tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11105258377671864692024-03-13T17:06:56.137-07:00Ernst Plischke Buildings in New ZealandA record of discoveries about the buildings, both public and private, that architect Ernst Plischke designed in New ZealandWoothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-75919459805672311072019-11-07T20:57:00.002-08:002019-11-07T21:02:30.986-08:00Frankl House to let<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5_l6g_qYefZ6UY50wzri58ThocAvIPrwi3xGWkX7OsWy3JkfczxU6yRGKu1gFjaxU_fc7qR0iBaB2M5XorbDFKcOpA-9sGOsDxJT9_48VeSGXhhD2eo9A9uaUNroG2aXyJMmZzxT89Y/s1600/1193618080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5_l6g_qYefZ6UY50wzri58ThocAvIPrwi3xGWkX7OsWy3JkfczxU6yRGKu1gFjaxU_fc7qR0iBaB2M5XorbDFKcOpA-9sGOsDxJT9_48VeSGXhhD2eo9A9uaUNroG2aXyJMmZzxT89Y/s320/1193618080.jpg" width="320" height="240" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="768" /></a></div><p><p>The Frankl house in Christchurch is now available to rent. As Plischke's first residential design in New Zealand, this is a very significant building. Although it has been added to, the original core remains more or less intact.<p><p>
The future of the building is now uncertain. Condemned after the earthquakes, and then reprieved because of its architectural significance, it remains vulnerable to redevelopment. Fortunately, the current owner is keenly aware of the building's history and importance, and sale for redevelopment is not a likely outcome in the short term. If the building is to be preserved into the future, however, it will need eventually to find a new owner that shares an enthusiasm for heritage protection. New Zealand does not have many buildings from this era (1939) designed by international modernist architects.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-4362858373021252432017-02-16T18:32:00.000-08:002017-02-19T00:49:56.480-08:00J Ritchie House on the market - February 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyLYpGA3UhRKUAW1yXJQ79sxkjVbsSNMISZClZMUgB8rBpjEDQiY4wn7uR8BH9DT0bM9GOMSwEBSxG2IvvtMM6BmcjRl2l8T3QTnlE4ZaJhjFtDr6soBZitSa-OZadHbe0DMTPsBbp6g/s1600/Elev-x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyLYpGA3UhRKUAW1yXJQ79sxkjVbsSNMISZClZMUgB8rBpjEDQiY4wn7uR8BH9DT0bM9GOMSwEBSxG2IvvtMM6BmcjRl2l8T3QTnlE4ZaJhjFtDr6soBZitSa-OZadHbe0DMTPsBbp6g/s320/Elev-x.jpg" width="198" height="320" /></a></div>
<p>The J Ritchie house in Karori is currently on the market. This classic modernist 1957 design by Plishke & Firth attracted my attention because it does not appear in Plischke's catalogue raisonnee, nor is there any mention of Ritchie as a client in any of Plischke's books or articles -- or at least none that I have found so far! Of course, as the Griffin house in Nelson proved, the absence of a project from Plischke's list does not mean it was not his work. Perhaps in the end, whether the work was mainly Plischke or mainly Firth is unlikely to be resolved and in any event is not all that important. Both men are significant architects of that era -- which seems to be achieving renewed levels of popularity, as the occupants of modernist houses find them so liveable. I have often been surprised how many modernist houses from the 1950s and 60s are still owned by family of the original client.
<p><p>The house is a simple L-form structure oriented to the north, with a central fireplace. As designed, the central chimney mass acted as a fulcrum, around which the layout pivoted, allowing both a free flow of movement and simultaneously a clear separation of living, entertaining and utility functions. The chimney was removed during renovations in the 1970s, making for a more open-plan layout, but it remains a compact gem. The V-shaped roofline, with its central gutter, is unusual for its time, and I am not aware of either Plischke or Firth using this device elsewhere - but I am happy to be proved wrong. The two-storey structure is dictated by the sloping site. An annotation to one of the drawings (kindly made available to me by owner Brent Thomas) suggests a partial additional floor was contemplated as well. The sketched addition is very reminiscent of annotations that Plischke made on drawings for the Pickard house in Hamilton, reflecting the way he would use drawings to make a point during conversations with the client. It is not possible to say for sure that the sketch is by Plischke, but it certainly reminiscent of both his practice and his style.
<p><p>Another pointer to Plischke's involvement - but again not an absolute guarantee of it - is the use of black and white checkerboard tiles in the entrance foyer (now covered over by carpet, but still intact). This was a favourite trick of his, as used for Paul's bookshop in Hamilton and subsequently copied by Hamilton architect Philip King (who worked with Plischke on that project) for the Paton house around the same time. The effect is to make the space appear larger than it actually is.
