This project is located within the Cumberland Hospital (East Campus) precinct within the Parramatta North Historic Site.
Five buildings were restored and repurposed to become the Western Sydney Startup Hub (WSSH) for community uses. Between 1800-1900 these buildings originally formed part of the “Female Factory and Lunatic Asylum”.
Construction works included repairs to sandstone masonry walls, slate roofs, timber barge boards, internal wall floor and ceiling surfaces, and replacement (back to original design) of some doors and windows.
Fit Out works included partitions, office furniture, new kitchens, and bathrooms. As well as the upgrade of major services and a new mezzanine floor including lift in the double height space adjacent to the original kitchens.
The contractor’s team, along with the client’s heritage architect, tackled this historically important project with real enthusiasm, such that satisfactory design and construction solutions were readily found when new and unknown conditions were uncovered.
The result is a well repurposed building with the important historic elements preserved.