Modest Modernist

Beaumaris – like many suburbs in Australia largely settled after World War Two – has experienced a dramatic increase in land value which has impacted the type of housing being built and developed. Many new builds are often at odds with the original ethos of Beaumaris, which saw the construction of numerous modest modernist homes set in treed and bushy gardens.

While understanding nothing stays the same, it is disheartening to see thoughtfully designed modernist houses being replaced with large, generic