Modern in Melbourne
Melbourne Architecture 1950-75
Practice Archive

Peter Burns
Selected Projects

1952

D 001 Lot 315 Devly Street, Mordialloc Working Drawing Domestic - not proceed


1954

D 002 Lot 346 Bunall Street, Balwyn W/Dwg & Spec. Domestic - not proceed

D 003 Lot 16 Frontage Way, Mornington Sketch Plan Domestic

D 004 Lot 2 Atkins Street, Glen Iris Domestic

D 005 Lot 4 Thames Street, Hawthorn Sketch Plan Domestic - not proceed

D 006 Lot 20 Ruda Street, Ringwood Supervise Domestic

1955

D 007 Lot 73 John Street, Beaumaris Timber House Domestic

D 008 Lot 20 Buige View Estate Anglesea Sketch Plan Domestic - not proceed

D 009 Lot 385 Head Street, Strathmore Brick Veneer - Supervise Domestic

D 010 Lot 9 Fogarty Cr, Oakleigh Timber - Supervise Domestic

1956

D 011 Lot 3 McCulloch, St. Seaford Timber - Sketch Plan Domestic - not proceed

D 012 Lot 139 Franceson Street, Box Hill North Domestic - not proceed

D 013 30 Wellington Street, Kew Domestic - not proceed

D 014 Lot 2 Lofts Street, Kew Supervision Domestic

C 001 Tavistock Place, 376 Flinders Street, Melbourne Gallery of Contemporary Art, Commercial

C 002 417 Malvern Road, Malvern Malvern Hotel Addition to Malvern Hotel Commercial

1957

D 015 Grange Street, East Oakleigh Timber Domestic

D 016 Lot 1 Sunclion Road, Nunawading Brick Veneer - Supervision Domestic

D 017 30 Lofts Street, Kew Pre-cast Concrete Garage Domestic

C 003 529 Raw Street, North Fitzroy Addition & alteration Commercial

C 004 Hamilton Art Gallery & Library Not proceed Commercial

C 005 Proposed Plan and Site Plan MOMA Commercial

C 006 Maffra Library Alteration ,Commercial

C 007 Alteration Commercial

C 008 Bendigo Library Changing Desk Commercial

C 009 Commercial

C 010 144 - 146 Chapel Street, St. Kilda Addition & alteration Commercial

In 1957 Peter Burns entered the international competition for the Sydney Opera House which was won by Jørn Utzon. Burns' scheme was unpremiated.

1958

D 018 Green Hills Existing Condition Plan Domestic

1959

D 019 Timber & Concrete House Balnarring Domestic - not proceed

1960

D 020 Bulleen Supervision Domestic

D 021 Lot 12 Millus Road, Altona Supervision Domestic

D 022 Lot 74 Yertchuk Avenue, Ashwood Supervision Domestic

D 023 47 Marine Pde, St. Kilda Design of 3 bachelor Flats Domestic - Flats

D 024 Aspendale Beach House Domestic

D 025 Aspendale Beach House Domestic

1961

D 026 Raltray Road, Montmorency Supervision Domestic

D 027 Lot 33 Isabella Street, Moorabbin Supervision Domestic

C 011 52 - 64 Leicester Street, Carlton Alteration Commercial

C 012 Princes Highway, Drouin Drouin Library Alterations & Addition to Extension Commercial - Library

C 013 Bendigo Children's Library Shelving Commercial

C 014 Parkers Road, Parkdale Mordialloc Library and Conversion Commercial - Library

C 015 Thompson St, Frankston Frankston Library Alteration & Addition Commercial - Library

1962

D 028 Lot 73, 74, 75 Section 8 A, Warrandyte North Design Domestic

C 016 Flinders Hotel Alteration & Addition Commercial

C 017 Cnr. Malvern Road & Glenferrie Road, Malvern Alteration & Addition - Malvern Hotel Commercial

C 018 Cnr. Malvern Road & Glenferrie Road, Malvern New Design - Malvern Hotel Commercial - Hotel

