Drive-by shooting today through a sunroof, cnr Chapel & Commercial Road- not only is this probably 1880s building charmingly decayed, looks like the upper floors are abandoned.
Author: Rohan Storey
Beaumaris Modern no 4
Repost from this day in 2017: 'Muckle Flugga' (a Scottish island), a fabbo house in #Beaumaris by #ChancellorAndPatrick, 1958. As you can see a bit of #FrankLloydWright, plus extra Japanese (swipe to see the #Tori #mailbox!) plus a symmetrical cruciform plan. 2021 note: Still not #heritagelisted, when will @baysidecitycouncil get it together !
Equity Trustees interiors, repurposed
May 2021 This is the restaurant of the new #HiltonLittleQueen which is actually on Bourke Street, and is made out of the 1931 Byzantine style #EquityChambers building, designed by #OakleyAndParkes. Quite a saga, first it was going to be apartments not keeping much of the interiors in 2008, creating opposition and a successful nomination to … Continue reading Equity Trustees interiors, repurposed
Athenaeum Theatre and Library
May 2017: The slightly faded grandeur and intimate scale of the #AtheneaumTheatre - perfect for the performance of #Cabaret I saw last night. Love #PaulCapsis. The theatre was created in 1924 inside the 19thC hall/lecture theatre of #theAth, Melbourne's first #mechanics institute; the theatre was designed by #HenryWhite, who did so many theates and cinemas … Continue reading Athenaeum Theatre and Library
Job Warehouse, Bourke Street
16 February 2018 The Job Warehouse includes the oldest shops in the city, built 1848 by William Crossley the butcher; thats the two shops on the downhill end, one occupied by the Paperback bookstore since... the 60s ? The other two shops were added in 1855 in matching style. Having been various shops, in the … Continue reading Job Warehouse, Bourke Street
Greyhound Hotel, dem 2017
Just approved for the site of the #GreyhoundHotel, shockingly demolished in 2017. This is the third owner, hence the vacant site for so long. Im not aware that @cityofportphillip has done anything in response to the demolition, such as making sure that every pub is actually #heritagelisted, never mind later alterations. Design by @bharchitects. I … Continue reading Greyhound Hotel, dem 2017
One street in Brighton: the house, the bad, the ….
Just off #ElwoodBeach I was drawn to a rather good house in slim concrete and steel with a great stone wall, and discovered Dawson Avenue is a collection of good contemporary houses, and bad and very bad 90s-2000s houses. This steer us actually in Brighton, maybe that’s a contriving factor somehow. Cheap finishes that stain … Continue reading One street in Brighton: the house, the bad, the ….
Some OTT Victoriana- Rosaville, Carlton, 1883
Repost from this day in 2019: Seen in #Carlton in Feb - the fantastic #mannerist #italianate confection of #Rosaville, designed by the ever creative #NahumBarnet practically at the beginning of his career in 1883. Hope the clients were happy, it would have really stood out as a statement amongst the big but generally conservative terraces … Continue reading Some OTT Victoriana- Rosaville, Carlton, 1883
Mercy Hospital, 1935
18 May 2019 : The #earlymodernist horizontal lines of the old #mercymaternity #hospital in #eastmelbourne by #stephensonandmeldrum 1935. The second curved bit was added 1939, the next bit in the 70s, and the curved corner entry canopies added in the 90s.I'm pleased I made the effort to get this on the #victorianheritageregister when I was … Continue reading Mercy Hospital, 1935
Collins Place (not IM Pei)
Repost this day 2019: Generally considered #IMPei’s gift to #Melbourne, the #twintowered, #citywithinacity #CollinsPlace, initial design prob c1970, ANZ tower finished 1978, the hotel tower in 1981. Seems not Pei himself though, since the #PeiCobbFreed website has a CV for #HenryCobb listing it as his, and he did the big towers it seems, but let … Continue reading Collins Place (not IM Pei)
Storey of Melbourne 