<description>&lt;p&gt;Kevin on the dance floor?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The ultimate 1970s party house is on the menu as Tim and Kev hit the Perth suburb of&amp;nbsp;Dianella to visit one of the city&amp;rsquo;s most talked-about homes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Designed by Bulgarian-born architect Iwan Iwanoff in 1976, the Marsala House is a sculptural, concrete-block Brutalist wonderland that boasts a Saturday Night Fever-style dance floor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The current owner, Greg, flings open the doors to reveal the stories of this iconic house.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Iwan Iwanoff (1919&amp;ndash;1986) was a Bulgarian-born architect who trained in Munich before emigrating to Western Australia in 1950, where he worked with Krantz &amp;amp; Sheldon and later established his own practice in 1963. Known primarily for residential work, his early&amp;nbsp;designs were influenced by post-war modernism, but from the mid-1960s he developed a distinctive, sculptural style using modelled concrete blockwork. Combining expressive forms with rational planning, his later houses - such as the Marsala and Tomich houses - read as bold works of architecture that verge on abstract sculpture.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There&amp;rsquo;s a couple of great Iwanoff books:&lt;br&gt;Perth born photographer Jack Lovel has documented many of his homes in this excellent publication &amp;ndash; Catching Light &amp;ndash; &lt;a href="https://robinboyd.org.au/product/catching-light/"&gt;robinboyd.org.au/product/catching-light&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Warren Anderson definitive Iwanoff book is a must read &amp;ndash; The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff &amp;ndash; &lt;a href="https://crowbooks.com.au/2024/07/03/the-architecture-of-iwan-iwanoff/"&gt;crowbooks.com.au&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To view images from this episode, head to our Instagram page - &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/big_design_adventure/?hl=en"&gt;@big_design_adventure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;And be sure to follow Tim Ross (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/modernister/?hl=en"&gt;@modernister&lt;/a&gt;) and Kevin McCloud (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/kevin.mccloud1/?hl=en"&gt;@kevin.mccloud1&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br&gt;We&amp;rsquo;d love to hear from you, reach out to us on hello@bigdesignadventure.com&lt;br&gt;Know someone who would love this podcast? Please help us share this exciting new adventure.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;Big Design Adventure is proudly sponsored by Space Furniture (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/spacefurniture/?hl=en"&gt;@spacefurniture&lt;/a&gt;), the Australian Institute of Architects (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/institute_architects_aus/?hl=en"&gt;@institute_architects_aus&lt;/a&gt;) and is produced with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/alastairswaynfoundation/?hl=en"&gt;@alastairswaynfoundation&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosts: Tim Ross and Kevin McCloud&lt;br&gt;Guests: Greg Eastwood and Vespa Eastwood&lt;br&gt;Big Design Adventure is produced by Modernister Films on Wallumedegal land, Australia.&lt;br&gt;Executive Producer: Shelley Kemp&lt;br&gt;Audio Production: Madeline Joannou &amp;ndash; &lt;a href="https://www.mylkmedia.com.au/"&gt;Mylk Media&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Music: Kit Warhurst (&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/kitwarhurst/?hl=en"&gt;@kitwarhurst&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note this podcast is not currently available in the UK or Ireland.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Big Design Adventure

Tim Ross & Kevin McCloud

S2 Ep 9 - Marsala House Iwan Iwanoff

MAR 31, 202638 MIN
Big Design Adventure

S2 Ep 9 - Marsala House Iwan Iwanoff

MAR 31, 202638 MIN

Description

Kevin on the dance floor? The ultimate 1970s party house is on the menu as Tim and Kev hit the Perth suburb of Dianella to visit one of the city’s most talked-about homes. Designed by Bulgarian-born architect Iwan Iwanoff in 1976, the Marsala House is a sculptural, concrete-block Brutalist wonderland that boasts a Saturday Night Fever-style dance floor. The current owner, Greg, flings open the doors to reveal the stories of this iconic house. Iwan Iwanoff (1919–1986) was a Bulgarian-born architect who trained in Munich before emigrating to Western Australia in 1950, where he worked with Krantz & Sheldon and later established his own practice in 1963. Known primarily for residential work, his early designs were influenced by post-war modernism, but from the mid-1960s he developed a distinctive, sculptural style using modelled concrete blockwork. Combining expressive forms with rational planning, his later houses - such as the Marsala and Tomich houses - read as bold works of architecture that verge on abstract sculpture. There’s a couple of great Iwanoff books:Perth born photographer Jack Lovel has documented many of his homes in this excellent publication – Catching Light – robinboyd.org.au/product/catching-light Warren Anderson definitive Iwanoff book is a must read – The Architecture of Iwan Iwanoff – crowbooks.com.au To view images from this episode, head to our Instagram page - @big_design_adventureAnd be sure to follow Tim Ross (@modernister) and Kevin McCloud (@kevin.mccloud1)We’d love to hear from you, reach out to us on [email protected] someone who would love this podcast? Please help us share this exciting new adventure. Big Design Adventure is proudly sponsored by Space Furniture (@spacefurniture), the Australian Institute of Architects (@institute_architects_aus) and is produced with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation (@alastairswaynfoundation).   Hosts: Tim Ross and Kevin McCloudGuests: Greg Eastwood and Vespa EastwoodBig Design Adventure is produced by Modernister Films on Wallumedegal land, Australia.Executive Producer: Shelley KempAudio Production: Madeline Joannou – Mylk MediaMusic: Kit Warhurst (@kitwarhurst) Please note this podcast is not currently available in the UK or Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.