Basic HTML Version
PROJECT TEAM
Practice Team:
Alan Croker
Principal
Robert Gasparini
Project Architect
(Stage 1 - Main
House)
Letizia Coppo-Jones
Project Architect
(Stages 2 & 3 -
Stables & Kitchen
Wing)
Lian Wong
Project Architect
(Assistant Architect,
Stages 2 & 3 -
Stables & Kitchen
Wing)
Consultant Team:
Mott Macdonald
Australia
Structural Consultant
(Stage 1)
Partridge Structural
Structural Consultant
(Stages 2 & 3)
Dangar Group
Landscape
Consultant
A & C Inhof
Conservation of
Early Interior Paint
Finishes (Stage 1)
Karen Akers
Interior Colours &
Furnishings
Urbis
Historical Research
(CMP) with Design 5
Architects
Construction Team:
A & DR Illes (Sydney)
Builder (Stage 1)
Aranac
Builder
(Stages 2 & 3)
Combined Roofing
Solutions
Specialist Roofer
Dasreef
Stonemason
Jinhua Dong
Stonemason
Stonemason
Ian Thomson
Specialist Joiner
(Stages 1 & 3)
Wayne Mavin
Specialist Joiner
(South Porch)
Aranac (James
Edmonds)
Specialist Joiner
(Stages 2 & 3)
Notley Engineering
Services
Metalworkers
(Stages 2 & 3)
EF Service
Metalworkers
(Stages 2 & 3)
Heritage Decorative
Glass
Metalworkers (Mesh
Screens)
Steel Design
Metalworkers (Steel
Doors - Stage 3)
Heritage Decorative
Glass
Stained Glass
Gino Vinciguerra
Specialist Tiler
This remarkable house built
for and by John Young
c1892 is an iconic example of
Arts and Crafts design and
detailing, including purpose
designed furniture - some of
which remains intact. Sadly
neglected in the 20th century,
its recent conservation shows
an extraordinary commitment
by both the architects and
owners over more than four
years, and demonstrates that
conservation is a continuing
and ongoing process.
Guided by a conservation
management plan, the
design carefully conserves
and structurally stabilises
elements such as the stair
connecting the wings and
the first and ground floor
colonnades. The works pay
homage to the history of the
building by retaining layers
of development whilst subtly
introducing new elements
to accommodate modern
residential requirements.
Structural stabilisation
measures are clearly
discernable as modern but do
not detract from the original
fabric.
New work cleverly links and
provides access to spaces
previously poorly integrated.
Original materials are carefully
preserved including some
elaborate painted decoration
- revealed through ‘windows’
in some spaces and exposed
in others. Recycled existing
materials and salvaged
building elements are reused
wherever possible. High levels
of craftsmanship are evident
throughout and especially in
the work to complex elements
such as stained glass and
stonework.
The project demonstrates an
uncompromising dedication
to quality of design,
workmanship and durability.
It conserves the significance
of the place, promotes craft
tradition, and highlights the
benefits of a sustainable long-
term view, enlivening the place
both for the current owners
and future generations.
2
1
STAIR BRIDGE ELEVATION
Scale: 1:50
2
STAIR BRIDGE SECTION
Scale: 1:50
0
0.4
0.8
2m
0.2
0.6
1.0
Established 1975
An award for the conservation of
historic buildings – the Greenway Award
commemorates the work of the transported
convict Francis Greenway, the first architect
to be commissioned to design buildings for
the fledgling colony of New South Wales.
This category now includes adaptive re-use
projects that involve alterations and additions
to heritage buildings.
55