barnet's edwardian-era work commercial work was often designed in the local version of the edwardian style popular in the period 1899-1913. this was derived from the american romanesque revival, combined with elements of the queen anne, characterised by the use of red brick and tall arches. barnet decorated some of his essays in this style with art nouveau details, relatively rare in melbourne. barnet's own austral building of 1891 was one of the first to introduce the queen anne style to city's streetscapes, and his auditorium building of 1913, one of the last.