Original post 16 Feb 2021: “There’s been considerable thought and effort put into the facade of the new building, and how that complements the existing heritage building on the site.” Quote from today’s @theageaustralia, by planners @human_habitats. But 3x the recommended #heightlimit. @bayleyward.architects. Original house ‘Eblana’ built c1883 for Thomas Jackson of @youngandjackson’s hotel, architect … Continue reading Too jolly tall in Jolimont →

15 February 2017: The Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne's most self consciously ancient world classical monument. The designs marries the Doric temple front of the Parthenon with the stepped pyramidal roof of the long lost ancient Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (in modern Bodrum, Turkey). Designed by Hudson & Wardrop, who won the competition 1923, but it wasn’t … Continue reading Shrine of Remembrance →

Original post 15 February 2018: Holy Eucharist, East Malvern, #AlanGRobertson, 1962. So many odd choices, perhaps an example of what #HeritageVictoria would call ‘not well resolved’. Huge symmetrical front and thrusting angular entry porch, but then a bit to one side with a neat little hexagonal skylight over the #baptistery; the whole thing starts tall … Continue reading Holy Eucharist, East Malvern →

Original post 15 February 2019: Another bold church by #AugustusFritsch, St Brendan’s in Flemington, 1925. Not his most elaborate design, but might have looked better had they built the tower, like St Columba’s, Elwood, built 4 years later, last pic. Old photo @library_vic. Perhaps 1925 St Columba’s

Original post 14 February 2018: Didn’t know the back end of #HoweCrescent #SoutMelbourne had such fine big old #terracehouses. The finest one is Hazlewood Terrace, 1865 by #CharlesWebb. Quite ornate for the 1860s though, especially compared to the others here, presumably a bit later cos it was the first apparently. Real estate pics show plain … Continue reading Grand South Melbourne terraces →

Original post March 2016: A remarkable survivor, an 1850s #warehouse in the eastern end of #flinderslane in chunky #renaissancerevival style, love the #rustication. Designed (probably) by #RobertsonandHale, 1857, for Levy Brothers. There’s a very faint #ghostsign for Higson & Son; that side is #HigsonLane (which wasn’t named until the 1920s). There was another ancient fading … Continue reading Warehouse later Ryzman & Co, Flinders Lane →

Original post 13 Feb 2021: Facade as soft furnishing - a curious quilted artwork depicting #McCrackensBrewery - which once stood in #CollinsStreet, and the last part was demolished c1969 for #500CollinsStreet - where this is installed in the foyer - behind a column ! (My memory is it was once straight ahead). Someone once told … Continue reading McCrackens City Brewery, Collins Street →

Original post 13 February 2022: The Great Western Hotel in King Street was built in 1861, but missed out on heritage listing until it was included in the latest review, but then excluded because there was already a demolition permit 😢 - then they compromised by keeping just two facades. Then a new developer and … Continue reading Great Western Hotel facadism →

12 February 2023 The former Women’s Hospital Carpark, Grattan Street, Carlton, designed by Mockridge Stahle & Mitchell and built in 1974 is rather good architecture, from the soft end of Brutalism. Recommend for heritage listing, generating some local opposition, of course. I’ve always quite liked it, the rounded edges in board marked concrete, the fawn … Continue reading Brutalist car park heritage listing →

Original post 12 February 2018: Dr Barrett’s house, 1867, designed by #WHEllerker, #HoweCrescent, #SouthMelbourne. Unusual #minimansion, with a tower, but not too tall, and portico, but not too deep. In the 80s and 90s this was the home of the @institute_of_architects_vic, which I always thought was odd, i mean not only not in town, but … Continue reading Dr Barrett’s house, South Melbourne →