Flats
83-85 The Boulevard IVANHOE, BANYULE CITY
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The flats at 83 - 85 The Boulevard including the stairs and garages, constructed c. 1941, and not including the flats at 7 & 7A Scotts Parade are of local significance.
How is it significant?
The flats at 83 - 85 The Boulevard is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the City of Banyule.
Why is it significant?
The flats at 83 - 85 The Boulevard represent an early and unusual form of development along The Boulevard. Built during the Second World War in 1941 by Rose Krieger, it predates much of the development in this area. As a purpose designed block of flats it is unusually early in Banyule, and represents a new way of housing people that was to become much more common after World War 2. (Criteria A & H)
The place is associated with the post war wave of architectural innovation particularly amongst European emigres. The flats are of local significance for their association with post-war architectural experimentation, and the development of flats as a new form of accommodation. The moderne design is boldly composed and utilizes the steep landform to advantage. The flatsare notable for the sweeping staircase built into the hillside, the garaging and the general exterior intactness including face brick walls in contrasting cream and brown panels. (Criteria B, E)
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Flats - Physical Description 1
The Boulevard in Ivanhoe East is narrow in widthand the land falls steeply to the Yarra River. The land along the Boulevard present challenges for the design of buildings because of the steep grade. 83-85 The Boulevard skilfully utilizes the slope to advantage, building a single tall block that rises high above the road level. The flats at 7 & 7A Scotts Parade are not included in the citation.
The flats are designed in the moderne style with a combination of pitched and flat roofed forms, curved corners and contrasting bands of cream and brown brickwork. The corners have curved glass windows set in metal frames. The chimney forms a pivotal point in the composition and there is a degree of detail in the patterning of small openings in the brickwork to the curved corner. Metal screens are included to the porches. The access stairs to the flats are one of the most striking fatures of this building as they form a dynamic sweep up the slope to the entry. Further wrought iron decoration is provided to the stairs. The garaging is provided at the road level adjacent to the stairs. The building is intact from the exterior, including garages. The slope has been landscaped with rockeries and terracing.
83-85 The Boulevard is a example of the moderne styling applied to the construction of a multi-unit building exploiting the challenging aspects of a sloping site.
Heritage Study and Grading
Banyule - Banyule Heritage Review
Author: Context P/L
Year: 2009
Grading: LocalBanyule - Banyule Heritage Study
Author: Allum Lovell & Associates
Year: 1999
Grading:Banyule - Heidelberg Conservation Study
Author: Graeme Butler and Associates
Year: 1985
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WALLER HOUSE AND COLLECTIONVictorian Heritage Register H0617
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HODDLE SURVEY TREE, KEW GOLF CLUBVictorian Heritage Register H2340
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MACGEORGE HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H2004
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