C 019 Commercial

C 020 Commercial

C 021 Benalla Library Inspection & Reports Commercial

1963

D 029 18 Atkins Avenue, Glen Iris New Window Detail Domestic

D 030 Off Gladstone Avenue, Aspendale Front Deck to Existing House Domestic

D 031 Somers - Ryan House Design Domestic

C 022 Parkers Road, Parkdale - Public Library Metal Book Trough & Trolley Commercial

C 023 Parker Road, Parkdale Hinged Notice Board at Entry - Public Library & Theatre Commercial

C 024 East Melbourne Proposed Motel Commercial

C 025 Balwyn High School Male & Female Gymnasium Commercial

C 026 Balwyn High School Principal & Vice Principal Office & General Office Commercial

C 027 Cnr. Malvern Road & Glenferrie Road, Malvern Alteration & Addition - Malvern Hotel Commercial - Hotel

C 028 Architect's Office Combination Bench & Display Board Commercial

C 029 Mildura Carnegic Library, Mildura Alteration & Addition Commercial

C 030 1113 Malvern Road, Toorak Alteration & Addition - Chemists Shop Commercial

C 031 Architect's Office Timber & metal Table Commercial

C 032 Spring St, MelbourneTimber & Metal TableCommercial

1964

D 032 29 Washington Street, Toorak Alteration & Addition & Supervision Domestic

D 033 228 Williams Road, Toorak Organisation Domestic

D 034 64 Grey Street, East Melbourne Sketch Plan - Proposal Flat Development Domestic

D 035 12 Wedd Street, Cheltenham Floor Inspection Domestic

C 033 Exhibition Street, Melbourne Southern Cross Gallery Commercial - Gallery

C 034 Balwyn High School Assembly Hall Commercial

C 035

C 036 Tolarno Hotel - St Kilda Alteration Commercial

C 037 MOMA Sculpture stand Commercial

C 038 Beechworth - Hospital Measure Drawing & Detail Commercial

1965

D 036 14 Watson Street, East Preston Inspection Domestic

D 037 Lot 25, Caledonian Crescent, North Springvale Inspection Domestic

D 038 Lot 3 Lewis Road, Upper Beaconsfield Design Domestic

D 039 45 Hawksburn Road, South Yarra Sketch Plan for Council Permit & Alteration Domestic

C 039 Commercial

C 040 239 - 243 Elizabeth Street Commercial

C 041 36 Albert Road, South Melbourne Fortune Advertising Inspection Report & Estimate Commercial

C 042136 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy Commercial

C 043 355 Whitehorse Road, Blackburn Shop & Office Commercial

C 044 Commercial

C 045 Commercial

C 046 Balcombe Road, Mentone Extension to Showroom Commercial

C 047 42 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda New Story - Tolarno Hotel Commercial - Hotel

C 048 Commercial

C 049 Commercial

C 050 15 Munns Street, Armadale12 Flats Commercial

C 051 Commercial

C 052 Proposed Mt. Eliza Community Centre Commercial

C 053 Commercial

C 054 Appeal Report Commercial

During 1965 Peter Burns entered the RAIA Victorian Chapter Civic Design Ideas Competition which was organised in conjunction with the RAIA Annual Convention held that year in Melbourne. The competition was for the re-development of what is now the Melbourne central site bounded by Swanston, Latrobe, Elizabeth and Bourke Streets in central Melbourne. His entry was a noteworthy addition to the unbuilt Melbourne archive and is reproduced in part here.

1966

D 040 Domestic

D 041 Alteration & Addition Domestic

D 042 Lot 65 Loogana Road, Glenroy Inspection Domestic

D 043 Upper Beaconsfield Domestic

D 044 50 Sln Street, Hawthorn Details Domestic

D 045 21 & 23 Parks Street, South Yarra Alteration & Addition Domestic

C 055 Lot 65 Malecla Grove, Rosanna Flats Commercial

C 056 Shipley House Conversion into flats Commercial

C 057Commercial

C 058 Proposed Pre-school creche + Infant Welfare Commercial

C 059 Commercial

C 060 Miller Street, West Melbourne Property Investigation Commercial

C 061 Commercial

C 062 Bunswick - Renold Office & Warehouse Commercial

1967

D 046 Domestic

D 047 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Design Domestic

D 04813 Moorhouse Street, Richmond Inspection Domestic

D 049 Lot 75 Market Street, Boronia Domestic

D 050 Bulleen Contract Inspection Domestic

D 051 1 Orrong Avenue, Long Island, Frankston Domestic

C 063 Australia - Renold Head Office Australia Commercial

C 064 Benalla Civic Centre Commercial

C 065 Benalla Town Plan Commercial

C 066 West Australia - Renold Office & Warehouse Commercial

C 067 St. Kilda Road Apartments Commercial

C 068 43 Rosanna Road, Heidelberg Flat Proposal to Existing Home Commercial

C 069 162 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg Cake Shop Proposal Commercial

