In 1916 Purnell designed his new one-storey brick house, which was also named ‘Shameen’, at the corner of Malvern and Huntingtower Roads, Malvern. It was destroyed by fire in 1995. Photographs of it appeared in the 1916 Melbourne edition of The Real Property Annual. It was an early example of the bungalow style in Melbourne. It also featured Chinese-style pergolas.