Sunday, November 14, 2010

Burnham Flats, Geelong

Burnham Flats, Geelong

Burnham Flats, a handsome block of flats in Geelong, in my opinion, is somewhat spoilt by the current paintwork. I think cream would work much better with the colour of the bricks. As you can see in the following photos, the black and aqua colours work very well on the doors but I really dislike it on the main body of the building.

Burnham Flats, Geelong

The way the upstairs walkway comes around the corner of the building to form a small balcony area is delightful and introduces curved elements into an otherwise rectangular block.

Burnham Flats, Geelong

The entrances to the flats are off a side street and no doubt the colours work better on the doors themselves.

Burnham Flats, Geelong

2 comments:

  1. How strange....I only noticed those flats last weekend on my way back to Melbourne! I used to live down that way but had never noticed them before....despite passing them dozens of times.

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  2. There used to be a 20thC antiques and furniture 'shop' in at least one of the ground floor flats but that was quite a few years ago. The aqua colour has been added since then. Maybe the light was just right on the weekend to bring your attention to them.

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