This project involved a two-storey extension to the existing, heritage-listed St Paul’s Lutheran Church. Newpol completed a partial demolition of the existing building and surrounding landscaped areas, allowing the new development to seamlessly tie into the remaining areas.
The ground floor incorporates large open halls, ministry offices, and vestries, as well as a courtyard, creche, and kitchen facilities. Whilst, level one houses various office spaces, meeting rooms, and breakout spaces. Newpol’s scope further involved the installation of a new enclosure and roof to the existing bell tower, which required the removal of the existing timber battens in order to grant access.
We leaned on our live environment expertise to complete this complex build, which is located within an extremely tight and intricate compound off Riversdale Road, an arterial road with VicRoads control networks. Despite the dual road access, the site's location, along with the presence of overhead power lines, required extensive pre-planning surrounding the project’s program and methodology.
Photography by Tatjana Plitt.