<p><p>The photographs on the sale website show a light and airy interior with a marked lack of ornamentation and clutter. I was interested to note from the drawings that much of the planned built-in storage, including wardrobes, was marked as being for a future stage, so perhaps some of that was never actually constructed.
<p><p>Brent pointed out that a very interesting aspect is how they weatherproofed the roof. It is not obvious from the drawings, but there is basically a bitumen tarsealed road under the roof.
It has roof beams under sarking-like timber (possibly 6x1) then tar covered by gravel, then roofing paper and finally a roofing sheet. It was exactly like walking on an old road. Brent says that might explain why he got a lot of gravel on his head when he replaced one of the ceilings.
<p><p>Also of note, Brent says, is the fact that the downstairs lobby was originally the entrance for people walking up the hill from Makara Road. The access up the drive was added in the 1970s he thinks.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-55614221853488164732014-11-12T12:06:00.001-08:002014-11-12T12:09:12.091-08:00Hardwick-Smith House for sale November 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdXVrEZfs_j73MvR0BWkA51U9yxEsLMiQrNOpxituyffw2e4hGVvym8O8dLpIY2ChhjFBGScHYQZy-Y3j8mhyQbNPIg7slga0pdGadp_WuDzbqDwS-Tt1lO_gUoCOutNFqBwoJEoCLVk/s1600/HS200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdXVrEZfs_j73MvR0BWkA51U9yxEsLMiQrNOpxituyffw2e4hGVvym8O8dLpIY2ChhjFBGScHYQZy-Y3j8mhyQbNPIg7slga0pdGadp_WuDzbqDwS-Tt1lO_gUoCOutNFqBwoJEoCLVk/s320/HS200.jpg" /></a></div><br>
I see that the Hardwick-Smith house is on the market as of today. You can find the listing on TradeMe <a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=807006392&open_homes=®ion=&district=">here</a> and the house at 124 Park Rd, Belmont.<p>
The plan of the house as originally designed is a simple T. The upright of the T contains the lounge. On one side of the cross-bar are the bedrooms, and on the other side the carport and garage. At the junction of the T are the dining room, kitchen and bathroom. The T is angled to make the best use of the sun for the patio, which while common today, was still something of a novelty in 1948 when the house was built.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-50168450909088595672013-01-29T00:30:00.001-08:002013-01-29T01:01:26.779-08:00St Mary's Church, Taihape (1951-52)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Catholic church in basilica style is one of Plischke's most readily identifiable buildings, Donated to the Parish by John and Maude Bartosh, the building was commenced in 1951 under conditions of severe materials shortage, a hangover from the war years. Bob Fantl, who at that time was working for Plishke & Firth, remembers undertaking some of the detailed drawing work as part of his own registration as an architect. The building as constructed differs in only small ways from the floor plan published in Sarnitz & Ottillinger; most of the differences concern the small ancillary rooms at the rear of the church.<p><p>
Some changes have been made to the building since it was first erected. A new entrance has been added to the side, allowing the old entrance to be converted to a kitchen. The original perforated light fittings have been replaced; these were virtually identical to the design used for St Martins in Christchurch. A pair of fittings surfaced at auction recently and were described as being from St Martins, however the design is identical to the ones shown in early photographs of St Mary's and a good idea of the fittings can be gained from the illustrations in the relevant Art+Object catalogue.<p><p>
The uncompromising form and mass of the building has been softened somewhat by the growth of surrounding trees over the years, so the church no longer presents as a stark landmark when entering Taihape from the north, but it remains one of the most dramatic and unusual church designs in New Zealand.<p.<p>
Plischke himself in <i>Ein Leben mit Architektur</i> recounts the story of the commission like this:<p><p>
"Catholic Church in Taihape <p><p>
Shortly afterwards, a young catholic priest who had been impressed by KHANDALLAH, suggested to an archbishop in Wellington that I should also be given a chance in his church. It is interesting how much the multilayeredness [complexity] of the Catholic church in New Zealand is expressed in the genesis of TAIHAPE.
