In 1958 , Vallis ' friend , Kathleen Campbell-Brown encouraged him to seek out architect Karl Langer to design a home for him in the suburb of Indooroopilly . Langer 's design was praised for its economy . The house would be inundated during the 1974 floods of Brisbane , and would be raised and moved to a higher elevation after the clean-up by a group of his friends . He maintained a second home at Mt Tamborine for some years
1974 floods of Brisbane
1974 Brisbane flood
Valentine Vallis