Dandenong Road Original post 2 March 2020 Can you spot the difference? The one on the left is a thicker new one, with what looks like a plastic base and relocated curly bits, doesn’t look hugely different but irl it does, it’s a bit clunky. The delightful curly #trampoles in #DandenongRoad were put up in … Continue reading Trampoles →

Original post 20 October 2019 There just isn’t an angle that makes this look good - maybe from 20 floors up ? It’s massive, solid, sharp and shiny, quite at odds with everything around. Makes the demolished 1965 #NationalMutualPlaza look elegant. It’s an arch, but you have to stand right in front to see through. … Continue reading It’s called the Collins Arch – but I prefer Pantscraper. →

Original post 23 October 2019 Giant mechanical building eating dragon thing ! Dusty but. I drew up that turret in like 1987, my first architecture job at #BellPuddy. Repost 19 October 2019: Demolition of the #NovotelStKilda nearly complete, revealing the cheap precast construction. It replaced the much-missed St Moritz ice skating venue, built as a … Continue reading St Kilda Novotel demolition →

Original post 1 March 2020 Always a bit fascinated by Kelvin Mansions at 325 #DandenongRoad, I knew it was early but not much else - it looks very Edwardian, but it’s actually 1922, and even more surprising the top floor is 1932 ! A #depressionera addition to increase the revenue. It was built by bookmaker … Continue reading Kelvin Mansions, Dandenong Road, 1922. →

Original post 29 February 2020 Some #LostMelbourne - in 1901 the ornamental lake in the #TreasuryGardens was redesigned by #WilliamGuilfoyle as a #JapaneseGarden, with a thatched roof ‘tea house’ and a bamboo bridge (neither of which look particularly Japanese). Overgrown by the 1940s it was all swept away (except the lake) in 1948 for a … Continue reading Treasury Gardens →

Original post 29 February 2020 Photos 3 December 2019 The London Hotel in #ElizabethStreet was built in 1911, and was designed by the rather prolific #NahumBarnet; even though it’s a jaunty Edwardian with Flemish gables and interesting cast iron, I’ve never really taken much notice, maybe cos it’s a bit dominated, and all one colour. … Continue reading London Hotel, Nahum Barnet, 1911 →

Original post 22 October 2019 Here’s a shining example of the kind of thing permitted during the 10ish year period when almost anything was allowed in the CBD. Only seen this one in #LittleLonsdale near Queen from a distance, wasn’t sure what it was - it’s an Ibis hotel, finished last year, and has given … Continue reading When there are no controls, this happens →

Original post 22 October 2019 Dearie House, #Beaumaris, #KevinKnightArchitect, 1953; extensions by #mathewgreen. Knight worked for #OakleyAndParkes. My favourite of the @beaumaris_modern open day houses, I guess because the original house a kind of rustic Modern, with very simple lines, exposed rafters, #roughsawn vertical boards, and projecting north facing lounge with corner window. Also while … Continue reading Beaumaris Modern No 5 →