Paganin House, Modernist residence in Floreat, Perth, Australia.
The Paganin House is a modernist residence in Floreat, Perth, designed with an open floor plan and four bedrooms. Marble and timber materials dominate the interior spaces and define its architectural character.
Bulgarian architect Iwan Iwanoff designed and completed this house in 1965 as a notable example of Australian mid-century modern architecture. The building later gained recognition for its historical value.
The residence earned recognition for its architectural merit and was recommended for inclusion in the State Heritage Register of Western Australia in 2006.
The house is a private residence on The Boulevard in Floreat, so it is viewed from the street rather than entered. Its marble front verandah and timber detailing are visible from the road. The open-plan layout and widespread timber contributed to the fire spreading in December 2015, when it took two hours to contain the blaze.
The house appears in Brownes Dairy's Chill Bill television commercials, a Little Birdy music video and scenes of the film Thunderstruck. Arson investigators could not establish the cause of the 2015 fire, partly because the open plan and widespread timber made the source hard to trace.
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