Site Footnotes

Every image used in this website has a story. Use this section to explore a few of the many different projects with which the firm has been involved. If you are interested in a more complete overview, contact us.

Port Arthur, Tasmania

Preserving the ruinous character of the Port Arthur Historic Site was an important consideration in our work. Above is the repaired portico of the Commandant’s House (1830s).

Wallpaper sample
Bronte House, Sydney

Fragments of a rare set of 1840s wallpapers, preserved and reproduced as part of the conservation of Bronte House.

Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Martin Place, Sydney

Plaster bas relief sculpture, installed in the executive office lobby of the Mutual Life Insurance Company in Martin Place in 1938. The firm enlarged and adapted the foyers and relocated the stylish panelled boardroom.

Royal College of Physicians,
Macquarie Street, Sydney

A first quality Greek Revival style terrace house, built in 1842 for John Fairfax. Much added to, the building now contains interiors of many periods.

Dundullimal, Dubbo, NSW

An extraordinary slab homestead built at Dubbo circa 1842 having a sophistication of planning and design which belies its rude timber construction.

Wood shingles,
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney

Reshingling the dome of the guardhouse of the Hyde Park Barracks in Macquarie Street, using split casuarina shingles.

Proscenium arch plaster detail,
Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, Victoria

A detail of the gilded plaster cornice and a general view of the main chamber of the Ballarat Theatre, Australia’s oldest surviving theatre interior.

Upper floor, Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney

The upper floor of the Hyde Park Barracks, built 1818, and substantially reinterpreted by the firm in association with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW and design architects Tonkin Zulaikha Harford.

Cross section sketch,
Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, Victoria

Architectural drawing study of the proscenium arch of Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat.

General Post Office, Sydney

The cast and wrought iron spiral stair designed by James Barnet that climbs to the tower of the Sydney GPO.

Eddystone Point Lightstation, Tasmania

The firm prepared guidelines for the care of this remote lightstation. Left: the lantern; right: one of the station outbuildings.

Grand Stair, Sydney GPO

The partly reconstructed and partly original grand stair of the GPO built of cast iron and plaster.

The Mint Workshops, Sydney

A newly built pavilion replaces the missing 1850s wing of the former Royal Mint. With FMJM architects, the firm converted the derelict sheds to offices for the Historic Houses Trust of NSW.

Jobbins Terrace, The Rocks, Sydney

The Jobbins Terrace in The Rocks, before and after restoration.

Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf, Sydney

The main internal street of the Wharf adapted as a concourse serving a new hotel, restaurants, and apartments, while retaining many original elements and machinery.

The Treaty House, New Zealand

The remarkable Treaty House at Waitangi, New Zealand. The drawing room is furnished to the period of James Busby's occupation. The door hardware was specially made as part of conservation works of the original doors.

Old Government House, Parramatta

The portico and main front of Old Government House, which is Australia’s only Georgian period vice regal residence.

Wentworth Mausoleum, Sydney

The wrought iron gate and exterior view of this privately constructed chapel which is associated with Vaucluse House, one of the firm’s earliest commissions.

New Bathroom, private house

A new bathroom in an important late nineteenth century timber house.

St Andrew's College,
University of Sydney

Stonework of the dining hall wing, built to the design of John Sulman in 1891. A new wing to the College was one of the firm’s recent commissions.

Sugarloaf Point Lightstation, Seal Rocks, NSW

Inside the magnificent lighthouse optic.