C 070 Shire of Diamond Vally Civic Centre Commercial

C 071 47, 49, 51, 53 Thomas Street, Prahran Development Commercial

C 072 553 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Existing Condition & Proposal A.T.C Gallery Commercial

C 073 42 Fitzroy Street St Kilda Alteration & Addition Commercial - Gallery 1968

D 05 42 Parkers Road, Parkdale Addition Domestic

D 053 202 The Parade, Ocean Grove House & Flats Domestic

D 054 24 - 26 Streeton Crescent, East Ivanhoe Alteration & Addition Domestic

D 055 Domestic

C 074 58 - 60 Jolimont Street, Jolimont New Office - Victorian Secondary Teachers Association Commercial

C 075 Croydon Reception Room Commercial

C 076 Ararat Regional Library Extension Commercial

C 077 Proposed Italian Recreation Centre Commercial

C 078 Extension to Existing Buildings Commercial

C 079 Ouyen SEC Showroom, Offices and Work Departments Commercial

C 080 Solicitor Office New Office Commercial

C 081 Brunswick Commercial

1969

D 056 3 Asquith Street, Kew Addition Domestic

D 057 Ryan House, Somers Fill Plane Canopy Domestic

D 058 Alteration & Addition Domestic

D 059 10 Starirland Street, Elsternwick Furniture Domestic

D 060 Lot 21 Glynn's Street, Warrandyte Domestic

D 061 9 Kildare Street, Hawthorn Domestic

D 062 Green Hill Domestic

C 082 Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra Alteration - Flats Commercial ñ Flat

C 083 553 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne New Light Fitting Commercial

C 084 The AGE, City Square Design Competition Competition

C 085 PFSWNew Book ShelfCommercial

C 086 Flat 1, 15 Clowse Street, South Yarra Commercial

C 087 Philip Fox & MaselAccountant alterationCommercial

C 088 548 Little Bourke Street, MelbourneNew OfficeCommercial

C 089 Cnr. Glenferrie Road & Malvern Road Removal Shop Front Commercial

C 090 259 Williams Street, MelbourneNew OfficeCommercial

C 091 612 - 614 Balcombe Road, Black Rock Solicitor's Office Commercial

C 092 44 Market Street, MelbourneAcoustic Ceiling BafflesCommercial

C 093 Extra Company SignsCommercial

1970

D 063 Lorne Grove, Camberwell Domestic

D 064644 Henley Road, Kangaroo GroundAddition - External Paving Domestic

D 065Wild Dog Road, St. Andrews House Extension Domestic

D 066 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Second Stage Domestic

D 067 New Fence Domestic

D 068 5 Hill Street, Hawthorn Addition Domestic

C 09411/44 Market Street, MelbourneNew OfficeCommercial

C 095Bacchus Marsh LibraryCommercial

C 096Box Hill High SchoolControl Room & TheatreCommercial

C 097Renovation OfficeCommercial

C 09811/44 Market Street, MelbourneCopy Room FurnitureCommercial

C 099 470 Collins Street, Melbourne New Office - The Langridge Building Society Commercial

1971

D 06925 Auburn Road, Hawthorn Interior Design Domestic

D 070 Townshend HousesExtension to Existing Plans

D 071  644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Addition - Garden Seats Domestic

C 100 Beach Road, Black Rock Flats Commercial

C 10111/44 Market Street, MelbourneAlteration & Corridor Cupboard Commercial

C 102470 Collins Street, MelbourneAddition ñ The Langridge Building Society Commercial

