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2 Ardlui Drive, NEWTOWN VIC 3220 - Property No 200438

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Statement of Significance

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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

No 2 Ardlui Drive is of state architectural significance as an early use, in 1969, of thin shell reinforced concrete in domestic construction outside Melbourne (where it's first uses were by Kevin Borland and Robin Boyd in 1952-54). It was constructed by the Newtown firm Monolithic Structures, and has historical significance as an example of the use of new materials for substantial residence built on a new subdivision to the west.

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City of Newtown Building permit records

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- Physical Description 1
  
  Residence - Physical Description 1
  
  DESCRIPTION
  
  An inverted U-Section reinforced concrete, thin shell structure with Stegbar window-wall ends (including yellow bottle glass). There are inverted bugle-shaped, cylindrical and hemispherical planters outside. It has a reinforced concrete link to a flat roofed brick structure with window wall ends. There is a sparse native garden
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Heritage Study and Grading
  
  Greater Geelong - City of Newtown Urban Conservation Study
  
  Author: Context Pty Ltd
  Year: 1991
  Grading:
- City of Greater Geelong sourced pre 2007 heritage study citation (ex DataWorks system)
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- FORMER MONTPELLIER HOTEL RUINS
  
  Victorian Heritage Inventory
- "Bayswater", Residence
  
  Greater Geelong City
- Residence
  
  Greater Geelong City