Grand Designs Australia

Bold BEAUTY

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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