The Planning Tribunal rejected the claim by ADS for preservation of the hotel on historic grounds but rejected the application by the developer on planning grounds. A new design was proposed. However, the acquisition of adjacent land enabled a design that incorporated and provided for adaptive re-use of the existing building. A further outcome is that the City of Kingborough …
Myer Melbourne, Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (Summer 2006)
Last year ADS nominated parts of the iconic Myer department store for inclusion on the Victorian Heritage Register. The nomination covers two street facades (Bourke St and Lonsdale St), together with the Myer Mural Hall on the 6th Floor. Whilst the application is being assessed, the Coles Myer Group invited expressions of interest from prospective purchasers of the building, with …
High Court Building, Little Bourke St, Melbourne (Summer 2006)
The former High Court building was added to the Victorian Heritage Register following its transfer from the Commonwealth in 1999. However, this did not stop the bureaucrats in the Justice Department from seeking its demolition to expand the Supreme Court precinct. The building is a fine example of interwar stripped classical architecture, dating from 1926 with a 1935 extension. It …
Municipal Olympic Pool, Maryborough (Spring 2005)
NEARLY FINISHED! In the late 90’s, ADS worked with the local community to save a moderne swimming pool in Maryborough in central Victoria. The pool was subsequently added to the State Heritage Register, and money was granted to restore the complex. Work is nearly complete.
Coles Store No 1, Smith Street, Collingwood (Winter 2005)
For some time, ADS has been involved with other community groups opposing a massive multi-storey re-development in inner suburban Smith St, Collingwood. If approved, it would result in the demolition of a significant building in the Art Deco style, the former Coles Store No 1. The Coles stores were a chain of low-price outlets across Australia, and the 172 Smith …
Myer Melbourne, Bourke Street and Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (Autumn 2005)
ADS recently submitted a nomination to Heritage Victoria for the listing of the facades of the Myer buildings (Bourke St and Lonsdale St) and the Myer Mural Hall, 6th Floor, Bourke St. The submission was supported by the National Trust. Both buildings were designed by prominent architects, HB and FW Tompkins, and the Mural Hall (6th Floor, Bourke St) features …
Smith Street, Collingwood(Summer 2005)
ADS has been advised by the City of Yarra that the proposed massive 200 apartment redevelopment in Smith Street, Collingwood, has been put ‘on hold’. The development would have resulted in the demolition of the original Coles Store No 1, designed by Harry Norris.
Rivoli Theatre, Camberwell Rd, Camberwell (Summer 2005)
Two major buildings are currently being considered for listing by Heritage Victoria. If successful, it indicates that they are of State significance and stringent controls are imposed under State legislation. They are the Ivanhoe Centre (originally known as the Heidelberg Town Hall) and the Rivoli Theatre, 200 Camberwell Road, Camberwell.
Main Hall, Northcote Town Hall, Northcote (Summer 2005)
ADS and the National Trust have been working with the City of Darebin to preserve the stage area in the wonderful room at the Northcote Town Hall designed by Harry Norris. Agreement has been reached that the stage will be split to enable access to the hall from the stage, and the wood panelling from the front of the stage …
The Centre (former Heidelberg Town Hall), Upper Heidelberg Rd, Ivanhoe (Summer 2005)
Two major buildings are currently being considered for listing by Heritage Victoria. If successful, it indicates that they are of State significance and stringent controls are imposed under State legislation. They are the Ivanhoe Centre (originally known as the Heidelberg Town Hall) and the Rivoli Theatre, Camberwell.