Sarah Sands Engine House Brunswick
Mal Rowe
Last year Heritage Victoria approved the development of a seven storey building at the former Cable Tram Engine House (most recently Sam’s Tyres) in Brunswick Road.
Brunswick Community History Group (BCHG) and the Royal HistoricalSociety of Victoria both submitted objections to "this egregious example of facadism on an important historical building".
Merri-bek Council approved the development with conditions of setbacks which would have preserved the appearance of the building and also prevented overshadowing of the buildings opposite.
The developer objected to this condition at VCAT and was successful.
... adapted from a notice from BCHG
I have attached a rendering of the development from the public submission.
The west end of the former engine house is owned by others and the single storey section facing Black St fronts an active Yarra Trams substation as evidenced by the heavy traction current cables visible in the rendering.
Mal Rowe - who will be interested to see how the developer handles issues with bordering on the substation.
Bob Pearce
Hi all,
IMHO, the addition of the apartments on top of the former engine house is an example of some really awful architecture design.
I can understand the idea of using similar materials in the construction of the additions, but to me it is ‘blocky’ and contributes zero to the surrounding area.
FWIW.
Bob in Perth
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Mal Rowe
IMHO, the addition of the apartments on top of the former engine house is an example of some really awful architecture design.
I can understand the idea of using similar materials in the construction of the additions, but to me it is ‘blocky’ and contributes zero to the surrounding area.
It will be an improvement on the current appearance.
Mal Rowe - hoping it looks better than the render.
