Another #IGAnderson creation from 1935, possibly the best one, #OstendFlats, sits boldly on the ‘golden mile’ of #BrightonVictoria, the only bit where properties have beach frontage, and this is the only #blockofflats. Great series of horizontal curves, opposed by the vertical stepped feature of the ‘tower’. Those things at the bottom were #boatsheds, not sure … Continue reading ‘Ostend’, fab Deco in Brighton →

5 February 2019 The really very interesting Avenue Court by #IGAnderson, 1934. Described at the time as showing how ‘deeply the machine era is impressing itself on residential work’, I guess meaning it was new and different and modem, rather than implying stark modernism, coz this is more about plastic overlapping curved forms than square … Continue reading Avenue Court, I G Anderson, 1934. →

Built as #MajesticMansions in 1913, this was a very early #blockofflats, though they only had ‘appliances for simple cooking’, with a central dining room for everyone, so not exactly like modern apartments. Built and designed by builder/developer #JRDaley, right after he did the Waldorf next door, and soon after did the Regal on the other … Continue reading Majestic Mansions, Fitzroy Street, St Kilda – glamorous flats for 1913. →

Repost 2019: Diatribe warning - this Edwardian era hotel has been compromised so much if it was up for #heritagelisting now it wouldn’t make it. Built in 1911 as the Warldorf by local developer/ builder #JRDaley, who built the Majestic Mansions next door in 1913; very sought after for decades, but after the 1950s like … Continue reading The Waldorf Hotel, Edwardian St Kilda style. →

Would you believe this is about 15 years old ? The owners of this house in #SeacombeGrove #BrightonVictoria built this in an extremely faithful Spanish/OldEnglish style, with correct #terracottarooftiles, textured coloured render, and #TapestryBricks - they might have copied some nearby house (or one in Toorak), but actually havnt seen a house with this combo. … Continue reading Old English Revival revival in Brighton →