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6 hours ago
- News.com.au
Estate boasts dedicated games house and soccer pitch
A Mount Waverley estate featuring two homes including a purpose-built games and entertainment house is set for a $5m+ sale. Between them, the residences boast an outdoor soccer pitch, a wine cellar for 1500-plus bottles and home theatre designed by a Warner Bros engineer. Property developer Michael Biviano and wife Kerryn are farewelling the address where they raised sons Christian and Jacob. Buyer's plan after forking $2m on Mount Waverley home The soccer pitch was installed for Jacob who trialled at European soccer clubs as a teenager. However, he decided to pursue a career in real estate and is now a Ray White Mount Waverley area manager. And he's overseeing the sales campaign for the home he lived in as a younger man. His parents bought an existing home at 11-13 Miller Cres more than a decade ago. Wanting to stay in Mount Waverley but seeking more space, they decided against moving to a larger pad in a different suburb. Instead, the couple commissioned the original abode's builder and WOLF Architects to create a separate dwelling as a gaming and entertaining epicentre on the 1243sq m block. The second residence has an art room, billiards room, climate-controlled wine cellar, pilates area with a television, gym, kitchen, bathroom and double garage. However, the home theatre featuring a 343cm-wide (135 inches) screen and 16 speakers is part of the main five-bedroom house, along with a three-car garage. Other highlights include a 12.5m-long lap pool, deck with a barbecue and front fence built out of 110-year-old timber recycled from the former Mornington Pier. 'A main selling point of the home is that during Covid it was great because you could have separate living,' Jacob said. His family have hosted plenty of birthdays and gatherings at the property with one event attended by about 100 guests. 'The soccer pitch is an outdoor area which can be used as an entertaining area or sports area,' Jacob said. 'I think its size is equivalent to about three-quarters of a tennis court.' While the second house is used for games and entertainment, it could easily work for multi-generational living, he added. The houses are also on two different titles. 'So if you wanted to separate it down the line in the future and sell them separately, you could,' Jacob said.
SBS Australia
7 hours ago
- SBS Australia
Dream Big: Kaleab's Guide to University and Beyond
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Tigrinya-speaking Australians. Ease into the English language and Australian culture. We make learning English convenient, fun and practical.
Man of Many
8 hours ago
- Man of Many
New Balance's ABZORB 2000 is Already a Sold Out Success, But It's Just Warming Up
By Ben McKimm - News Published: 23 June 2025 Share Copy Link Readtime: 3 min Every product is carefully selected by our editors and experts. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more. For more information on how we test products, click here. Charlotte Lee is a veteran designer behind some of New Balance's best sneakers, and it's looking like she's onto another sold-out success with the ABZORB 2000 (AUD$260). Her greatest hits include the WRPD Runner, 530, 1000, and viral 1906L sneaker loafer, but she spent three times longer designing the ABZORB 2000 than a typical New Balance lifestyle sneaker. With a sold-out first release on 12th of June 2025, it's looking like it was time well spent. This new futuristic model takes off from where the James Lee and Yue Wu designed New Balance 9060 left off. That 'retrofuturism' 9060 sneaker appeared out of thin air and emerged as a successful model for the brand, and while it's hard to dismiss how much it has done for changing the narrative around chunky dad shoes, the ABZORB 2000 walks a different path with a hoast of futuristic touches. It looks to channel a little too much Nike Air Max Scorpion at first glance, but this is all New Balance. Lee turned to abandoned NB technology known as ABZORB SBS for inspiration, but it's not the only piece of technology. She also leaned on the virutal reality tool 'Gravity Sketch' to look at the model in 3D and bring intricate details to areas of the shoe, best seen in the screen-printed upper that serves a function by reducing the amount of TPU waste that would traditionally go into a design like this. Let's take a closer look! New Balance ABZORB 2000 | Image: Supplied / New Balance The launch colour—Still Water with Blue Agate—is a highlight, but as Riley Jones from WWD rightly pointed out, it looks like it's out of a video game. 'We wanted something that felt futuristic and progressive but still rooted in our DNA,' said Paul Kaseumsouk, general manager of lifestyle inline and speed at New Balance, in an interview with Footwear News. 'It's about evolving the brand's aesthetic without losing what makes it distinct. You can still find subtle nods to our heritage in the detailing and craftsmanship, but the overall design was meant to break the mold and signal a bold step forward.' Interestingly, this is the first 2000s-inspired silhouette for Lee. 'I was like, 'Is this really the right shoe for me to be doing?' And actually everyone got to saying, 'Yeah, because you're taking a new spin on it, keep on going,'' she said in an interview with WWD. 'Then at the end, I kind of stood back and was like, 'Wow. Yeah, OK.'' New Balance ABZORB 2000 | Image: Supplied / New Balance New Balance ABZORB 2000 | Image: Supplied / New Balance New Balance ABZORB 2000 | Image: Supplied / New Balance New Balance ABZORB 2000 | Image: Supplied / New Balance While it's unconventional design is the obvious drawcard, maybe the most impressive thing about the New Balance ABZORB 2000 was its roll-out. No big names, stars, celebrities, influencers. It was simply shared in a post by Brazilian stylist Gustavo Soares to his 10,000 followers before it was picked up by sneaker publishers and later in Milan Design Week in partnership with retailer Slam Jam. The next move, however, will be bigger. Chicago's Joe Freshgoods is cooking up an all-over pink pair, and while details are scarce, expect to see more of these during the upcoming Paris Fashion Week from Tuesday June 24th to Sunday June 29th 2025. Stay tuned for more collaborations of the New Balance A and GR colourways to roll-out as the ABZORB 2000 hits retailers and online stores around the world in the coming months. New Balance ABZORB 2000 | Image: Supplied / New Balance
