Metroland Art Deco Block of Flats - Kooyong
After the Great War (1914 - 1918), higher costs of living and the "servant problem" made living in the grand mansions and villas built in the Victorian and Edwardian eras a far less practical and attractive option for both those looking for new housing, and those who lived in big houses. It was around this time, in answer to these problems, that flats and apartments began to replace some larger houses, and became fashionable to live in.
This stylish Art Deco block of two flats, featuring one dwelling above the other with an interconnecting staircase would have suited those of comfortable means who could afford to live in Kooyong (the suburb in which these flats are located), and dispense with the difficulties of keeping a large retinue of staff.
This cottage style block of brown and red bricks with stylised stepped edgeing around the porch of the upper flat follow the less cluttered lines of Metroland Art Deco architecture that came out of England after the war. Even the windows have a Streamline Moderne upper pane divided into three sections. The upper flat, which is smaller, also has its own balcony to make up for its smaller size. There are potted plants along its edge to the right of the chimney breast. The flats have an equally stylised fence around them with two entrances; one for each flat.
Metroland Art Deco Block of Flats - Kooyong
After the Great War (1914 - 1918), higher costs of living and the "servant problem" made living in the grand mansions and villas built in the Victorian and Edwardian eras a far less practical and attractive option for both those looking for new housing, and those who lived in big houses. It was around this time, in answer to these problems, that flats and apartments began to replace some larger houses, and became fashionable to live in.
This stylish Art Deco block of two flats, featuring one dwelling above the other with an interconnecting staircase would have suited those of comfortable means who could afford to live in Kooyong (the suburb in which these flats are located), and dispense with the difficulties of keeping a large retinue of staff.
This cottage style block of brown and red bricks with stylised stepped edgeing around the porch of the upper flat follow the less cluttered lines of Metroland Art Deco architecture that came out of England after the war. Even the windows have a Streamline Moderne upper pane divided into three sections. The upper flat, which is smaller, also has its own balcony to make up for its smaller size. There are potted plants along its edge to the right of the chimney breast. The flats have an equally stylised fence around them with two entrances; one for each flat.