Western Australia, Australia

Model Timber Home

Western Australia, Australia

The Model Timber Home in Floreat, Western Australia, is a timber-framed house built in 1934 following a design competition for an affordable, modern timber dwelling. Designed by Reginald Summerhayes, the winning competition entry was constructed on donated land using donated materials and labour, embodying the practical ideals of interwar modernism. Now a State Registered Place, the house represents an early experiment in economical residential design executed through community contribution.

Movement

Type

heritage site, building

Heritage

State Registered Place

Place

Western Australia, Australia

This building on

• WikidataModel Timber Home↗
• WikipediaModel Timber Home↗

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Location

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