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Mosenthal's Warehouse Johannesburg, Gauteng Philip Edward TREEBY: Architect

Date: c1924 Type: Warehouse Status: Unknown

In 1927 the well-established architect JS DONALDSON wrote an appreciative description of TREEBY's design for Mosenthal's Warehouse: 'the elevations are boldly conceived and abundance of window spaces are obtained without destroying the symmetry and architectural design. The lower storeys are of cut stone, the upper ones being faced with Klompjies (thin Dutch bricks). The main features are octagonal pilasters (enclosing constructional steel columns) and the heavy cornice with consuls of reinforced concrete projecting six feet. The mouldings and enrichments are confined to the cornices and corner features and the details of the same are simple and refined' (Treeby's FRIBA nomination papers 1927.) The building was selected for the display of South African architecture at the 1924 Wembley Exhibition by a committee of the Transvaal Institute of Architects. All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.