Thiessen
East Melbourne, George Street 055, St. Martins
Description:
Number 55 is a three storey building presenting an asymmetrical facade to the street and exhibiting an understated marriage of Modern and Georgian details in salmon coloured brick. The facade is dominated by a facetted entry rising through the full height of the building with quoins and keystone devices realised in decorative brick around the ground floor entry.
History:
This is part of a cluster of apartment buildings including the neighbouring block at No. 53, and the two blocks at Nos. 29 and 37, as well as the apartments behind in Garden Avenue. All were designed by I.G. Anderson bewteen 1938 and 1941. The area must have been a hive of activity. The building is almost a mirror image of its partner, No.