Dickson House, Rostrevor, Adelaide

Dickson House
Dickson House
General information
Location	Rostrevor, South Australia
Address	1 Wandilla Drive
Coordinates	34°53′43″S 138°41′28″E
Construction started	1949
Completed	1951
Client	Robert Dickson
Design and construction
Architect	Robert Dickson

The Dickson House (1950) is the residence of architect Robert Dickson and his partner Lilian, located at Wandilla Drive in Rostrevor, South Australia. The house design commenced in 1949, three years into his architectural studies and in 1951 he took a year off to build it.[1]^:14 Situated on a sloping side opposite the Morialta Conservation Park, the site characteristics, topography, orientation, views and approach dictate the planning arrangement, while responding to local materials and a limited budget.[2]

In 2009 the house was listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register, a gratifying achievement for Dickson as a simple contemporary, student-designed house built in 1950 is not commonly associated with heritage listing.[1]^:33 Its significance is reported as follows:[3]

Dickson House at Rostrevor has unique and significant associations with the life and work of Robert Dickson, and demonstrates a high degree of creative, aesthetic and technical accomplishment as well as being an influential representative of modern organic design and construction. In particular, the way in which the place relates to its site, its outstanding quality and integrity, and the fact that it has been internationally recognised as one of Australia's most architecturally-notable mid-20th-century houses provide it with outstanding significance in the context of South Australia's architectural development. (HB Assessment Report 11/2008)

Notes

Dickson, Robert (2010), Addicted to architecture, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-1-86254-869-5
"Dickson House". Architects of South Australia. Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
"Dwelling designed by Robert Dickson". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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[dr-1] Dickson, Robert (2010), Addicted to architecture, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-1-86254-869-5

[UniSA-2] "Dickson House". Architects of South Australia. Architecture Museum, University of South Australia. 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[sahr-3] "Dwelling designed by Robert Dickson". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.