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Background to the Design
The design of our house is based on very late Victorian architecture, as seen in Melbourne, Australia during the years 1895 to 1905. Technically, the Victorian period ended in 1901 when Queen Victoria died. This was at the same time that Australia was undergoing federation into a collection of states, with a centralised national goverment. In Australia, housing built from 1901 to around 1914 is referred to as "Federation style" (which might be considered to be an Australian version of British "Edwardian" architecture). Our house is mainly Victorian in style, but has tiny hints of Federation in it (e.g. glazed front door). Our aim is to create a house that is strongly representative of the late Victorian style. We cannot duplicate it, as materials and techniques have changed too much in the last 100 years to do that. Key features of our Victorian home are: * 3.6m (12ft) ceilings throughout* Hawthorn bricks, with contrast bands and detailing
* External mouldings and quoins
* Slate roof with galvanised cappings (not zinc-alume)
* Suppressed roof line (with central valley)
* Large double-hung windows, with counter-weighted sash balances
* Suspended timber floor on stumps and strip footing The external appearance of our house is based on that of Coolattie, a Victorian home in Canterbury, Victoria, Australia. That home was designed by Richard Malvern Gutheridge, built in 1897, and is registered on the Melbourne Mansions Database, published by Miles Lewis. Above: Coolattie, a Melbourne home built during the transition from Victorian to Federation. You can find a summary of Australian architectural styles at:
"What House is That?" or at
"A Guide to Australian Style" ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
1 Comments:
hi i hate to impose but iam a slate roofer with 20 years in the game moved over to oz about 12 months ago and i am looking for a job with a slating company i have noticed that the team that has done your roof are of a good quality i was woundering if you could email me with there details or pass on my email which is pete_the_hat@hotmail.com . once again i oppligise for the intrution
ty regards peter ball
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