2013 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Annandale Homestead
This heritage project, reconciling observance of a Category II Historic Places Trust status and contemporary requirements, includes the Homestead and adjacent out-buildings, some of which have been strategically repositioned, along with the site’s entranceway. The Architects have acknowledged the core of the original homestead, and successfully addressed the accretions that are the legacy of 130 years of history. Removal of poor additions and a thoughtful, partial rearrangement of the original service areas have unlocked the house’s current plan and restored its simple and elegant form. Where interior works have necessitated departure from the original, there remains an overall sense of authenticity; the modern overlays that are present serve to interpret the Homestead’s history. The desire for authenticity is evidenced in the attention to many details, such as the reconstruction of original door locks, retention of original glass sheets, re-use of lightly restored original materials, and the visibility of historic remnants. The result is an outstanding example of the re-presentation of a historically important building, in a manner that allows for an appreciation of its past and an anticipation of its future.
- Practice
- Patterson Associates Limited
- Category
- Heritage
- Location
- Canterbury
