Woods Bagot
The project proposed the conversion of the 1939 heritage listed former Sydney Water Head Office into a modern hotel (initially the Primus Hotel, now Kimpton Margot Sydney), as part of the development of the tallest residential tower in Sydney’s CBD on the adjoining site, presented many challenges and competing opportunities.
GBA Heritage prepared a detailed Conservation Management Plan to guide the conservation of the terracotta tiled façade and the subdivision of office floors into hotel rooms, recapturing the scale and architectural character of the former Rating Chamber that had been lost in the 1960s.
Subsequent involvement throughout the construction phase saw the conservation and adaption works brought to a successful outcome.
