Summary
Architectural model of Grounds House, Hill Street, Toorak, Victoria, built in 1952-53. Designed by the architect Roy Grounds for his own family, the house shares similarities with his design for the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Road.
The model was made by Herman Witte in 1989. It was donated to Museum Victoria for the exhibition 'Home Sweet Home: Changes in Victorian Domestic Architecture, 1839-1989'.
Physical Description
Model of a square house with circular internal courtyard, clerestory windows and flat roof, walls of rendered brick.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Suendermann McFall Pty.Ltd., 14 Nov 1989
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Modelmaker
Mr Herman Witte, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1989
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Date Made
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Type of item
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Primary support
500 mm (Length), 500 mm (Width)
Dimensions of model base only.
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Model Scale
1:50
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Keywords
Architectural Models, Architecture, Housing, Scale Models, Innovation & Design
