Case Study Eight: Negotiating Solutions for Councils
Restoration and additions to historic hotels
In the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters, the Oriental Hotel is a listed local heritage place. A two-storey bluestone Victorian hotel, it was designed by James Cummings and constructed in 1881. The hotel had become rundown in past years, with external walls rendered and painted and the first floor balcony removed.
A development application for major internal refurbishment and a new single-storey rear addition was received in 2006. A single-storey addition almost three times the footprint of the original hotel has been constructed at the rear and the new building is contemporary with a flat roof, glazed façade, expressed timber framework in recycled timber and aluminum cladding. The setback and scale of the new addition, together with a well designed connection between the two buildings, enables the original building to retain its distinctive presence on the street corner and refocuses entry from the carpark to the new facilities.
In this case the heritage advisor was successful in negotiating the restoration of the original building externally. This included removal of render and repointing of the bluestone and rendered trim; reconstruction of the first floor balcony, based on early photos; sensitive signage on the main façade and an appropriate color scheme.
The Maid & Magpie is a state heritage listed place located in a busy intersection in the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters. The hotel is in a highly visible location and is St Peters oldest hotel site; a single-storey hotel building was first licensed there in 1848. The hotel was rebuilt to its present two-storey configuration in 1882, to a design prepared by architects English and Soward. Sometime prior to 1935, the façade was rendered, painted white and the cast iron balustrading removed from the balcony.
A major redevelopment of the hotel commenced in 2006, with staged development applications for internal alterations and upgrading, additions to the side and rear of the building, creation of a new main entry, new street access points and restoration of the historic façade.
Heritage advice was provided throughout the process to ensure that the significance of the place was maintained while allowing appropriate adaptation to create an attractive and high quality dining and entertainment venue.
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