to auction at noon next Saturday, July 22.

“I wanted to customise it into a really comfortable home with quality fixtures and fittings and plenty of outdoor living,” he says.

“I didn’t set out to create a record, but the home is sitting on nearly 1000 square metres of land.

“And there’s just under 500 square metres of living space and 100 square metres of covered alfresco area,” Anderson says.

More than 300 people went through it on the first home open.

“A lot of neighbours are interested to see what it goes for as a gauge to their own property values, but most of the quality homes out this way just stay in the same family for years,” he says.