A streetscape showing the contrasting two storey pair, the varied setbacks and the consistently low pipe and wire mesh fences.
The “Quartets�, nine two storey blocks, each of four small flats, at 444-478 Williamstown Road, are designed with similar principles in mind. Although repetitive in form, their staggered layout responds to the triangular site and creates a forecourt area, giving a strong sense of identity. These features make Fishermans Bend a unique environment far removed from the popular idea of a characterless housing commission estate.
The two, two storey pairs of dwellings at the corners of Dunstan Parade and Centre Avenue frame the vista of the street. The vista was originally intended to be closed by the community centre.
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