McNeill House, Mount Nelson
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Photographer: Leigh Woolley
Photographer: Leigh Woolley
BOOKINGS OPEN 12 NOON AEDT, THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER, 2022
Architect: Barry McNeill (1959)
Designed and built by influential architect Barry McNeil from 1959, McNeill House is a post and beam construction in Tasmanian hardwood that was designed to grow along with its family. It now comprises three stages with timber platforms that link directly to the elevated site, with glass beaded directly to the expressed timber structure.
‘If we wish to communicate with and serve those with whom we live, it seems to me that we should not seek our language in the high styles of today and yesterday. Rather we should look in a democratic way at populist themes and the traditional vernacular, idioms that are likely to have the widest audience. So to the expression of the processes that produce and have produced them – landscape, comfort, materials, economics, building and desires. At the same time we should be seeking to explore what it means to be Australian and living on the edge of Asia in the twentieth century. I am not finding it at all easy to achieve these ideals, but I am still trying.’ – Barry McNeil, 1982
Tours: Saturday 12 + Sunday 13 November, 1 pm, 1.30 pm, 2 pm, 2.30 pm, 3 pm and 3.30 pm.
Duration: 20 minutes
Location
Mount Nelson
Building Type
Residential
Architectural Period
Mid-Twentieth Century (1940-1960)
Features
Architectural Design
New to Program
Accessibility
Level Changes
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![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)