Avenue Court, Albert Park

I've often driven past Avenue Court in Albert Park and been taken by the façade. At first glance it looks like the balconies on either side of the central open stairway but it is much more subtle than that.

The curved parapret sits above the top right balcony and the central stairway providing shade for both. The balcony itself sits slightly higher than the landing of the stairway and I think it is this which fools the eye into thinking the balconies are offset. In fact they at the same level but the ones on the left of the building do not have the depth of those on the right so the are asymetrical in that sense.

The pattern in the metalwork on the railings on each landing is also used in the small front gate.

Avenue Court was designed in 1934 by IG Anderson and has been assessed by Heritage Victoria as Significant at a State Level.

Reference:
Heritage Victoria, Avenue Court, Statement of Significance

Flats, Albert Park

An interesting block of flats in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park.

Conventional, two-storey with a ptched roof on the left and streamline and minimal on the right.

A simple low wall and a neatly trimmed hedge show off the building very nicely.

Albert Park Hotel, Albert Park

I have aconnection with the Albert Park Hotel. I had my wedding reception there. We were married in the nearby gardens and the pub was a good choice for our modest wedding party. I think everyone had a great day. They could order whatever they wanted from the delicious seafood menu and had access to a full range of drinks from the bar. Naturally it helps that we picked up the tab at the end of the day.

Of course I like the Albert Park Hotel because it has a somewhat stark modernist exterior.

Like so many pubs in the area it was established in the 1880s and recieved a make-over in the 1930s.

And now in the 21st Century they also have a very slick website.