Roy Grounds House

Roy Grounds House
View of building from Hill Street
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General information
TypeHouse & apartments
Architectural styleMid-Twentieth Century
Address24 Hill Street, Toorak
Town or cityMelbourne, Victoria
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°50′08″S 145°00′47″E / 37.835435°S 145.013180°E / -37.835435; 145.013180
Completed1953
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sir Roy Grounds
Architecture firmGround, Romberg and Boyd
Awards and prizesVictorian Architecture Medal 1954

The Roy Grounds House, at 24 Hill Street, Toorak in Melbourne, Australia, was designed by Sir Roy Grounds as his own home for his wife Betty and himself. It is celebrated as one of the most outstanding works of modernist domestic architecture of the mid 20th century in Victoria, a time of great experimentation, and one of the most notable designs by Roy Grounds, one of the most well known and influential modern architects in Victoria.[1]

  1. ^ "GROUNDS HOUSE". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 31 July 2018.