Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		Transvaal Chinese United Club Mansions Ferreiras Dorp, Johannesburg, Gauteng Wilhelm Bernhard PABST: Architect

Date: 1940 Type: Flats Status: Extant Street: 4 Commissioner Street   Click to view large map Coordinates: 26°12'24.45" S 28°01'57.16" E Alt: 1724m

Transcription of Blue Plaque JOHANNESBURG CITY HERITAGE TRANSVAAL CHINESE UNITED CLUB MANSIONS Curves, columns and cubes - this completely unconventional block of flats was commissioned by the adjoining Club in 1940 and designed by Architect Wilhelm Pabst, a recent immigrant from Germany. He wrote “I am of the opinion that where functionalism ends, architecture begins.” The facade projects and recedes, creating an extraordinarily dynamic energy. The delicate aquamarine tiles are a symbol of Kuan-Yin, the Chinese Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. (Source: The Heritage Portal) References: de Mervelec, Patrick & Chipkin, Clive M. 2013. Johannesburg : architecture and heritage. South Africa: In Camera Art Publications. pg 58, 58-59 ill