For sale right now is architect Dr Ernest Fooks and his wife Noemi's own house. I gather it has been lived in by Mrs Fooks until her recent passing and what a treat to see the house fully furnished. Just stunning.
Plenty of information is available about the house itself; it's on the Victorian Heritage Register, but particularly:
"Howitt Road showcases the skills of the five cabinet-makers who crafted furniture and built-ins to Fooks' design requirements, including the respected furniture maker Shulim Krimper. All the specifically fabricated pieces remain as originally positioned in Fooks' layout.
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Howitt Road displays a rich array of innovative features fashioned in high quality, low maintenance finishes featuring custom designed furniture (often built-in), that create a sumptuous yet restrained effect. The house, landscaping and contents are also remarkable for their intactness, the whole remaining much as it was in 1966, with the addition of the Fooks' collection of decorative and ethnographic objects. It is a remarkable window into a very particular and fascinating time and place in Victoria's architectural and social history."
The (numerous) pictures really speak for themselves.
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| 32 Howitt Road, Caulfield North. |
