Refurbishment

White Rabbit Gallery

Architect:  Smart Design Studio
Project Engineer:  Andrew Derbidge

This extremely challenging project involved the conversion of a 1920’s warehouse into a modern functional art gallery incorporating new accommodation quarters. Originally a three storey building with timber framed floors and brickwork construction, a new concrete slab was added as a fourth storey, together with a new cantilevered roof. Much of the original structure was not structurally capable of supporting the new additional loads, requiring complex structural enhancements that were painstakingly built into the framing and the heritage-listed façade.

PYD Centre

Architect:  Mac-Interactive
Project Engineer:  Eamonn Madden

The refurbishment of a former printing factory to a design/retail centre including the creation of an atrium space with a ‘floating’ steel stair designed as 25mm thick flat plates without the support of traditional stringers. Other works included the introduction of lightweight mezzanine floors and amendments to the existing steel structure.

Louis Vuitton Building, Sydney

Client/Architect:  Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific
Project Engineer: Harry Partridge

Partridge Partners have worked on a number of alterations to this load bearing masonry structure over the years. The works have included the addition of a new mansard roof and additional floor level, strengthening works to the main building structure to support increases in retail loading, introduction of new stairwells and creating new openings in the load bearing masonry wall of the adjoining building to create additional retail space. The lintels above the openings were incrementally pre-deflected to ensure no cracking in the twelve storeys of brickwork overhead.

Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour, Sydney

Client:  Sydney Aquarium
Architects:  Misho & Associates
Project Engineer:  Nicholas Joannides

Oceanarium 2 refurbishment, including tank upgrade, new observation decks, walkways and roof structures.  Oceanarium 1 and 4 modifications and upgrade of pile supports, tank and walkway structures.

Union Hotel,  North Sydney

Architect: Cracknell Lonergan Architects
Project Engineer: Harry Partridge

The project included a total renovation of the original hotel. The structural framing of the upper floors which previously supported domestic loading was strengthened to support the much higher public loading. A new two storey restaurant was added which was enclosed with a roof sculpture designed by Richard Goodwin Architect.

Australia Hotel, The Rocks

This was a full restoration of the hotel and of the adjoining pair of shops, requiring extensive floor and roof reworking (where the original had been burnt or rotted out) and within very tight space requirements.

Bankstown Health Centre

Conversion of a very large funeral parlour to a multi-discipline Health Centre.

Building 99  Garden Island

Restoration of an early naval work shed and inclusion of new stairs and floor topping to allow storage and office use.  Retaining and restoring the fabric by "undoing" past unsympathetic modification.

MacDonald Street, Paddington

Conversion of The Old Tobacco Factory into 12 luxury apartments, including a new basement carpark excavated under the existing structure.

Science House,  The Rocks

The upgrading of this fine old building (originally housing the Institution of Engineers) to today's fire, safety and performance standards, while meticulously restoring the interiors and facades.

The Sailors Home, The Rocks

This restoration required new areas to be used below ground floor level and the devising of new floor and roof support systems to allow opening up of ground floor, while preserving heritage first  floor elements.

Kirketon Hotel

Architect:  Burley Katon Halliday
Project Engineer:  Andrew Derbidge

Partridge Partners has been involved in a number of restoration projects at this hotel.  The original restoration included underpinning the original foundations to rock and installing a new steel frame to span up the ground floor and support the upper levels.

A later restoration required significatn reworking of the stelwork above the ground floor to create a new restaurant.

Shinnyo-En Buddhist Temple, Lane Cove

Conversion of an existing Masonic Hall into a teaching and prayer retreat.