I was a little bored today and decided to go for a bit of what I call wiki-surfing. Well I stumbled upon an article that I found very interesting...
and its big brother
Australian non-residential architectural styles
Now while neither of these sound terribly interesting I guarantee that you will read through it and marvel at home many different styles there are in Australia. It will make you take a little more time driving down the street as you try to pick out the different styles in your area.
Here's a little snippet of the photos....
This is a Filigree in Carlton, Victoria. These had a cast-iron screen as a way of shading the house. I like the brick.
Next is an Italianate house strangely introduced by French painters. These usually included a tower of some description and were usually asymmetrical.... This one is the heritage listed Rippon Lea in Elsternwick, Victoria. Built in 1868 by a wealthy Melbournite is open to the public if you want to go have a look. I think they copied the brickwork form the previous house.
Below is a Free Gothic called Ashfield Castle in Ashfield, NSW. Obviously taken during renovations it is one of a number of heritage listed houses in the Ashfield area. Apparently this style was popular for religious buildings but it also gave architects a little more creativity with the design...
This cute house is what is known as a Rustic Gothic which developed out of a "cult of the picturesque" which was largely focused on rural images. You can even see how this influenced houses in the 1970's and 1980's. I think this is my favourite. This is the Rectory of St Mark's Church, Darling Point, NSW
Probably a style that is a little bit more familiar to alot of readers is the next one - a Federation Queen Anne. They are obviously built around 1900 - Federation. I have mentioned these style before in my post about Haberfield but this one is from Ivanhoe in Victoria. Its a small little village that slowly became a suburb of Melbourne.
Staying with a similar style this is a Federation Arts and Crafts - strange name but it represents a movement away from mass produced houses and to 'redisover the human touch and the hand-made'. OK then.They have pebble walls, stone bases and tall chimneys...Its an early hippie house..
The Federation Bungalow is a house that will be very familiar to everyone who has every been to an older suburb in any of our big cities. These houses were a transition between the bigger Queen Anne and the Californian Bungalow style below. They were usually a single story house with a large verandah with the roof extending over the verandah. This example is in Burwood NSW. but apparently a great spot to see examples of these is in a suburb called Colonel Light gardens in South Australia..... I've not been there but you never know your luck.
The California Bungalow - built between 1915 and 1940 and modelled on the American style - as the name suggests... they are instantly recognisable by the big pillars at the front holding everything up. This one is in the country our in Dubbo NSW.
The next style was built around the same time but struck a chord with those that felt a certain nostalgia for old England and that is the style - Old English using a predominantly Tudor style. They are in fact called Mock Tudors or Tudorbethan as well. This one is in Mosman where I am sure it fits right in.
The last style for my list is Triple Fronted Brick Veneer - which is simply brick on the outside and a timber frame on the inside and this is still the dominant style that is being built today by developers albeit with a few design changes. Even McMansions fall into this category. They are cheap and effective.
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