Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists: Styles and Stories
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The Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists headquarters caters to Victorian architecture lovers as well as contemporary architecture enthusiasts. The site encompasses two buildings that, architecturally, are very distinct: Ulimaroa, a historic 19th-century mansion, and ANZCA House, a newer addition to the site.
One of the few remaining Victorian-era homes on St Kilda Road, the two-storey Italianate-style mansion features a distinctive tower and L-shaped verandas and balconies and is believed to be designed by John A. B. Koch, who designed over 70 other notable buildings in Melbourne. It is connected to the contemporary ANZCA House via a pedestrian link.
ANZCA House was opened in 2001 and was designed by Norman Day + Associates. The new building was designed to reference the original through materials, details, colours and textures.
Within Ulimaroa, visitors will have access to the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History, which was founded in 1935 by Dr Geoffrey Kaye, a local anaesthetist and collector. The museum chronicles the developments and achievements in anaesthesia and pain medicine, from its beginnings to the present day. It is one of the largest and most significant medical history collections in the world.
What's On
Visitors will be able to participate in first-come, first-served guided tours on both Saturday and Sunday. The tours will be run by ANZCA staff, including museum curator Veronica Dominiak and honorary curator Dr Christine Ball.
On Sunday, visitors will also be able to join Dr Norman Day, architect, educator and writer for a panel discussion with Dr Kirsten Day, registered architect, senior lecturer and educator from the University of Melbourne, focusing on designing ANZCA House. Held in the auditorium, the panel will be hosted by museum curator Veronica Dominiak. It will be an excellent prelude to the Modern Melbourne premiere featuring Greg Burgess at ACMI later in the day.
In Collaboration With:
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Dr Norman Day is an award-winning architect, educator, and writer. He worked with the late Robin Boyd and Professor Frederick Romberg before starting his own practice. He is a board member of Architects Without Frontiers. His architecture is contemporary and investigative, and seeks to provide long-term solutions for life, rather than short-term solutions.
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Dr Kirsten Day (ARBV, FRAIA) is a senior lecturer in Architecture (Technology and Practice) at the University of Melbourne and a principal at Norman Day + Associates. Her research examines the contingent nature of architectural practice—how the profession adapts to and is shaped by broader systems, including legislative changes, procurement methods and digital transitions.
Images: (1) ANZCA House and Ulimaroa, Photo: courtesy of Dr. Norman Day. (2) Facade of Ulimaroa. Photo: courtesy of ANZCA. (3) Staircase inside Ulimaroa. Photo: courtesy of ANZCA. (4) Staircase inside ANZCA House. Photo: courtesy of ANZCA. (5) Boardroom inside Ulimaroa. Photo: courtesy of ANZCA. (6) Stained glass window in Ulimaroa. Photo: courtesy of ANZCA.
Important Details
Tour/event summary information
Saturday 26 July + Sunday 27 July
Open access 10am-4pm
No bookings required
Guided tours run frequently on a first-come, first-served basis
Running for 40 minutes in groups of 20
No bookings required
Sunday 27 July
Panel discussion 11.30am
Running for 60 minutes with a capacity for 100 people
Bookings required
Bookings
This program includes both open access and pre-booked components. Where bookings are required—a $7 booking fee applies
First release tickets: 12pm Wednesday 2 July
Second release tickets:Â 10am Saturday 5 July
Meeting Point
Enter via the gates at 630 St Kilda Road and head to the contemporary building in the back and meet your tour guide in the reception area on the ground floor. Photography is allowed.
No food allowed. Bottled water allowed.
Accessibility
Partially wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom
The contemporary ANZCA House is wheelchair accessible. The ground floor of the heritage-listed building is wheelchair accessible, however level one is not.
