Henty House

Launceston Architecture B

Henty House

Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia

Created By: University of Tasmania

Information

Location: Charles Street/Civic Square

Year: 1983

Architect: Peter Partridge

Style: Brutalist

Notes: Launceston's most polarising major building, a ziggurat of concrete on massive splayed supports, originally designed to be softened by vegetation hanging from its terraces. Architect Peter Partridge also designed the Supreme Court in Hobart

This point of interest is part of the tour: Launceston Architecture B


 

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