Architectural and engineering drawings by Ludwig Goetz, showing designs for his home at 22 Wilson Esplanade, Redland Bay, Queensland, and promotional material featuring the same house.

Architectural drawings, photographs and some associated records relating to the design and construction of the Torbreck residential complex at Highgate Hill, Brisbane. The Torbreck complex was constructed in 1958-1960, and was the first multistoreyed home unit development in Queensland. Rising prominently from the crest of Highgate Hill, Torbreck comprises 150 units spread across an eightstorey garden block and a fourteen-storey tower block, surrounded by landscaped gardens on a one and a half acre site. The complex was designed by Queensland architects A.H. Job and R.P. Froud, whose design ideas and innovative use of old and new materials were adaptations of the post-war International Style, in particular the North American model. At the time of its conception, Torbreck received support from the Queensland Government which considered high-density residential developments of this kind as one possible solution to Brisbane’s emerging suburban sprawl. After construction, the project’s developer, Torbeck Pty Ltd (later Torbreck Home Units Ltd), retained company title over the units. Unit owners became share holders in the company to the value of their unit’s purchase price, an arrangement that has persisted despite the introduction of the more popular strata title option in 1965. Torbreck remains substantially intact and continues to rank as one of Brisbane’s most prominent architectural landmarks.

Drawings of residential and commercial buildings.

2515 architectural plans.

Copies of drawings of buildings designed by, or in association with, E.H. Oribin.

Photographs, typescript notes, handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings relating to Railton’s architectural practice in Australia and the United States of America.

Tropical House project. Undated but most likely 1994.

Ten single bedroom apartments for the Queensland Housing Commission at Drake Street, Hill End. Undated but most likely 1992.

Railway stations with plans: East Ipswich, Redbank, Graceville and Taringa. No job number.

Fifty five drawings with a note (now discarded) saying 'Presentation drawings for publication etc.' Undated, possibly 1990. No job number.