Kidston-Hunter and Mckim house

This is the Kidson-Hunter and Mckim house in Ardross, designed by Peter Parkinson for Hawkins and Sands in 1955. It is one of the steel framed houses that formed a little group of houses,  including 2 otherH & S houses, the sands and another… But it is very good, although almost unrecognisable now, and totally messed about with. I know its got a lot of north facing glazing, but to put that awful tiled mansard/scab on teh front is unnecesary! The details in this house are amazing. I wont go into it to much, I feel bad talking about such amazing places without doing the proper research etc. But take note of the stairs up, the cross bracing on teh carport and the fenestration patterning. Beautiful.  I hope one day it is recognised for its greatness and restored! I wish I had the original photos, they are amazing. THe drawings, awful resolution, are from the modern houses book from UWA. Excellent book!