Secluded Lorne treehouse with ocean views, river frontage hits market

This secluded home is nestled in the bush above the Great Ocean Road.

A grown-up treehouse with “one of the most mesmerising views on the coast” has hit the market in secluded bushland high above Lorne.

The scenic Great Ocean Road coastline stretches as far as the eye can see from the incredible nature lover’s paradise atop Mount St George.

The private 94.7ha retreat, at 2314 Great Ocean Road, Lorne, is offered for sale for the first time in almost 30 years.

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The land surrounding the home is zoned rural conservation.

Floor-to-ceiling glass captures the view from all the living areas and bedrooms.

Great Ocean Road Real Estate, Lorne agent Tyrone Provan said the vendors commissioned renowned Surf Coast architect Andy Sprogis to build the two-bedroom, off-grid house at the property in 2000.

A curved wall of glass overlooking nearby Teddy’s Lookout and St Georges River through the surrounding tree canopy is the centrepiece of the hillside residence.

Listed with $5m price hopes, the property is one only a handful with a frontage to St Georges River.

As the last residential address within the Lorne township, it also adjoins state forest.

“It’s a very unique property in its land holding, orientation and unbelievable outlook,” Mr Provan said.

“There is a shared driveway with the property below to the point where the land starts but once you’re up there it is just incredibly private.

“It’s an unbelievable lifestyle property for those that want to escape the world, for the adventurers and the creatives.”

The curved glass window overhangs a deck below.

The cosy downstairs living room links to a deck.

Plywood walls feature in the main bedroom suite.

He said while the vendors had lived there permanently, it would make an equally fantastic weekend getaway with a large clearing fondly known as “the footy oval” potentially paving the way for new owners to chopper in and out, should council give the green light.

Panoramic bush and ocean views create a breathtaking backdrop to the home’s main living zone which features robust blockwork, exposed steel beams and a raked plywood ceiling.

Though there’s only two bedrooms downstairs there is scope to convert a study and large artist studio into extra sleeping quarters.

“It is an absolutely showstopper,” Mr Provan said.

“Andy Sprogis as an architect did some incredible homes around the coast from Anglesea through to Lorne and the entire Surf Coast but the home has really aged well. Some people are surprised that it’s 25 years old.”

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