C 1039/44 Market Street, Melbourne Alteration & Library Bookshelf Commercial

C 104 Bacchus Marsh High School Commercial

C 105 Ideas Competition Exhibition Pavilion Sunbury Competition

C 10611/44 Market Street, MelbourneShelf upright, Corridor cupboardCommercial

C 107 PFSW 9th Floor Library, Bookshelf Commercial

C 108 Bacchus Marsh Medical Centre Commercial

1972

D 0727 Kinkora Road, Hawthorn Addition Domestic

D 0737 Kinkora Road, Hawthorn New Brick Front Fence Domestic

D 074Domestic

D 075Domestic

D 076704 - 706 Marin Road, Eltham Estimation Replacement Cost Domestic

D 077 Lot 6 Kilwinning Court, East St Kilda Domestic

D 078 Lot 127 Keily Road, Gisborne Domestic

D 079 Lot 2 Berwick Road, Narre Warren East New House Domestic

D 080 6 Avenel Road, Kooyong Alteration Domestic

C 10911/44 Market Street, Melbourne Air-conditioning to Office Commercial

C 110 Bacchus Marsh High School Heating & vent Commercial

C 111Health Centre Lorne Commercial

C 112Roxbough Street, Ascot Vale Addition - St. Paul's Church Commercial

C 113 Creswick District Hospital Alteration & Addition Commercial

C 114 259 William Street, MelbourneUnder Pinning Commercial

C 115 Berwick Street, Bacchus Marsh Senior Citizens Clubroom Commercial

1973

D 081 Cnr. Trawalla Avenue & Lascelles Avenue, Toorak New Flat Domestic

D 082 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Addition - Tennis Court Domestic

D 08312 the Cost, Bulleen House Extension Domestic

D 084 French Cafe, Lorne House Extension Domestic

D 085 Blairgowrie Beach House Domestic

C 1164/44 Market Street, Melbourne New Office Commercial

C 117 Bank Street, South Melbourne New Office Commercial

C 118 3/44 Market Street, Melbourne New Office Commercial

C 119 Barkly Street, Footscray City of Footscray Commercial

C 120 Philip & Fox, Masel dolgesg House New Office Commercial

C 121 City of SunshineNew Central Library Commercial

C 122 Office Alteration Commercial

C 123 City of Sunshine Municipal Office Extension & Library Conversion Commercial

C 124 8/44 Market Street, Melbourne Proposal New Office Commercial

C 125 374 - 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne New Office Commercial

C 126197 - 199 Glenferrie Road, Malvern Alteration to Existing Commercial

1974

D 086 23 Langs Road, Ivanhoe Addition Domestic

D 087 24 Hopetoun Road, Toorak Addition Domestic

C 127 New Showroom, Office, Store & Work Shop Commercial

C 128 City of Sunshine New Community Resource Centre Commercial

C 129 City of Sunshine Renovation to Existing Council Office Commercial

C 130 Rosama East High School 2 Storey, A + C Blocks Commercial

1975

D 088 Lot 20 Larne Avenue, Donvale Domestic

D 089 64 Burwood Road, Hawthorn Defect Report Domestic

D 090 15 King Street, CamberwellStore & ToiletDomestic

D 09164 Burwood Road, HawthornExisting Condition Drawing Domestic

D 092 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Domestic

C 131 Rosama East high School Siding of Block B, C, M & N Commercial

C 132 36 Anderson Street, Yarraville Shop Conversion Commercial

C 133 Commercial

C 134 City of SunshineTown Block Commercial

1976

C 135 Melbourne Civic Square Competition Competition

C 136 Sunshine Central Library Furniture & Renovation Commercial

1977

D 093 Lot 10 Orsoni Bnde, Kew Alteration & Addition Domestic

D 094 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Domestic

D 095 House Extension Domestic

C 137 City of Williamstown Branch Library - initial design Commercial

C 138 Anderson Street, Yarraville Shop Conversion to Branch Library Commercial

1978

D 096 Addition Domestic

C 139 Commercial

1979

D 097 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Addition - Sun Room Domestic

C 140 Bacchus Marsh Submission Public Hall Commercial

1980

D 098 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground Extension - Girls Bedroom Domestic

1982

       D 099 644 Henley Road, Kangaroo Ground House Design Domestic