This home, located at 57 Tivoli Road in Melbourne, designed by BE Architecture is on a rare inner-city corner site with internal courtyards. A key feature of the home is the six metre long window in the living room that slides open to reveal a vast view of the city. The architects broached the issue of working on an exposed corner site by aiming to create both visual and acoustic privacy for the owners. An external material was chosen to best solve this issue and bluestone was selected for its durable nature and for its availability locally. To soften the industrial nature of the exterior, wood paneling is used extensively throughout the interior of the home to add softness. A twisting staircase separates the two levels and serves as a modern reference to spiral staircases of the past.