The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.
The church presents the characteristics of an early Modernist church, creating a hybrid between the traditional nave plan and Modernist church design. The scheme presents a modern approach to the typology of the gable-roofed church, including modern materials, a simplified and sculptural form and an asymmetrical plan with the access off the side. The ornament is minimal, reduced to the patterns of the brick walls and the geometrical pattern of the tinted glass. These features, summed to the subtlety of the boundary between congregation and sanctuary, provide a precedent to later Modernist churches in Queensland, such as Robin …show more content…
Notable for its high quality design, materials and construction, the place is important for its aesthetic significance. The careful handling of form in the high pitch of the roof and spire make St John’s an exceptional example of expressionist Modernist design, while the remarkable hit-and-miss brickwork, incorporating Christian symbology and utilising different types of bond, is of a very high craftsmanship.
Criterion F
The place is important in demonstrating a high degree of creative or technical achievement at a particular period
The place is one of the earliest examples of climate-aware Modernist design in Queensland, including overhanging eaves, large openable windows for optimised cross-ventilations, careful orientation and location of openings, shading of the Western façade and employ of a naturally ventilated roof space.
The design also incorporates modern technologies and materials, such as perforated plywood in the ceiling and steel in the structure of the choir level and the roof trusses and.
Criterion H
The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland’s