15 Mary Bale Drive, Tallebudgera
Tally 1.0
Stage 2 of Tally Springs. A sloping, north-facing bush block turned into an architecturally designed five-bedroom home that backs onto a koala reserve.
- Land bought
- 2018
- Sold
- 2021
- Home
- 5 bedrooms
- Block
- Sloping, north-facing

The home
Built into the slope.
The block falls away to a koala reserve, so the house steps down with it. Black vertical cladding over red brick, polished concrete throughout, and large sliders and windows on every side so the forest is the backdrop to every room.
As featured
OzHomeNews · Luxury Walkthroughs · “Opulent Gold Coast Acreage Tour”
Sold through Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty
- Backs onto a koala reserve
- 13 m heated magnesium lap pool, glass-fenced and in view of the kitchen
- Master ensuite with a freestanding stone bath and timber-batten ceiling
- Full-height feature plaster wall in the entry
- Floor-to-ceiling glass looking out over the parkland
- Gourmet kitchen with walk-in pantry and a waterfall stone island
- Sandstone retaining and hardwood decks that flow indoors to outdoors
The build, stage by stage
How it came out of the ground.
Scroll across to follow the build.
The blockBush block, services in
Site worksCut, fill and sandstone boulders
SlabSplit-level slab poured
FrameWall frames up
RetainingSandstone walls built in
RoofTrusses on
Lock-upWrapped and roofed
FacadeBlack cladding and red brick
PoolFormwork and steel
Pool shellConcrete shell sprayed
DeckingHardwood deck around the pool
Fit-outJoinery going in

















