▁developer ▁Howard ▁Law son , ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 - 3 6 . ▁Cons isting ▁of ▁two ▁blocks ▁in ▁a ▁shared ▁landscape ▁including ▁a ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁prec inct ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 ▁a partment ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁area . ▁all ▁developed ▁by ▁Law son ▁and ▁business ▁partner ▁Regin ald ▁B iff en ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁. ▁ ▁Howard ▁Law son ▁Howard ▁Rat cl iff ▁Law son ▁( 1 8 8 6 – 1 9 4 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁architect , ▁property ▁developer ▁and ▁builder ▁most ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁series ▁of ▁apart ments ▁constructed ▁in ▁South ▁Y ar ra ▁during ▁the ▁inter war ▁period . ▁Unable ▁to ▁gain ▁registration ▁as ▁an ▁architect ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁property ▁development ▁activities , ▁Law son ▁fam ously ▁advert ised ▁himself ▁as ▁‘ the ▁architect ▁who ▁builds ’ . ▁Law son ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁many ▁a partment ▁blocks ▁he ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁South ▁Y ar ra , ▁with ▁the ▁B ever ley ▁Hills ▁complex ▁being ▁his ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁notable . ▁ ▁Context ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁in ▁Australia , ▁the ▁a partment ▁was ▁growing ▁more ▁common ▁as ▁an ▁accepted ▁means ▁of ▁housing , ▁as ▁areas ▁like ▁Pot ts ▁Point ▁and ▁Dar ling h urst ▁in ▁Sydney ▁began ▁to ▁em brace ▁higher - dens ity ▁living . ▁However , ▁despite ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁aff lu ent ▁client