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LIGHT VAULT BY CHAMBERLAIN ARCHITECTS

The Light Vault residence by Chamberlain Architects in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Brighton is an example of what can happen when an architect and a client are completely aligned in their aesthetic choices. Unusually for Chamberlain, this house is the result of a new build on a cleared site – many of its previous projects are adaptations and extensions of existing residences – and the lack of this constraint or “anchor” on the finished product has combined with a client’s strong preferences to make something distinctive and uncompromising.

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