The Church of Christ Scientist building is approximately 100 years old and was built in the grand American manner of the period.
The works involved the restoration of this building externally. While also internal repurposing to become the offices of the Ramsay Foundation, and a natural place for community members to meet.
The project was complex, involving two separate areas of work. The western area consists of a basement carpark, existing lower ground floor, ground floor auditorium, new mezzanine floor and office areas built into the roof space. While the eastern area contains a grand hall, two additional levels and rooftop terrace.
Site space was extremely tight with very limited street construction zoning allowed and a tower crane erected.
The basement carpark construction involved the removal of 40% of the lower ground floor slab and the supporting of the auditorium ground floor via trusses above, with the floor underslung.
The entire project was complex with non-repetitive work carried out, achieving minimum damage or change to the original building. The resultant well finished building is quite unique in design, with maximum preservation of the original unique architecture.