Riverside Modern: An Architectural Legacy in Studley Park explores one of Melbourne's most remarkable architectural enclaves—the pocket of Kew, bounded on three sides by the Yarra, that holds Australia's densest concentration of modernist houses.
About This Book
In the decade after the Second World War, a group of adventurous architects built a run of experimental family homes on the steep, leafy slopes of Studley Park, often working alongside one another as the neighbourhood took shape. Among them were figures who would come to define Melbourne modernism, including Robin Boyd, Anatol Kagan, McGlashan Everist, and Peter and Dione McIntyre.
Working with a difficult riverside landscape, these architects tested ideas about light, site and modern domestic life that would influence Australian architecture for decades. Architect Jake Taylor and photographer Jack Lovel visit the key houses, recording the creative energy behind this small district and making the case for it as a lasting record of Australian modernism.
Key Features
- Key midcentury houses in Studley Park, Kew, documented in new photography by Jack Lovel
- Work by Robin Boyd, Anatol Kagan, McGlashan Everist, and Peter and Dione McIntyre
- Written by a practising architect with a research focus on midcentury houses
- A close study of a single Melbourne neighbourhood and its architects
What You'll Discover
- How a cluster of architects shaped one riverside neighbourhood in the postwar decade
- How a steep, wooded site drove experiments with light, planning and landscape
- The houses that helped define Melbourne modernism
- Why Studley Park remains a rare, concentrated record of midcentury Australian design
About the Author
Jake Taylor is a registered architect practising in Melbourne and San Francisco, with a focus on residential work and a long-standing interest in midcentury architectural research. Jack Lovel is a Melbourne-based architectural photographer whose clean, graphic images aim to capture the intent behind each building.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 242 × 296 mm
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781760765538
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Perfect For: Architects and students of Australian modernism, midcentury house enthusiasts, Melbourne readers and anyone who has walked the streets of Kew and wondered about the houses.