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The Lighthouse - 10 Wentworth St, Dover Heights - Architectural Masterpiece - But Is It Liveable ....

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When the “Lighthouse” was first built and won the prestigious Wilkinson Award I was excited to learn that this home was in Dover Heights. I was keen to see exactly what property had won this award. I read all of the articles available at the time but I have had to wait until now when the house has been put on the market to actually see with my own eyes what all the fuss was about. As I was not a potential buyer I told the agent that I just wanted to have a look and was able to do so just before the home was shown to a real prospect. https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-dover+heights-137765994 The years of anticipation were well worth the wait. The “Lighthouse” is the masterpiece of architect Peter Stutchbury. The house features an irregular squiggle space with two distinct light wells. One light-well projects natural light from the sky through the roof, through the master bathroom down to the oval pool below. The second light-well projects on...