A multi-billionaire advertising mogul is locked in a fight with a Sydney council over plans to develop his $45million oceanfront property. New York-based Australian David Droga, 54, and his wife Marisa, broke east coast property price records when they purchased the 1,100sqm 1920s brick house overlooking Tamarama Beach in Sydney's east in May last year. They have since demolished the century-old Californian bungalow - formerly known as Lang Syne - and have commissioned celebrated architect Luigi Rosselli to draw up a blueprint for a new mansion.
But Waverley Council has knocked back the design, forcing Droga - the chief executive of marketing agency Accenture Song - and his wife to take their case to the Land and Environment Court, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The new design features 'cocoon' shaped structures made from reused sandstone, brick and slate, with four bedrooms all with ensuites, a kitchen, formal dining room, sunken living room and a library. The property would also include a solarium court' in the centre with a basement garage, bike and sports gear storage, art storage, gymansium and internal lift.
'The topline brief David and Marisa provided was a simple one: design a family home worthy of such a special and breathtaking location,' the architect's website reads. 'Something beautiful, and organic, that exists in harmony with its natural surroundings and its occupants. Lang Syne (pictured) that overlooked Sydney's Tamarama beach before it was demolished David Droga and his wife Marisa.
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