A prosperous Hungarian immigrant, whom strangely I have never met, seized the initiative to build a church. He embarked on a world trip and came back with the conviction that nothing except the style of St Peters in Rome should be considered. For tiny Taihape, that was of course a little bit farcical. The local Irish priest, M. Connelly, referred the decision to the archbishop, and the latter asked me to visit him. He told me all about it, we both smiled, then he said: “The money won’t stretch to a dome.”<p><p>
"I suggested we should use as the model a basic basilica, which in New Zealand had the same associations with the Roman Catholic church as the Gothic style did for the Church of England. The archbishop, a smart man, gave me a free hand and I put down a very simple church. It differed slightly from the Roman Catholic tradition in that it was not symmetrical. My former tutor in religious art at the Masterschool, Prof Dr. Herbert Muck, in an essay for the Institute for Religious Art in Vienna, had the following to say about this church:<p><p>
<i>“His [Plischke's] Basilica had now assumed the simple form of an only moderately elongated solidium, rather a lying, resting block of stone than a ship or processional way of the old kind. The traditional apse he transformed into a light oriel, into a bright niche, which also received light from several sides. The portal opening introduced in place of the traditional triumphal arch became, through asymmetrical treatment of the portal framing, a less restraining transition. On this side a roomy area for the pulpit was gained by simultaneously setting back the right shield wall. He achieved the serenity of spaciousness in the ship by limiting lighting from above from one a single row of circular windows set high on each side wall. He could fully realise his conceptions in the open roof framing, which shows the clear, light bar work, reflecting today's structural design methods.”</i><p><p>
"The calm solidium on the hill in the centre of town became for the catholics of New Zealand an indication of the break from the old tradition of building of churches. In my inauguration speech in 1965 I said about it: “To me it was at that time the most important current priority to overcome eclecticism or historicism of every kind and coinage and to justify and develop from the modern technical and social conditions a contemporary stylistic idiom, a stylistic idiom which should ultimately give us back again the possibility of expressing and shaping the essential character without affectation or dressing up.” <p><p>
In neighbouring Palmerson North the catholics, in view on the earthquake danger, had built a church in pure reinforced concrete, but sermons and church music suffered severely from the poor acoustics. Thus with the church in Taihape, likewise built in concrete, an internal membrane shell on a light framework was placed at fixed intervals in front of the solid concrete wall. The effect of this membrane is similar to that of a violin and results in good acoustics. On the occasion of the completion of the church a professor of architecture at the University of Auckland organized an excursion to distant Taihape. It is perhaps quite funny to mention that, on seeing inside the wood panels, he explained to his students in all seriousness that this church was of plastered timber construction."Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-85834246016946499302013-01-12T17:44:00.004-08:002013-01-28T23:56:02.540-08:00Cockayne House, Waikanae<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p>Designed & Built: 1955
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<p>Client: Miss M. Cockayne
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<p>Location: Horopito Rd, Waikanae
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<p>Design Features:
<p>Ceilings are partially exposed beam and follow the pitch of the roof. Extensive use of glass walls. Designed for indoor-outdoor living.
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<p>Construction Details:
<p>Timber, vertical board and batten
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<p>Current status:
<p>Privately owned, last changed hands in 2009.
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<p>Mentioned in L Tyler thesis, p.119; listed in Sarnitz & Ottillinger; otherwise very little documentation available.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-78787285275932079422012-12-10T17:53:00.001-08:002013-01-28T23:56:02.539-08:00Melrose Terrace Again...I was recently down in Nelson, and I took the opportunity to check out the TOM GRIFFIN house, which Plischke designed in 1961. New owner Jan generously showed me around and is clearly determined that any renovations are going to be sympathetic to the original concept.
From the chequerboard black-and-white vinyl tiles to the built-in storage to the utility space that makes servicing easy -- it shows all the hallmarks of Plischke's attention to detail, and it has a fantastic ocean viewe as well!
This house is not listed in Sarnitz & Ottilinger's catalogue of Plischke's work, but the plans are from the Plishke & Fantl era (1960-62) and Bob Fantl confirms the house was designed for the son of the founder of the Griffins biscuit empire.
The house seems to be in excellent hands. It needs a lot of work, but the new owners have the resources and motivation to do what is needed and do it well. The indoor spaces already work well, and even the old diesel-fired central heating works. The mode of indoor-outdoor living has changed a bit since 1961, so we can expect a few changes to the design of the patio areas.
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Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-70585718342070588202012-11-19T17:04:00.001-08:002013-01-28T23:56:02.537-08:00Plischke House in NelsonIn May 2012, a "new" Plischke house was discovered. In Melrose Terrace, Nelson, Plischke designed a home for Tom Griffin, the son of the Griffins Biscuits founder. Not listed in Sarnitz & Ottilinger, the house is nevertheless well documented, with plans held by the Nelson City Council. Done while Plischke was in partnership with Bob Fantl (1960-62), this is the only known work of Plischke's in Nelson.
