Mary (Mollie) Turner Shaw had found it difficult to complete her architecture studies at the University of Melbourne, and instead became an architect via articled studentship.

Yarabee Flats runs through from Walsh Street to a ‘rear’ elevation facing the end of the cul-de-sac Mona Place to the east.

The Walsh Street elevation is designed as if the block is floating above the two garages, with slim pilotti flanking one entry, and cantilevered balconies above the other.

The cream brick work, which has been painted, originally contrasted with the most interesting feature, the serrated edging of the concrete balconies, achieved by using corrugated iron as formwork.

[4] Similarities include the open, cantilevered balconies, the generous windows, and the detailed facade[11] Yarrabee Flats shows many influences from European modernist architecture.