Measured Drawings of Keyham, Newtown, Victoria, Australia,

Architectural measured drawings of Keyham located in 275 Pakington Street, Newtown, Victoria, Australia, measured and drawn in April 2022, as part of the subject Measured Drawing and Digital Heritage (ABPL90020), Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne. Drawings based on manual measurement and 3D digital scans.

Keyham is a portable residencial structure made of Swiss wood and constructed in Germany that was created in the early 1850s during the Victorian Gold Rush era in response to Geelong’s housing crisis. The precise year of construction is uncertain. Keyham was once a six-room structure with a kitchen and servant’s quarters. It was also suggested that the original layout included a possibly independent

storehouse. The prefabricated home was built by the front portion of the existing structure, whose initial shape is unknown. Keyham’s pieces were stencilled or stamped with numbers, and the nails used in the construction were handcrafted.