Original post 16 October 2019 One good thing about the #CollinsHouse high rise, in Oder to gat a larger floor area by cantilevering they bought the #aireights above the 1939 #NationalBankWesternHouse, so it’s protected from any kind of high rise redevelopment in the future. Built 1939-40, and designed by #MeldrumandNoad, it’s pretty severe #strippedclassical, all … Continue reading National Bank Western House 1939 →

Original post 16 October 2019 Interesting #roofscape of some Edwardian #SwanstonStreet shops seen from #TheEmporium. Huge #parapets.

Original post 6 March 2020 It pays to look up sometimes ! Spotted on #BridgeRoadRichmond, some #highvictorian deliciousness, everything scrolled and curly, lady faces in the #pediments, and a great serrated explosion of an #acroterion on top ! And all in green. Original post 13 May 2020 A shot from just ‘before’, interesting shops on … Continue reading Shop tops, Bridge Road, Richmond →

Original post 7 March 2020 Not a bad example of heritage+high rise, I suppose it helped the original building only half the site - anyway, it’s not totally dominated by the new (which is a big hulking though, by #ChTarchitects). Not sure they’ve kept anything more than two and a bit walls, and one roof … Continue reading Herbert King Funerals, Richmond – facadism done ok. →

Original post 7 March 2020 @peter.03 just sent me some pics of that house in #TheGroveCoburg, which is a clear case of #demolitionbyneglect; somebody has bothered to climb over it and remove all the tiles, and the whole verandah, since I saw it in April 2018. And the second photo is 2003, last time it … Continue reading Demolition By Neglect in Coburg →

Original post 17 October 2019 Fantastic house in #StVincentPlace #AlbertPark by #FrederickDeGaris, who did some pretty OTT Italianate stuff, but here in 1893 went for an eclectic mix, #polychromebrick like the so-called #LombardicRomanesque, with round arched windows, the diagonal planning that was later so typical for Edwardian houses, and a wonderfully lacy complex #castironverandah. And … Continue reading Queen Anne mini mansion in Albert Park →

Original post 17 October 2019 There’s not that much #ArtNouveau in Melbs really, especially on houses, but here some in #StVincentPlace that’s clearly inspired by the 1898 #ViennaSecession building, but without the gold. The clustered leaf decoration appears here and there around town, might have been a particular builder or company ? This is a … Continue reading Art Nouveau in Albert Park →

Original post 4 March 2020 So the ‘Green Spine’, Melbs newest tallest at 102 floors, on City Road, Southbank, got passed by the @cityofmelbourne on Tuesday, next step is approval by the Minister. I don’t love it but I don’t hate it. Firstly, the shape - if you’re going to have a spiral then why … Continue reading Green Spine or Green Wash ? →

Original post 5 March 2020 #Kingsleigh (part dropped off) interesting Spanish style #blockofflats in Lennox St Richmond, with a curious array of details, dating from 1934 - might be by #HowardLawson; but definitely it is made out of a pair of #VictorianTerraces, the #tessellatedtile paths are still there! And you can see in goog satellite … Continue reading Howard Lawson (probably) in Richmond →

Original post 5 March 2020 Such a great little house - 67 Erin Street, Richmond was built in 1881 by and for architect #JohnFlannagan; incised decoration like this not uncommon, but unusual to see so much of it, and everything else restrained. Flannagan died the very next year, aged only 44. His son Leonard was … Continue reading John Flannagan’s House, Richmond, 1881. →