Edwardian Autumn - North Fitzroy
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour like this maidenhair or ginkgo tree in front of a fine single storey Arts and Crafts villa.
This villa, built on an awkwardly shaped block has a garden for all seasons, in spite of the fact it is small. As well as the maidenhair tree for autumnal golds, it has a huge pink magnolia that bursts into colour with the approach of spring (see photo on the first comment below). Both trees allow light in during the winter months and provide shade during Australia's hot summer months.
Melbourne had a very good start to summer with not too many burning hot days and lots of rain, which means that the autumn display of leaves at present are simply glorious.
Built between Federation (1901) and the Great War (1914), the shingled elongated mansard awning above the bay window and the choice of red brick to build the villa from are very Arts and Crafts inspired, and are typical of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia. However, it is the angular vestibule window of stained glass with a projecting window frame with an angular support that matches those of the bay window that is perhaps this villa's most striking architectural feature.
Arts and Crafts houses challenged the formality of the mid and high Victorian styles that preceded it, and were often designed with uniquely angular floor plans. This is a fine example with the entrance at the side of the house, rather than at the front as Victorian homes had.
Edwardian Autumn - North Fitzroy
Autumn in Melbourne is always beautiful, with many wonderful deciduous trees full of colour like this maidenhair or ginkgo tree in front of a fine single storey Arts and Crafts villa.
This villa, built on an awkwardly shaped block has a garden for all seasons, in spite of the fact it is small. As well as the maidenhair tree for autumnal golds, it has a huge pink magnolia that bursts into colour with the approach of spring (see photo on the first comment below). Both trees allow light in during the winter months and provide shade during Australia's hot summer months.
Melbourne had a very good start to summer with not too many burning hot days and lots of rain, which means that the autumn display of leaves at present are simply glorious.
Built between Federation (1901) and the Great War (1914), the shingled elongated mansard awning above the bay window and the choice of red brick to build the villa from are very Arts and Crafts inspired, and are typical of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia. However, it is the angular vestibule window of stained glass with a projecting window frame with an angular support that matches those of the bay window that is perhaps this villa's most striking architectural feature.
Arts and Crafts houses challenged the formality of the mid and high Victorian styles that preceded it, and were often designed with uniquely angular floor plans. This is a fine example with the entrance at the side of the house, rather than at the front as Victorian homes had.