Darwin’s ‘Pizza Hut’ house going under the hammer

The home at 27 Lambell Tce, Larrakeyah. Picture: Supplied

An iconic Darwin home is on the market for the first time since it was built in 1972, giving Top Enders the chance to see inside.

The architecturally-designed home at 27 Lambell Tce, Larrakeyah, is going to auction on Tuesday, July 29.

Owner Pam Flint said with the passing of her husband, David, in January, she felt it was time to sell.

Mr and Mrs Flint built the home with their neighbour, acclaimed architect Peter Dermoudy, responsible for the design.

“Peter was living next door to us in the rusty old silos,” Mrs Flint said.

“I had no say in the design, really.

“He just designed it, and that was it.

“He said because of where it was situated it would have to be a very strong building and it is.”

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David and Pam Flint outside the Larrakeyah home in 2018. Picture Patrina Malone

The property has a three-storey home, a games room, a pool and a rooftop entertaining area. Picture: Supplied

Mrs Flint said the home survived Cyclone Tracy with no structural damage, though not unscathed.

“All around top floor the glass was broken, half the roof tiles were ripped off and everything in the house was destroyed,” she said.

Mrs Flint relocated to Perth for six months post-Tracy with her children and bought all new furniture, tiles and supplies to fix up the home.

“I put them all in a shipping container and sent it to Darwin,” she said.

Spread across three levels, the home has timber accents throughout, three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a four-car garage.

There is a massive games room with bar, a rooftop entertaining area looking out over the huge pool and views through the trees to Kahlin Oval and Cullen Bay.

Mrs Flint said there’s even a hidden room.

“Behind the bar there’s a storeroom and behind that there’s a room that goes under the drive,” she said.

“It was supposed to be a wine cellar but it never got that far. But that’s where you want to be if Darwin gets bombed again.”

The home has a very distinct Darwin vibe. Picture: Supplied

The huge games room includes a full-size snooker table. Picture: realestate.com.au

Selling agent Sascha Smithett of Real Estate Central said she was very aware she was selling a bit of Darwin history with this listing.

“Visually, the exterior is iconic,” she said.

“Architecturally, there is nothing else like it.

“People have called it the ‘Japanese-style house’ and the ‘Pizza Hut house’ … but what’s interesting is that cannot see what the property offers from the street.

“I don’t think people realise it’s a three-tiered house or have any idea about the huge games room and pool.”

Mrs Smithett said the home had attracted strong interest from old Darwin.

“The locals have come out of the woodwork to see inside the house because they know what it is and where it is,” she said.

“A lot of old Darwin I haven’t seen in ages have come out to have a squiz and there are definitely some astute locals who know how valuable the location it.

“The imagination runs wild with what you could do to that house.”

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