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 9 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24th January 1939.

Architectural drawing, alterations ground and first floor Scheme 2 Bank of NSW Nowra, paper / pencil, Cyril Ruwald, 9 Martin Place, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 January 1939

A pencil drawing depicting the 'GROUND FLR PLAN' and 'FIRST FLR PLAN' of the Bank of NSW in Nowra. The drawing is in lead pencil, with sections of the plans highlighted in coloured pencil. Notations and measurements can also be seen in lead pencil. There is a title written in pencil below the drawing and a border drawn around the drawing.

Made: Ruwald, Cyril; Sydney; 24/01/1939

Title of the drawing reads 'PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO PREMISES AT NOWRA N.S.W / FOR THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES / SCALES One Inch equals 8 feet'. Handwritten below the title 'Scheme 2 [Pound sign] 1700'. There is a signature in pencil above the title 'Cyril C. Ruwald / FRIBA, FRAIA / Architect / 9 Martin Place Sydney / 24.1.39'. Additional handwritten text on the plan reads 'This plan is to be read in / corporation with scheme No 1 / As to office is Living Rm notes only. / A G R'.

90/317-32

24/01/1939

492 mm

355 mm