Conserved Building

43 Amber Road

Applicable Guidelines

Bungalow Guidelines

Conservation Area

Amber Road No. 43 Conservation Area

Historic address: 43 Amber Road

About

This pre-war bungalow once fronted the sea before the shoreline was reclaimed between 1966 and 1970. It was one of many properties owned by the prominent Elias family, and is unique for its stained glass panels depicting a Middle Eastern scene, which point to the Baghdadi Jewish origins of the family.

The Building

Besides the stained glass panels, original features such as the timber staircase and timber-panelled interior walls of the second-storey lounge help to retain the old-world charm of this grand dame.

The Legacy

In adapting the bungalow into a clubhouse, special effort was made to retain and restore most of its original features.

Guidelines and Procedures

All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.

Residential Fronts are characterised by timber casement windows flanking a double-leafed timber door. All buildings with residential front which is existing and/or identified in the 'Specific Restoration Guidelines', regardless of land use zoning, shall be retained and restored.