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Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-42535492121888832792010-03-15T22:01:00.000-07:002010-03-16T02:09:31.259-07:00Pickard House, Eton Drive, HamiltonThis is one of Plischke's last designs before departing for Vienna in 1963. Originally designed for a different site, the sketch plans were handed over to local architect Phil King, who completed the working drawings. The house was commissioned in 1960 and finally completed in 1964.<br /><br /><div style="text-align-left;"><br /><div style="display:block;"><br /><a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1198557?utm_source=widget" style="font: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; margin: 12px 0pt 3px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Hidden Heritage by Tony Richardson</a><br /></div><br /><object width="450" height="300"><br /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><br /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><br /> <embed src="http://www.blurb.com/assets/embed.swf?book_id=1198557" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="300" allowfullscreen="true"></embed><br /></object><br /></div>Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-48363005133132630512009-07-13T14:04:00.000-07:002013-01-18T12:47:43.428-08:00Dixon Street FlatsThe Dixon Street Flats, at one time the largest such building in New Zealand, has been part of the Wellington skyline for nearly 70 years. The building has been modified only slightly since its original construction and retains its original purpose.<p><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Designed:</span> 1940-42 Opened 1943 <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location:</span> Dixon Street, Wellington<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Commission:</span> Designed for Department of Housing Construction, where Plischke was employed. The DHC was formed in 1937 to manage a state housing programme and to provide work for unemployed building workers. It was merged into the Ministry of Works in 1943. <br /><br />Plischke’s role in this project remains unclear. Gordon Wilson, the Government architect of the day, is officially the “architect of record”. However, Plischke is widely thought to have played a significant part in the design. His initials appear only on a perspective drawing of the building in 1942, but the lack of documentary evidence has not prevented a lively debate in the years since Plischke quit the Department of Housing Construction after a somewhat strained relationship with Gordon Wilson, who subsequently received an NZIA Award for the project.<p><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Design Features:</span><br />First European-style large scale housing in Wellington. 10-storey, 116-unit block of flats. Central entrance with stairs and lifts, emergency stairways at each end.<br /><br />The small, single-bedroom units were designed to be suitable only for couples without children at home.<br /><br />The flats were officially opened on 4 Sept 1943, but not officially completed until 1 March 1944 (not entirely unrelated to the General Election held in late 1943). Thus they have become part of the political history of the country, as well as part of its architectural heritage.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sources:</span><br />August Sarnitz and Eva B. Ottillinger. Ernst Plischke: Modern Architecture for the New World; the Complete Works. Prestel, 2004., pp.143-149<br />David Kernohan, “Modern Moves” in <span style="font-style:italic;">Architecture NZ</span>, Nov/Dec 1995, pp.83-91<br />Julia Gatley, “For Modern Living: Government Blocks of Flats” in Wilson, John (ed.). <span style="font-style:italic;">Zeal and Crusade: The Modern Movement in Wellington</span>. Te Waihora Press, 1996,, pp.53-60.<br />Julia Gatley, "Privacy and Propaganda: The Politics of the Dixon Street Flats" in <span style="font-style:italic;">Fabrications</span> 7, August 1996, pp.77-98.<br />Linda Tyler, The Architecture of E.A. Plischke in New Zealand. Unpublished thesis, University of Canterbury, 1986, pp.46-52<br />Home & Building, Summer 1944<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglykvAgabnyjw3SfMQDRiBnN1-ESWFtMPQETdsJfZgz4wsNM4j66P4jklwFY8knTiFjnlZYqL8c9D_GtVvBG9Lnna_AA-MYzrwcuTBhoeeIsthS-ULh85XIwwtiNHzC6VwooiMI1hPAIU/s1600-h/Wellington+Guide_p23_1946a.