Buildings
The combination of site and plan for the asylum, has made the Challinor site unique in Queensland. Almost all of the significant buildings have survived and are positioned on top of a ridge in a large curve, to maximise the surrounding views, rather than looking inwards towards each other. This was central to the theory of ‘moral treatment’.
The majority of buildings are built in the Arts & Crafts style, with red brick work and white pointing and upper roughcast walls. Central to the design of them all, is excellent ventilation and light, hence the use of cupolasA dome-like structure on the roof of a building designed to admit light and air, flechesA slender spire emerging from the ridge of a roof. It is usually built of a wood framework covered with lead, lantern lights, fan lights and large windows, the latter frequently being positioned to allow cross flow ventilation.
