42 Urquhart Street Hawthorn - James Buyer Advocates

42 Urquhart Street, Hawthorn — James Home Rating

This is a house for a very specific buyer — a connoisseur of craftsmanship, perhaps with a love of Japanese design. From the outside, it’s modest and unassuming, but step inside and the precision of the joinery, proportion, and timber detailing is exceptional. Every element feels deliberate. It’s a space that asks for quiet — for someone who notices line, texture, and balance more than show. The atmosphere is serene, almost meditative, which makes it unlike anything else in this pocket of Hawthorn.

It’s best suited to a single, couple, or downsizer, maybe one well-behaved child at most. There are two main bedrooms and a flexible upstairs room without plumbing, so functionally it’s not for big family living. But that’s not the point — this home wasn’t built for scale; it was built for feeling. The woodwork is extraordinary, the sense of stillness undeniable, and the craftsmanship worth pausing for. You could easily walk through it and miss its depth if you’re thinking in square metres instead of care.

If you’re someone who values architecture over accommodation, this could be one of those rare finds that never appears twice. For clients who appreciate the “quiet art” of homes like this — the ones that hold calm, not clutter — that’s the layer of the market we often help navigate before it reaches wider awareness.

Mal James
James Buyer Advocates
0408 107 988
mal@james.net.au
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