Mead Homestead is a remnant of an early farming property associated with the development of the East Rockingham region. It is now located within a larger site that is being used by the client to provide services to people with disability. The place was in a deteriorated state and required extensive conservation works to allow for its adaptation into a community use and function space.

element was appointed to provide architectural services for base-build conservation and adaptive reuse works to the limestone and brick homestead. We acted as heritage advisor to the client and developed a scope of works to conserve the building and allow for its future use as a community function space. This included the preparation of design drawings and a Heritage Impact Statement for approvals, and construction documentation and contract administration to deliver the base-build works.

element assisted our client in obtaining Development Approval for the proposed works through the submission of a documentation set. We also prepared a Heritage Impact Statement assessing the impact of the proposal against the heritage values of the place. We employed best practice heritage principles to guide the documentation, and worked with a structural engineer to deliver construction drawings and specifications to allow for a competitive tender process. The project has moved to construction stage, where element will assist through the provision of Contract Administration services, ensuring the works are completed to the highest standard and the heritage values of the place are retained and celebrated.

• Heritage Advice
• Heritage Impact Statement
• Development Approval
• Construction Documentation

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Mead Homestead, 1907. (Rockingham Museum)