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglykvAgabnyjw3SfMQDRiBnN1-ESWFtMPQETdsJfZgz4wsNM4j66P4jklwFY8knTiFjnlZYqL8c9D_GtVvBG9Lnna_AA-MYzrwcuTBhoeeIsthS-ULh85XIwwtiNHzC6VwooiMI1hPAIU/s320/Wellington+Guide_p23_1946a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358054564835167378" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SJ728RHm9cONgmAkEQ1ypopMBTFExRp65-0aXArmbfukgn7sji7XYVE_TM5hni1qNmNkzxJWCY3xHYuaMguNWZoSSUCqjJdSXqPOcVj8Z-qb0gdawg0CT_4gi4eqvf9PJpXuWGCb4IM/s1600-h/Wellington+Guide_p23_1946b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SJ728RHm9cONgmAkEQ1ypopMBTFExRp65-0aXArmbfukgn7sji7XYVE_TM5hni1qNmNkzxJWCY3xHYuaMguNWZoSSUCqjJdSXqPOcVj8Z-qb0gdawg0CT_4gi4eqvf9PJpXuWGCb4IM/s320/Wellington+Guide_p23_1946b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358054916395291586" /></a><br />Photos from Wellington Guide, circa 1946.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAG9cZXsKxctgktT0T8mv2phinAt0FW8SmeWDKv8i8S2eysyAhJlYPd-SlsMabMRJjLUpAq21dwP7tkK09Xy5lr3CVz-NkdYiCTBcGQc_xq1YB0-Iz2ho4D9hdxO0ePIKOGVzNjZuR7X8/s1600-h/IMG_4415.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAG9cZXsKxctgktT0T8mv2phinAt0FW8SmeWDKv8i8S2eysyAhJlYPd-SlsMabMRJjLUpAq21dwP7tkK09Xy5lr3CVz-NkdYiCTBcGQc_xq1YB0-Iz2ho4D9hdxO0ePIKOGVzNjZuR7X8/s320/IMG_4415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375585652546733618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhtsY9rponXpERkqCYjp_un0hFuD0vSvQByPpjtPr64bD9VxN2ZeGYCP75dbZEvvwuD0TsiUGt9PLT8XM7HKtT6dHQf8hWtN4uvImhgjSI6fBhxss77MJixO0sdCAhsmXC9OyFzkGA0Y/s1600-h/IMG_4416.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhtsY9rponXpERkqCYjp_un0hFuD0vSvQByPpjtPr64bD9VxN2ZeGYCP75dbZEvvwuD0TsiUGt9PLT8XM7HKtT6dHQf8hWtN4uvImhgjSI6fBhxss77MJixO0sdCAhsmXC9OyFzkGA0Y/s320/IMG_4416.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375585730232470050" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyIEiYQioM0L-mS05-6rodCzTS69OhOlWTMfOEvam-a2_PFTMX_IKweczUsaaFNfS0dY7EdXorRuaDWmqC-7GEjDaieGkCkwVwDANTRL6fbcMnvmUqUF7iVhjk4XUHGwU2MRasfAXegs/s1600-h/IMG_4417.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyIEiYQioM0L-mS05-6rodCzTS69OhOlWTMfOEvam-a2_PFTMX_IKweczUsaaFNfS0dY7EdXorRuaDWmqC-7GEjDaieGkCkwVwDANTRL6fbcMnvmUqUF7iVhjk4XUHGwU2MRasfAXegs/s320/IMG_4417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375585832737965010" /></a><br /><br />The Dixon Street Flats today.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-36613679919154173612009-07-11T21:06:00.000-07:002009-10-10T23:50:40.289-07:00Abel Tasman Memorial<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI-OraJMIJ1cj1jGmVdZArwtU7QzcR35WG7qdyt1DVlPxPh9BZaFOHMdI6vn7xkDVz-Uw3FE06D55pyDqEhHoMjaFv_GjE5aYU0rTQywFPbOpaWyebU9KtKWMfmY5JVa8MEpxhCWkbuU/s1600-h/plischke020s.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI-OraJMIJ1cj1jGmVdZArwtU7QzcR35WG7qdyt1DVlPxPh9BZaFOHMdI6vn7xkDVz-Uw3FE06D55pyDqEhHoMjaFv_GjE5aYU0rTQywFPbOpaWyebU9KtKWMfmY5JVa8MEpxhCWkbuU/s320/plischke020s.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391223406917562978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AoFrquf_gjSBkz-H3U-bjAdHPYcPK9nuSiTfMXsRL-F3pIIswe_YZ63mcaKK-pNWTlnOctPjUY94cQcNTTlPMajm19ALw9qIfPvoBIPZR5g_ro-S70vSS3c7NdZEg5jpvcCZZ_cmXgg/s1600-h/plischke019s.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AoFrquf_gjSBkz-H3U-bjAdHPYcPK9nuSiTfMXsRL-F3pIIswe_YZ63mcaKK-pNWTlnOctPjUY94cQcNTTlPMajm19ALw9qIfPvoBIPZR5g_ro-S70vSS3c7NdZEg5jpvcCZZ_cmXgg/s320/plischke019s.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391223268002230690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfnNQTuDC2go4owpxkNBtx6xFS5t1GGgCwl5nyuhbRr8gkR4B_1Mi9nx-NqxrdJS24IVp79pJqBUzRgEHAr2TNEhWzDb8-jPrnIXh6SR0iISj1p52iHGL3p_2DOSUOoeZMLd2L8bS9gc/s1600-h/plischke011s.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfnNQTuDC2go4owpxkNBtx6xFS5t1GGgCwl5nyuhbRr8gkR4B_1Mi9nx-NqxrdJS24IVp79pJqBUzRgEHAr2TNEhWzDb8-jPrnIXh6SR0iISj1p52iHGL3p_2DOSUOoeZMLd2L8bS9gc/s320/plischke011s.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391223260124596674" /></a><br /><br />Another "political" structure, the Abel Tasman Memorial at Tarakohe is a joint effort between JC Beaglehole, who headed up the history section at the Department of Internal Infairs, his assistant Janet Wilkinson (later to become Dame Janet Paul) and Plischke.