House
22 Josephine Street OAK PARK, MORELAND CITY
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Statement of Significance
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House - Physical Description 1
The subject site was not readily visible from Josephine Street, due to the low-scale design of the building and landscaping. There were no images available online. The following physical analysis is based on an assessment from the street.
The subject site consists of a single-storey mid-century postwar dwelling in the International style. The International style is a class of modernist architecture which is characterised by rectilinear forms, surfaces such as glass, metal and timber that have been stripped of ornamentation and decoration, open interior spaces, extensive use of glass to allow for views and vistas into the site surrounds, and visually weightless quality engineered by cantilever construction. With focus on creating views, the landscape setting of a dwelling of this style becomes an important feature to the meaning and character of the place.
The dwelling itself is constructed of rough hewn brick. The roof is low-pitched and flat, with wide and flat eaves. The dwelling has a floor to ceiling timber framed windows set between the brickwork. These provide visual access between the interior of the house which is setback from the street by the front landscaping on site. The building includes a large cantilevered roof section supported on timber columns, which functions as an open carport. This roof is lined with unpainted timber cladding to the underside. The dwelling appears to have been extended at the rear quite substantially.
The landscaping to the front of the dwelling is well maintained and manicured. A large area of grass is framed by a series of garden beds which contain recent but established European plantings. The garden also contains a large Jacaranda tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia). The landscaping screens some views into the dwelling.
To the rear of the dwelling, a large inground pool has been added.
The dwelling and associated landscaping has been very well maintainedand is in good condition overall.House - Integrity
- Substantial addition to the rear
- Pool
The dwelling and landscaping to the front is highly intact as viewed from the street.
House - Physical Conditions
The dwelling and associated landscaping has been very well maintained and is in good condition overall.
Heritage Study and Grading
Moreland Heritage Nominations Study
Author: Extent Heritage
Year: 2022
Grading:
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