Architect:
Peter Hooks - see Dictionary of Unsung Architects
Landscape architect:
Ellis Stones - see wikipedia
Gallery 2015:
Gallery 1965:
This 3 bedroom house, with ample under-house storage, was built in 1965, designed by Melbourne architect Peter Hooks, a contemporary of Robin Boyd. Its natural timber exterior is vertically fixed Californian Redwood inspired by the forests of giant Sequoia sempervirens and the modernist architecture of 1950s California. It nestles into the slope and provides natural light and views from every room of a garden designed by renowned mid-century landscape designer Ellis Stones. Close to the Moonee Ponds Creek bike path and the Tullamarine Freeway, the property is visually separated from the road by a green sound-wall screened by mature vegetation. Located right near the boundary of the City of Moreland, the property is just a few minutes’ walk from the Strathmore Railway Station and the highly regarded Strathmore Secondary College. The house is in completely original condition and the family is wishing to sell the property to someone who appreciates its history and modernist design, and who is able to continue the restoration of the garden.
Architect: Peter Hooks
Landscape architect: Ellis Stones
Architect: Peter Hooks
Landscape architect: Ellis Stones