<p><br />The unveiling of the memorial and the opening of the Abel Tasman National Park in 1942 was attended by a delegation of five from the government of the Netherlands, notwithstanding the risks and dangers of this event during wartime. Plischke in his autobiography talks about the entire Dutch government being in attendance, but this is an exaggeration.<p><br />The memorial has been modified several times. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a plaque in 1970 that has since been incorporated into the column. The marble plaque has been moved from its original "table" structure to form part of the boundary barrier and the wooden deck and railings were added by DOC in 1992 in the lead up the 350-year celebrations.<p><br />The plaque is now revealed as white marble, the original blue-grey and red colours having been removed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Designed & Built:</span> 1942<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Client:</span> NZ Government. Erected to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Tasman's arrival in 1642 and the death of four of his crew at the hands of the locals.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location:</span> Wainui Road, Tarakohe<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Commission:</span> JC Beaglehole recommended Plischke for this assignment.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Design Features:</span><br />Stark, white, strongly geometric and abstract form.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />Construction Details:</span><br />Concrete pillar. Plaque text by Beaglehole, typography by Janet Wilkinson (later Janet Paul). The memorial was unveiled on 18 December 1942 on land which had been donated by the Golden Bay Cement Company, and which became a reserve under the Scenery Protection Act. The cement used in its construction was also donated by the company.<br /><br />The text reads:<br />"REMEMBER ABEL JANSZOON TASMAN<br />A COMMANDER IN THE SERVICE OF THE DUTCH UNITED<br />EAST INDIA COMPANY WHO DISCOVERED NEW ZEALAND<br />AND ON 18 & 19 DECEMBER 1642 ANCHORED IN THIS BAY<br />REMEMBER ALSO FRANCHOYS JACOBSZOON VISSCHER<br />PILOT MAJOR & THE COMPANY OF THE SHIPS HEEMSKERCK &<br />ZEEHAEN + ALSO JAN TYSSEN OF OUEVEN TOBIAS PIETERZ<br />OF DELFT JAN ISBRANTSZ & A SAILOR OF NAME UNKNOWN<br />KILLED BY THE NATIVES OF THIS COUNTRY"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Current status: </span><br />The memorial is managed by DOC.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sources:</span><br />E.A. Plischke, Ein Leben mit Architektur, 1989, pp.258-267Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-7976571997205958462009-07-10T23:12:00.000-07:002009-09-13T21:08:00.706-07:00Kahn HousePlischke's first private commission in Wellington, the Kahn house is notable for its sparse framing and innovative sliding glass door, which had to be specially designed. The striking eggshell blue exterior colour scheme has been a feature of the house to the present time.<p><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Designed:</span> 1940/41<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Clients:</span> Joachim and Gertrud Kahn<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location:</span> 53 Trelissick Cres, Ngaio, Wellington<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Commission:</span> The Kahns were personal friends of the Plischkes<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Design Features:</span><br />Hilltop site, flat roof, first glass sliding door in NZ. Plischke compared this house with one he designed for his friend, the painter Walter Gamerith, overlooking Lake Attersee in Austria in 1933/34. This comparison, intended to show that the same house design works just as well in Wellington as it does in the Austrian Alps, was written up in his article "Two Houses", published in <span style="font-style:italic;">Design Review</span>, available <a href="http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Arc02_05DesR.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Construction Details:</span><br />Built by H. Bradshaw between 1941 and 1942<br />Timber skeleton frame with glass infill (i.e. post and beam construction, rather than conventional timber framing)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Current status: </span><br />The house has remained in the Kahn family since its construction. It still includes much of the original furniture, and fittings, and is in close to its original condition.