Summary
'Plan Folder 32' - a sheet of house designs, printed in red on white, issued by the Small Homes Service of Royal Institute of Architects. The sheet was sold for 2'6 (two shillings sixpence), and was supported by 'plans and comments' published in the Age newspaper each Monday. The sheet includes the size and price of each house. The houses are of modern architectural style, with flat or low-hipped roofs and flow-through living, dining and kitchen areas.
The Royal Victorian Institute of Architects established its Small Homes Service in 1947, initially headed by architect Robin Boyd. The service provided a range of house plans and working drawings drawn up by architects, aiming to improve access to quality home design. The Service continued until 1981; the national architectural advice service Archicentre is its offspring.
Physical Description
Sheet of house designs, printed in red on white, folded into eight. The front panel has a bold title and line drawing of a modern, flat-roofed house. The sheet contains a series of numbered floor plans and exterior line drawn elevations of houses (a few are photographs instead), including 'squarage', width, depth and price of each house.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Rosalind Wallis, 10 Jan 2013
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Small Homes Service, Royal Victorian Institute of Architects
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Front panel: 'THE SMALL HOMES SERVICE OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS / COMPETITION DESIGNS / PLAN FOLDER No.32 / READ "THE AGE" EVERY MONDAY FOR PLANS AND COMMENTS / PRICE / 2'6'.
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References
Architects will help home builders. (1947, July 10). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2015, from [Link 1] ARCHITECTS' SERVICE IS POPULAR. (1947, July 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2015, from [Link 2] 'A grand plan for small homes', Lawrence Money, 7 Dec 2011, [Link 3] Retrieved March 12, 2015Neil Clerehan, 'Boyd, Robin Gerard Penleigh (1919-1971)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, [Link 4] published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 12 March 2015
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Keywords
Architectural Designs, Architects, Architectural Drawings, Architecture, Home Designs, House Designs, House Plans
