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6 Bulleen Road
6 Bulleen Road BALWYN NORTH, Boroondara City

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Camberwell Conservation Study 1991
Camberwell Conservation Study 1991
Camberwell Conservation Study 1991
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Statement of Significance

Historically, associations with the Allison family and a classic representative of the Moderne housing of 1950s Camberwell, adapting maritime features to modern forms. These styles are familiar in North Balwyn and Balwyn and suggest something of the confident and "progressive" outlook of new wealthy residents. Their values, expressed in buildings such as this, set these suburbs apart from the remainder of Melbourne's post-war expansion. C. S. Cameron's mark is evident in the city from the notable Moderne style examples of his work: of regional interest.

Architecturally, a superior residential example in the Moderne manner which utilizes all of its stylistic trappings, including curves, layered massing, flat roofs, nautical imagery, patterned brickwork and steel-framed window joinery. It is also related to the nearby Riverside and Camberwell City Heights estates: of State importance.

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    • Physical Description 1

      6 Bulleen Road - Physical Description 1

      Resembling 2 Beatrice Street and 1 Montana Street (q.v.), Cameron's house is overtly Moderne in style, as expressed in the sweeping curves carried out in the cream and manganese brickwork, the ship-like wrought-iron balustrading, steel-framed windows and streamlining implied by the exposed slab edge which wraps around the diverse forms making up the. building. Port holes used in the doors and walls extend the maritime imagery. Contrasting with the fluid form of the street elevations of the design, the rear face is flat, unlike the Modernist approach which demanded a free-standing design with all elevations equally important. The garden appears near to original, as is the fence.

      Integrity

      6 Bulleen Road - Integrity

      Generally original.

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Heritage Study and Grading

      Boroondara - Camberwell Conservation Study

      Author: Graeme Butler
      Year: 1991
      Grading: A

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