2, South Parade

No. 2 South Parade is a house built between 1938 and 1939 by architects M Dugdale and F Ruhemann for Leo Neumann. The building is constructed of yellowish-red brick in Flemish bond, featuring soldier-brick arches and an eaves band, with concrete elements. It is two storeys high and includes a basement garage. The façade consists of two main bays with an additional narrow entrance bay on the left; the garage is located below the right bay. The first floor is only present at the rear right, where there is a deep canopy in front and a terrace to the front and left side.

On the left side, steps lead up to the terrace, while the right side has a door for the basement garage. The lower entrance bay on the left features a door with thick, small-pane glazing to the left side and above, along with a concrete porch that is open at the front and right side, topped with a flat roof that has a curved corner. The two right-hand bays each have a tall sliding and folding five-light window with an overlight, and there are iron railings in front of the right window. A parapet with artificial stone coping fronts the first-floor terrace. The first-floor accommodation, set back behind the curved concrete canopy, includes a glazed door and thick small-pane, five-light eaves glazing, with a chimney on the left.

Inside, the house is designed with sliding folding partition walls that allow the main rooms to be converted into a single large space. It features fitted furniture, some of which is concealable, including wooden bookshelves and cupboards, a fitted settee that converts to a bed with retractable bedside tables, an extensible fitted dining table with a movable light above, a curved pull-out desk, and a marble surround to the fireplace with a retractable glass screen. The house and its fittings represent a remarkable survival of a compact home that relies on well-designed fitted furniture, exemplifying the contemporary concept of "minimal living."