Window Detail of "Riawena" a Streamline Moderne Art Deco Villa - Thornbury
"Riawena" is a wonderfully stylised Streamline Moderne Art Deco Villa in the Melbourne suburb of Thornbury. Its name is taken from the Australian Aboriginal word for "fun" or "sport", which is an unusual choice in the 1930s, when so many people were naming their houses after English or American places.
Standing on the corner of a busy main thoroughfare and a much quieter side street, this well proportioned stand alone villa features the clean uncluttered lines of Streamline Moderne design, including windows of leadlight and stained glass set in geometric patterns.
Window Detail of "Riawena" a Streamline Moderne Art Deco Villa - Thornbury
"Riawena" is a wonderfully stylised Streamline Moderne Art Deco Villa in the Melbourne suburb of Thornbury. Its name is taken from the Australian Aboriginal word for "fun" or "sport", which is an unusual choice in the 1930s, when so many people were naming their houses after English or American places.
Standing on the corner of a busy main thoroughfare and a much quieter side street, this well proportioned stand alone villa features the clean uncluttered lines of Streamline Moderne design, including windows of leadlight and stained glass set in geometric patterns.