 The gabled brick main building with its high-pitched roof and dormer window is a rare survivor in contemporary Brisbane.Modest in concept, Lucerne is a single-storey, rectangular brick house with attic rooms.The dwelling consists of a central hallway with study and dining room to the right; a long sitting room to the left; modern kitchen and bathroom facilities at the rear; and an internal cedar staircase leading from a large room, projecting at the rear centre, to attic bedrooms and bathroom.