‘Would make a great brothel’: Giant retro home with motor-inn vibes goes viral

A quirky two-storey home with a unique floorplan and distinctive 90s flair has gone viral, with many viewers likening it to a regional hotel, motor-inn, or perhaps, a future brothel. The huge seven-bedroom house at 121 Ridley Road in Bridgeman Downs, on the northside of Brisbane, is on the market with a price guide of $2,250,000 to $2,475,000 – and according to viewers, there’s a lot of potential.Various design choices were made when the house was built in 1997. Picture: realestate.com.auVendor Kevin Mathewson is selling the property without a traditional agent and bought it off the builder in 1997.“It was built in the era when Hong Kong was handed back to China and in that era lots of Chinese were building homes in Australia,” he said."[The builder] came from Hong Kong - it was very specific to his family and to his way of life. You would find this type of property in Hong Kong or China.”Viewers have likened the layout to a hotel, with all rooms overlooking the pool. Picture: realestate.com.auHe said the floor-to-ceiling height exceeds 7.5 metres, with an atrium-style design that's rarely seen in Australia.“It’s quite an astonishing house - as soon as you walk in people always go ...