The Incinerator was completed in 1934 and was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Eric Nicholls. We, in Australia, are very familiar with Walter Burley Griffin as he was the architect of Canberra, our national capital.
Griffin was interested in making industrial buildings beautiful as well as practical and this site proves this idea.
It's use as an incinerator stopped in 1967 and it lay unused until the 1980's when it became a restaurant. In more recent years it has been restored and is now a popular cafe as well as having a gallery and artist studio.
The building is on a side of a hill and the cafe is up at the top, at the ground level. The sketch above was drawn in the valley and the sketch below is at the street level.
This is the entrance to the cafe. The sculptural building to the left is the elevator to the lower levels.
Urban Sketchers met at the Incinerator today and everyone enjoyed the challenges of the building, enjoyed each other's company and, of course, a delicious lunch.
I have really enjoyed looking at your images and reading the interesting information. A real treat. Thanks.😀
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