<br /><br />You can see a photo of the building today <a href=" http://www.historic.org.nz/Register/ListingDetail.asp?RID=7633&sm=advanced">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Heritage Status:</span> Category 1<br />Registration confirmed BD2005/12/16 on 9 Dec 2005<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sources:</span><br />Dennis Sharp and Catherine Cooke, The Modern Movement in Architecture: Selections from the DOCOMOMO Registers, Rotterdam, 2000, p.188<br />Linda Tyler, "The Architecture of E. A. Plischke in New Zealand: 1939-1962"; University of Canterbury Masters Thesis, 1986<br />Linda Tyler, "The Urban and Urbane: Ernst Plischke's Kahn House", in Wilson, J., (ed.), Zeal and Crusade: the modern movement in Wellington, Christchurch, Te Waihora Press, 1996, pp. 33-38<br />E.A. Plishke, "Two houses" in Design Review 02/05 (Feb/Mar 1950), pp.93-95<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2q5GeO4_2VaaXtyCJxW6pwwMuERFiqhXwUKqMm-liDKBZgTdy04zxyUdFfFFVe_mWhysgXP33vsRMQeN8s0W7LHOHzDgD7r0xl_PKLO80H011LeHer-v5z3-f-fXVavDIOo823_e3kck/s1600-h/s1209__Koppel_atl_39929.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2q5GeO4_2VaaXtyCJxW6pwwMuERFiqhXwUKqMm-liDKBZgTdy04zxyUdFfFFVe_mWhysgXP33vsRMQeN8s0W7LHOHzDgD7r0xl_PKLO80H011LeHer-v5z3-f-fXVavDIOo823_e3kck/s320/s1209__Koppel_atl_39929.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357113900272902770" /></a><br />Reference Number: 35mm-35610-20-F. Object #39929<br />Exterior view of the Kahn house, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand. Photographed by Irene Koppel in 1941<br />This and the following photos all from the Irene Koppel Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNWOQQCLMAq7ZLiyLmugRMdaajKmTp1RO5P-2iYCez32VEx-ionVap3d96QyfRwQXP_srXhxGojYJ1hmXIWaX1214uE76Ny9aznp1WQAcKwuYDx1JNFPUsq9Gax-QuYKAdvm0exZN8WE/s1600-h/s1209__Koppel_atl_39936.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNWOQQCLMAq7ZLiyLmugRMdaajKmTp1RO5P-2iYCez32VEx-ionVap3d96QyfRwQXP_srXhxGojYJ1hmXIWaX1214uE76Ny9aznp1WQAcKwuYDx1JNFPUsq9Gax-QuYKAdvm0exZN8WE/s320/s1209__Koppel_atl_39936.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357114711129369634" /></a><br />Reference Number: 35mm-35607-5-F. Object #39936<br />Exterior view of the front of the Kahn house, Ngaio, Wellington. Photographed by Irene Koppel in 1941.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrYx6tgbm8UQ753fwDYqfZ1IAoXHVrxtHHIMEC4BVtqx54I6miRTSr5IIl-LQ1hizM0UKi1NeEbIr2NvZpJB22E5NMdVs0vQJ4Y1bvkbG7FrlxRp5GFdpESrDNJTEOn-ywLt7HPkMN9w/s1600-h/s1209_Koppel_atl_36837.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrYx6tgbm8UQ753fwDYqfZ1IAoXHVrxtHHIMEC4BVtqx54I6miRTSr5IIl-LQ1hizM0UKi1NeEbIr2NvZpJB22E5NMdVs0vQJ4Y1bvkbG7FrlxRp5GFdpESrDNJTEOn-ywLt7HPkMN9w/s320/s1209_Koppel_atl_36837.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357115306007042242" /></a><br />Reference Number: 35mm-35607-2-F. Object #36837<br />Exterior view of the Kahn house. Photograph taken by Irene Koppel between 1965 and 1969<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmsAoVV2MkS3aeiJnq08JYAkgcHNbM2_jS3zPJBgbs6R0vvAFle2PofBcSRg774jcuHbcai5vSCBemTHcZsB48y4wswVXxijK1ANy3ECFVHLn1bxsKvxB7MYtr6odJeJ6gakpbSSPuRU/s1600-h/s1209_Koppel_atl_39928.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmsAoVV2MkS3aeiJnq08JYAkgcHNbM2_jS3zPJBgbs6R0vvAFle2PofBcSRg774jcuHbcai5vSCBemTHcZsB48y4wswVXxijK1ANy3ECFVHLn1bxsKvxB7MYtr6odJeJ6gakpbSSPuRU/s320/s1209_Koppel_atl_39928.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357115894410141858" /></a><br />Reference Number: 35mm-35604-25-F. Object #39928<br />Interior of the Kahn house, Ngaio, Wellington. Photographed by Irene Koppel in 1941<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXS8pe4l_Ao54ylg7X0esnriWAKLoC8LdXjdANV-_xPokPKjLobBdeKQx3hr2R1wuJvk9B-RAhqYT9bf8iTruVO23hEeqSBWMAfUBaSYEm4Sgva8Of8VdKPmVCJlk0wyhyBx1_wup8gs/s1600-h/s1209_Koppel_atl_35602.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXS8pe4l_Ao54ylg7X0esnriWAKLoC8LdXjdANV-_xPokPKjLobBdeKQx3hr2R1wuJvk9B-RAhqYT9bf8iTruVO23hEeqSBWMAfUBaSYEm4Sgva8Of8VdKPmVCJlk0wyhyBx1_wup8gs/s320/s1209_Koppel_atl_35602.