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LIVING REIMAGINED:


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                                                                                                                                                                                    Tourism ads sing the delights of

                                                                                                                                                                                 escaping reality for a far-flung oasis,

                                                                                                                                                                                     leaving behind the grind of the
                                                                                                                                                                                  everyday. It’s a tempting invitation
                                                                                                                                                                                 unless the everyday is a home with all

                                                                                                                                                                                  the trappings of a luxury resort; the

                                                                                                                                                                                  tropical pool, lounge chairs for lazy
                                                                                                                                                                                days soaking up the sun, a gymnasium,
                                                                                                                                                                                   even a teppanyaki grill and fire pit.






                                                                                                                                                                                For the residents of Mirvac’s   The landscaping serves a dual
                                                                                                                                                                                Ashford Residences in Everton   purpose in creating a kind of
                                                                                                                                                                                Park, Brisbane, The Ashford Club   alternate reality where you can
                                                                                                                                                                                satisfies the yearning for escape   be in your own world while also
                                                                                                                                                                                without the need to pack a bag,   regenerating a critical ecosystem.
                                                                                                                                                                                book a ticket or board a plane.   A heady mix of guilt-free resort
                                                                                                                                                                                Home is where the holiday is.  style indulgence set in a natural
                                                                                                                                                                                                          wonderland.
                                                                                                                                                                                For those drawn to ecotourism
                                                                                                                                                                                retreats, Ashford Residences and   Edwin Dacre, landscape architect
                                                                                                                                                                                its recreation club hold special   from Urbis, says the focus was on
                                                                                                                                                                                appeal, overlooking a one-hectare   using the eco area as an anchor
                                                                                                                                                                                rehabilitated eco area and   for the entire Ashford Residences
                                                                                                                                                                                adjoining parkland.       community and continuing the
                                                                                                                                                                                                          theme in the recreation club.









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