Bold BEAUTY
May 15, 2019
3 minutes
WORDS LOUISE SMITHERS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PETER BENNETTS
HOUSE Compound House
LOCATION Brighton, Victoria
DATE COMPLETED March 2017
Like many opulent suburbs, the Brighton streetscape is arguably closed off and unfriendly. With 2m-tall fences in your face and electric gates with security features as sophisticated as those found in correctional facilities, the large Melbourne blocks are fortress-like in their bid for privacy and security. As such, the sense of community is diminished within these grand tree-lined streets. The ingenious architects from March
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