Cyril Christian Ruwald (1895-1959) was one of several architects who designed hotels for Tooth & Co during the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Redfern, Sydney, Ruwald attended Sydney Technical College and was indentured to the architects Waterhouse and Lake. In 1917 Ruwald enlisted in the Field Artillery Brigade and sailed for France, where he served during 1918.

During the 1920s Ruwald worked with Reg Prevost, a noted patron of young architects including Sydney Ancher, before spending time in Europe during the 1930s Depression. On his return Ruwald established his own practice and was instrumental in adapting the streamlined horizontal look of European modernism to hotel design. His Cross Keys Hotel, Newcastle set the pattern for many others including the Canterbury, Vauxhall, Woollahra and Premier hotels. The Beach Hotel, Merewether is perhaps the most intact of Ruwald's numerous 'modern' hotels. Ruwald also designed the Greengate (Killara) and Bull and Bush (Baulkham Hills) hotels, notable exercises in historic pastiche.

As well as hotels, Ruwald's practice encompassed apartment buildings (notably Selsdon, Macleay Street, Potts Point), banks (for the Bank of NSW) and numerous residences. A champion golfer, Ruwald designed club houses for Cammeray Golf Club and other sporting clubs. He also designed alternations to two significant Sydney buildings: the City Mutual Building, Hunter Street and the former Grand Central Hotel, York Street.

The drawing was produced by Cyril C Ruwald in 60 Hunter St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 31 January 1952.

Architectural drawing, ground plan Albion Hotel Grabben Gullen, paper / ink / pencil, Cyril Ruwald, 60 Hunter Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 31 January 1952

An ink and pencil drawing depicting the 'GROUND FLOOR PLAN' of the Albion Hotel, in Grabben Gullen. The outline of the plan is in pencil and the notations and marks in black ink. There is a rectangular border around the drawing and a title can be seen within the border above the drawing.

Made: Ruwald, Cyril; Sydney; 31/01/1952

The title of the plan reads 'GROUND FLOOR PLAN AMENDED ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO / "ALBION" HOTEL GRABBEN GULLEN N.S.W FOR L.J SHEPHERD ESQ RE / SCALE 1/8" = 1'.0" / CYRIL C. RUWALD F.R.I.B.A F.R.A.I.A. ARCHITECT 60 HUNTER ST SYDNEY Phone BW3334'. There is a date written in ink in the bottom right corner of the drawing '31st Jan 1952'.

90/317-16

31/01/1952

400 mm

386 mm