In addition to the verandah restoration, the entire building received a renovation, including a reroof with stainless steel downpipes, hydronic heating installation, renovation of existing bathroom and installation of two new bathrooms, new recycled-timber kitchen construction, custom double-glazing installation into existing sash windows throughout, rewire, plaster, interior and exterior paint to meet heritage requirements, repair and refinish of original floorboards, restoration of original doors, skirting and architraves, (all components custom machined to match existing).
 

Responding to the client brief, this project required a high level of ethical consideration surrounding the sourcing of materials, particularly timber. No new timber from native forests was used.
 

• We locally sourced, milled and processed the macrocarpa for

• the veranda/façade restoration.

• All other timber used was recycled or carried an FSC certification.

• Plant based paint

• Low VOC carpet

• Natural Marmoleum vinyl flooring

• Low carbon concrete where possible