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357116174004498642" /></a><br />Reference Number: 35mm-35602-14-F. Object #36831<br />Interior of the Kahn house, Ngaio, Wellington. Photograph taken in 1941 by Irene Koppel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo8TKUXaBsKeGcf5fI8CD334-WgmTqAbVL1_dSsIx2v5sB_yZSXGm1hBSIagS844Xw75SYq0VZFXjWujsfvSUrkwnExy8U5BtB0c4M8nj1DEs9iRyKGDStN2eOtuYV5xyYA_4vdk4no0/s1600-h/s1209_Koppel_atl_36832.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo8TKUXaBsKeGcf5fI8CD334-WgmTqAbVL1_dSsIx2v5sB_yZSXGm1hBSIagS844Xw75SYq0VZFXjWujsfvSUrkwnExy8U5BtB0c4M8nj1DEs9iRyKGDStN2eOtuYV5xyYA_4vdk4no0/s320/s1209_Koppel_atl_36832.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357116599134632162" /></a><br />Reference Number: 35mm-35606-40-F. Object #36832<br />The dining room of the Kahn house, Ngaio, Wellington. Photograph taken in 1941 by Irene Koppel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtMdrgPfU7yZAVLuFznfFERIjdicuNCNJ8gGQyq7VQqjHqdj76qZ3udKBjDH0tNzytXqqi6RjMfWiTd3LQ6v-bUHWp8xuAVxIag2JkfaWZ0I-AMPsvvjGSa3N-H-JodsqVoPdkgqDl6s/s1600-h/IMG_4449.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtMdrgPfU7yZAVLuFznfFERIjdicuNCNJ8gGQyq7VQqjHqdj76qZ3udKBjDH0tNzytXqqi6RjMfWiTd3LQ6v-bUHWp8xuAVxIag2JkfaWZ0I-AMPsvvjGSa3N-H-JodsqVoPdkgqDl6s/s320/IMG_4449.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375584077357552050" /></a><br />View of Kahn house today, taken from the road.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110525837767186469.post-8008468729071423702009-07-09T21:30:00.000-07:002009-09-13T21:10:35.056-07:00Frankel HousePlischke's first commisssion in New Zealand, the Frankel house is relatively conventional in construction because Plischke felt disinclined to experiment in what were to him unfamiliar surroundings. The basic L-shape was to remain a dominant feature of his subsequent work, however.<p><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Designed & Built:</span> 1939-40<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Location:</span> 9 Ford Rd, Christchurch<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Clients:</span> Sir Otto Frankel (d.1998) & Margaret Anderson (d.1997)<br />Otto Frankel assisted Plischke to emigrate from Austria to New Zealand, arranging employment for him at the Dept of Housing Construction.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />Design Features:</span><br />L-shape floor plan, flat roof, oriented to garden; multi-purpose space; built-in furniture; Linda Tyler draws extended comparison with Wright's first Usonian house for Herbert Jacobs (designed 1936, published 1938); also with Paul Pascoe's Harris House. Plischke himself denied any prior knowledge of the Jacobs house.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Construction Details:</span><br />Timber framing, roughsawn rimu weatherboard cladding<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Current status:</span> Heavily modified<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Heritage Status:</span> N/A<br /><br />A picture of the house today can be seen <a href="http://www.christchurchmodern.co.nz/2008/10/9-ford-pl-frankel-house-ernst-plischke/">here</a><br /><br />For comparison, check out this 1938 picture of the Jacobs house:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_9xCKL5nvPvK2tYn145yQVygkM1vfgOaetlul6JwLdTi73gbeaQZ0S9uzdAan3-Z-P-TTVQ3p1KR3ImfAhVpc-LVbXXlteKtON98eAvuaQExFWQPf24Z_V8Lv4EIYjhdj-hPQDWosXY/s1600-h/Jacobs_p82.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_9xCKL5nvPvK2tYn145yQVygkM1vfgOaetlul6JwLdTi73gbeaQZ0S9uzdAan3-Z-P-TTVQ3p1KR3ImfAhVpc-LVbXXlteKtON98eAvuaQExFWQPf24Z_V8Lv4EIYjhdj-hPQDWosXY/s320/Jacobs_p82.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356687231209769474" /></a><br />Photo from January 1938 issue of <span style="font-style:italic;">Architectural Forum</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sources:</span><br />E.A. Plishke, Design and Living. Wellington Dept of Internal Affairs, 1947. Line drawings and narrative, pp.39-42<br />E.A. Plischke, On the Human Aspect in Modern Architecture. Wedl, 1969. (pictures of the house on pp.130-131)<br />Linda Tyler, The Architecture of E.A. Plischke in New Zealand. Unpublished thesis, University of Canterbury, 1986. (commentary pp.66-73)<br />Frank Lloyd Wright, "Usonian House for Herbert Jacobs" in <span style="font-style:italic;">Architectural Forum</span>, Jan. 1938, pp.78-83.Woothahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01211124540842518157noreply@blogger.com0