An inspirational Port Adelaide home has a storied past and is ready to serve as a muse for another buyer.
Artist Grahame Marshall and wife Bianca Wheeler bought the 94 St Vincent St property in 2019, attracted by the unique offering it offered – a historic building at the front, and a brand new contemporary residence at the back joined by a central internal courtyard.
It proved the perfect place for Grahame to establish a studio and gallery in the old building, and make themselves at home in the new three-level townhouse at the rear.
“We walked in, took one look at it and fell in love and that was it, bought it on the spot,” Mr Marshall said.
94 St Vincent St, Port Adelaide. Supplied
Bond Studio’s lower level. Supplied
Inside the studio. Supplied
“We call the front one Bond Studio and the back one Bond House.
“Bond House is pretty well as we bought it – it was brand new, architecturally designed, and just absolutely unique, but we’ve made some minor cosmetic changes to it.
“The front one was basically just the three-bedroom, 100-year-old house that had been restumped and so the rest of the changes have been all us.
The minimalist industrial kitchen. Supplied
A perfect marriage of materials. Supplied
The character hallway. Supplied
“We bought it as a three-bedroom house but we were looking for a house that we could use as an artist studio and also for work from home offices, so that’s basically what we converted the front house into.”
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The 1920s-built front residence has a loft space with skylight, an upgraded kitchen, and under-house storage, while Bond House has three bedrooms and an open air rooftop terrace with 360-degrees across the Port.
The tropical courtyard. Supplied
Outside meets inside. Supplied
Mr Marshall said he used the front bedroom of the historic St Vincent St-facing home as a display gallery, and the other two bedrooms have been converted into his painting studio.
“I’ve always described living here as an immersive experience,” he said.
“In terms of living in the two properties, which we treat as one, I love the juxtaposition between the historic character and history the bond studios at the front, and then the architecturally unique and contemporary feeling of the bond house at the back.
“We’ve got so many different flexible zones that we can live in, so it feels like you’re living in half a dozen different houses every day.
Quirky features abound. Supplied
A luxe bedroom. Supplied
Make it your own private gallery. Supplied
“For me different things stimulate creativity, it doesn’t have to be the space you’re actually working in for me, but it’s handy to have a space that’s so accessible as it is in the two houses.
“So if I get a burst of inspiration, I can walk straight across the courtyard and try and capture it.
“It’s a creative and relaxing space to just hang out in, whether you’re painting or creating or working.
Mr Marshall said it wasn’t the property’s first artistic venture – it was built for photographer A.E Bond – and that he felt proud he was able to continue its creative history.
“He built it as his residence and photographic studios,” he said.
Industrial chic on display in the kitchen. Supplied
The elegant bathroom. Supplied
“When the house was being restumped and before we bought it, under the floorboards they found about 1,500 glass negatives from his studio which they donated to the Maritime Museum here in Port Adelaide, hence why we decided to continue to call the house Bond Studio and the back one Bond House as tip of the hat to him.”
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Mr Marshall is now selling the property to look for a new project – possibly in Port Adelaide – and said it offered plenty of potential for future buyers.
“I’ve lived in Sydney, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide and I’ve never seen a property as unique as this in all respects, especially in how flexible this is,” he said.
The deck for alfresco entertaining. Supplied
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Double delight in Port Adelaide. Supplied
It can be two separate stand-alone fully self-contained houses that can be, as we’ve used them, studios at the front for artistic types or home offices at the front.
“Bond Studio at the front is still zoned commercial, so you could even use this as a B&B and live in the back property.
The property is on the market through Nick Psarros of Ray White Port Adelaide without a price guide.
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