Historical buildings

The Latrobe Regional Gallery project is a major refurbishment and restructuring of a historic building in Morwell, Victoria.

This inner city property features precise formal geometry of crafted quality. By using the traditional Japanese yakisugi method of wood preservation, the project is mindful of both its historical significance and the sustainability of the finished extensions.

The design goal of ‘102 The Mill’, by Carter Williamson Architects was to celebrate the industrial and varied history of Balmain while creating an modern, inspiring home.

Chinese studio Shulin Architectural Design has built a translucent public book house for residents of the Liangjiashan village, located in an ancient mountain forest in China’s Zhejiang province.

Peter Stutchbury Architects have transformed a community and cultural precinct at the heart of Sydney’s rapidly growing inner-east area of Green Square.

Offering a new lease of life to a 1953 office building, Hostel Jyväskylä is located in the heart of Jyväskylä's pedestrian precinct.

This community centre, named after infamous local activist Juanita Nielsen, is rejuvenated as a social place without sanitisation or gentrification. The 1888 heritage fabric is retained, up-cycled and celebrated, while precise ceiling geometry creates a distinctive zigzag motif, reminiscent of Juanita's famous portrait.

This transformation of a 1920s industrial building creates transparency between the local community and childcare environment. Timber within the playground creates a textured landscape connected with the playground's trees, while the interior re-imagines the urban fabric at a child’s scale.

A sensitive redevelopment of this historic rural property (est.1841) results in a function venue with a simple and striking palette of materials. The adaptive reuse of the property reconnects the site with the community.

FT Architect’s Archery Hall is a renovation of a brick warehouse from 1896, first designed and built by Shimizu-ten to store silk worm cocoons.

A renovation project for an architecture and pilates studio is grounded in preservation, while providing a modern context to original house. The property, constructed in 1800, has been reinvigorated to showcase the resilience of timber through time.