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Melbourne Hotel.

ArchiPro Project Summary - A boutique hotel development that revitalizes a heritage gold rush building, featuring 22 refurbished heritage rooms and 51 new rooms, complemented by a glazed conservatory, expanded facilities, and a rooftop bar, blending history with contemporary design.

Title:: Melbourne Hotel
Architect:: Buchan
Category:: Commercial/; Hospitality

A striking mid-rise boutique hotel development expanding the capacity of this late 19th-century heritage ‘gold rush’ hotel.

The completely refurbished hotel comprises 22 refurbished heritage rooms and 51 new rooms. Rooms share a circulation ‘street’ space woven through and around the heritage building. A three-level glazed conservatory space delineates the original 1897 building fabric and the new boutique rooms. Within, the materiality expressed contrasts the rustic and textural rear of the building with a contemporary internal façade. It includes an extended food and beverage offer, an expanded function and business facility and new rooftop bar.

Two scales predominate. Low rise frontages to the streetscapes, and new six-level bookend extensions to both heritage façades. These bookends are visually separated from the adjacent heritage building with a vertical glazed setback slot, allowing views out and expressing the extent of the original building.

The complexities of the development, such as a heritage listing, melding old with the new, creating potential for a second stage office or serviced apartment building and a very tight construction site led Buchan to be pragmatic and flexible with the design and construction method.

The result is a refurbished boutique hotel that engages with its history and creates a vibrant energy from the contemporary design of new facilities and spaces.

Awards

Commendation, Heritage Award AIA Western Australia 2020, Winner WA's Best Redeveloped/Refurbished Hotel, Australian Hotels Association Perth Airport Accommodation Awards for Excellence 2019 Commendation, Commercial Award, AIA Western Australia 2018

Photography: Joel Barbitta

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Buchan is a world leader in design. We are internationally recognised for our innovative, integrated and iconic projects.

One of our key points of difference is our ability to respond to the changes and the needs of the increasingly sophisticated consumer. As people and users of space, seek fresh experiences, wider choice and greater convenience, we are leading the creation of new placemaking opportunities that keep the offer
vibrant and attractive.

Our teams have developed a deep understanding of the widest range of project formats and are ever seeking to evolve ideas.

Our projects include major international ‘signature’ developments, hotels, commercial resorts, town centres, retail and the full spectrum of mixed use developments, at every scale including entertainment and leisure facilities.

Our strong portfolio of work complements our expertise and gives us a better understanding of how to maximise customer experience in environments that attract the consumer.