Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01306:front:0:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01306
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 8063–10943

comment:
    1. the overland flow of the surface stormwater was not satisfactory in itself and is also concluded
    as the most likely cause of the general cracking in the external and internal brick walls.
    b.     cracked internal and external brick walls especially in the stairwell area.
    c.      Floor joist and bearer spans appear to be designed for office loads rather than domestic floor loadings, these proved to be marginally satisfactory.

  In 2006 the building was underpinned and drainage around the building improved. The building is externally sound, however internal cracks remain.

  The Residence has been used by ANU as a research centre and offices in recent years. This has been achieved without alterations to the plan of
  the building.

  Externally the building is rendered and painted with stepped detailing to bay windows, main room window and entry. The top of the chimney is also finely detailed. The roof is a hipped terracotta tiled roof with metal gutter and downpipes.

  The garage has been converted into a bike shed with a concrete slab floor, asbestos cement ceiling, rough rendered and painted masonry walls. The door is a ledged and braced timber door with D handle.

  The laundry now joins with the house and is similarly finished to the residence. It has a painted panelled door with knob handle. The infill to the house includes an electrical distribution board and hot water cylinder.

  A woodshed exists adjacent to the garage and is a flat sheeted building with cover strips and a concrete tiled gable roof. The timber door is metal clad.

  Other details include a clothesline, brick paving around the house with plastic covered drain and concrete paths that extend to adjacent buildings.

  An air conditioning unit is on the east side.

  Condition throughout all buildings is reasonable, except for recent hail damage, but internal cracks are extensive and asbestos cement sheeting remains. Rear fly screen is broken.

  Condition

  The main building is in quite good condition especially with the courtyard render repair underway.

  The Annex is in quite good condition.

  The former residence is in reasonable condition, except for the recent hail damage, although a large number of cracks exist internally.

Statement of Significance

  The NFSA buildings are significant for their original role in housing the Institute of Anatomy. The collection housed became a significant record of Australian fauna and aboriginal life. The Institute also played a role in researching various aspects of national health. The present role, in displaying and interpreting the NFSA audiovisual collection, maintains a high level of national significance for the building.

  The setting of the building in an open landscape, the front entrance address to the McCoy Circuit axis and symmetrical planning provides a strong aesthetic