▁swe eping ▁views ▁north ▁towards ▁the ▁Y ar ra ▁River ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁flat ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Richmond ▁beyond . ▁ ▁Key ▁influ ences , ▁and ▁design ▁approach ▁ ▁Ar gu ably ▁the ▁most ▁fl am boy ant ▁of ▁Law son ’ s ▁work ▁in ▁South ▁Y ar ra , ▁B ever ley ▁Hills ▁can ▁be ▁broad ly ▁described ▁as ▁ ▁Spanish ▁Mission ▁style , ▁but ▁in ▁La ws ons ▁own ▁ec lect ic ▁version , ▁with ▁a ▁dash ▁of ▁Hollywood - es que ▁gl amour . ▁The ▁style ▁was ▁particularly ▁popular ▁in ▁California , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Florida ▁and ▁brought ▁together ▁elements ▁of ▁Spanish ▁Bar o que ▁with ▁a ▁rom antic ized ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁simplicity ▁and ▁mon astic ▁qual ities ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Californ ian ▁Spanish ▁Miss ions . ▁Br ought ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁by ▁Les lie ▁Wil kin son , ▁professor ▁of ▁Architecture ▁at ▁Sydney ▁University , ▁the ▁style ▁was ▁popular ized ▁by ▁many ▁Hollywood ▁stars ▁during ▁the ▁inter war ▁period , ▁and ▁became ▁associated ▁with ▁gl amour ▁and ▁lux ury , ▁influen cing ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁up - market ▁homes ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Sydney . ▁As ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁‘ B ever ley ▁Hills ’ , ▁a ▁clear ▁reference ▁to ▁ups c ale ▁B ever ly ▁Hills ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Law son ’ s ▁otherwise ▁mod est ▁fl ats ▁express ▁the ▁op ul ence ▁and ▁grande ur ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Hollywood , ▁even ▁featuring ▁an ▁under - water