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McCraith House: Architecture, Design & Legacy | RMIT University

In 1955 Gerald and Nell McCraith commissioned renowned Melbourne modernist architect David Chancellor to design a beach house overlooking Safety Beach in Dromana. The Chancellor and Patrick design resulted in the remarkable ‘Butterfly House’ which is still an iconic architectural landmark on the Mornington Peninsula. McCraith House was donated to RMIT University in 2013 by Gerald and Nell’s daughter Lois Dixon-Ward and her two daughters, Bin and Kerryn. The gift also included an archive of the house’s design, construction and use by the family which is held by the RMIT Design Archives. The family donated their treasured family home with the desire to provide a space that invigorates both the mind and the senses. RMIT University then established a residency program to foster creative practice and research across all creative disciplines. Since 2013 the McCraith House residency program has inspired and galvanised more than 80 creative practitioners.