Krongold House
25 Studley Park Road KEW, Boroondara City
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Statement of Significance
The Krongold House, at 25 Studley Park Road, Kew, is of local historical and architectural significance as an interesting and externally highly intact example of residential design of the late 1950s. In its overall approach, it appears to draw on the precepts of New Objectivity, a particular strand of modernism current in the late 1920s and early 1930s, in which a deliberately deadpan architecture was fostered as a neutral arena for social and political action. It varies from the better known architect-designed houses of the period in the Kew area in its understated form and use of a subdued palette of colours. The incorporation in the design of an enclosed courtyard is relatively early.
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Krongold House - Physical Description 1
The Krongold House, at 25 Studley Park Road, Kew, is a modern single-storey postwar house of brick construction. Original drawings indicate that the flat roof was clad with bituminous felt roofing laid on Stramit decking with minimal eaves overhang, deep timber facias and concealed box gutters. The double-fronted facade is partially screened by a projecting carport which displays sections of face strata stonework to the adjoining front elevation and piers with light brown face brick elsewhere. The central entrance is screened by a porch which features an original stone-clad planter box, quarry tiling and panelled timber door which is flanked by a timber-framed picture window. The remaining facade comprises full-height timber-framed picture windows with fixed glazing and sliding door leading to a stone crazy-paved terrace. Elsewhere, windows are timber-framed with fixed and awning sashes and doors are flush-panel timber. The house appears to be externally intact as constructed.
The front fence appears to be contemporary with the house and comprises panels of horizontally-fixed timber battens above a low face brick planter box. Earlier gates have been removed from the driveway.
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn
Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
Year: 2006
Grading: BBoroondara - City of Kew Urban Conservation Study
Author: Pru Sanderson Design Pty Ltd
Year: 1988
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XAVIER COLLEGEVictorian Heritage Register H0893
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D'ESTAVILLEVictorian Heritage Register H0201
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POLICE STATION AND FORMER COURT HOUSEVictorian Heritage Register H0944
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