n busy, inner-city streets the prospect of a quiet, traditional neighbourhood becomes lost among the bustle and flurry of a harsh, vehicle-dominated landscape. Houses turn their backs on the streetscape, shutting down once-active frontages to shield and fortify residents within. However, in the streets of Brisbane's Woolloongabba, lining a ridge between a motorway to the east and a hospital precinct to the west, one family home reveals how architecture can have a profound impact on the surrounding neighbourhood. Local architect John
