Cairo Flats

Cairo Flats is a heritage-listed apartment building in the Melbourne inner city suburb of Fitzroy.[1] The building was designed in 1935 by architect Acheson Best Overend and built in 1936.[2]

Circa 1936. Photographer unknown. Courtesy Tronn Overend.

Cairo Flats
General information
Address98 Nicholson Street
Town or cityFitzroy, Melbourne
CountryAustralia
Completed1936
Design and construction
Architect(s)Best Overend
Architecture firmTaylor Soilleux & Overend

It is a U-shaped, two story building comprising 28 apartments, mostly studio flats.[3] Overend was influenced by modernist architect Wells Coates and the "minimum flat concept".[2] Each apartment was designed to "provide maximum amenity in minimum space for minimum rent".[3] The building's cantilevered external concrete stairs was noted as an unusual innovation.[2][3]

Further reading

https://cairoflats.com.au/

https://thedesignfiles.net/2022/03/architecture-cairo-flats-fitzroy/

https://overland.org.au/2013/10/the-cairo-building-fitzroy/

http://architectuul.com/architecture/cairo-flats

https://www.lunchboxarchitect.com/featured/tiny-apartment/

NEVER TOO SMALL ep 33 23sqm/247sqft Micro Apartment The Cairo Flat. 16 February 2020.

https://assemblepapers.com.au/2012/06/18/the-cairo-romance-and-the-minimum-flat/

Cairo (novel)

References
  1. Sosnowski, Marika (24 October 2013). "The Cairo building, Fitzroy". Overland. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. "Nationally Significant 20th-Century Architecture - Cairo flats" (PDF). Australian Institute of Architects. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. "Victorian Heritage Register - Cairo Flats". Victorian Heritage Register. 25 June 1999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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