Tasmania
‘Tate House – Warringa’, is an iconic Tasmanian house built in 1959; designed by the late Esmond Dorney; a renowned Tasmanian architect recognised for his unusual and distinctive post-modern architecture.
Listed on the Tasmanian Heritage register primarily for its curved lightweight roof structure and use of glass, the works were considered through the lens of maintaining and conserving the significant aspects of the home whilst building upon them through the new work.
The lower level of the existing home consisted of a one-bedroom flat which was a later addition to the Dorney plan and was not considered as significant from a Heritage perspective.
The form of the building has been largely unchanged in the new works, whilst maintaining the buildings presence to the street, expressing the structure, and maintaining the circulation sequence to the Entry of the home being key.
We love the light filled spaces on both levels of the house, the building feels like it has realised its full potential which had not been the case previously.
While many of the design imperatives were driven by Sally’s current and future needs, the spaces do not feel compromised. Sally says ‘you don’t feel like you are living in a house designed with a disability in mind, I don’t feel constrained as I do in other buildings”.
The building makes you feel good. Its conserved and restful. My lifelong relationship with it only serves to enhance that very fortunate experience.
Danie Lane, Design Architect
Garth Ancher, Project Architect
Sara Chugg, Project Architect
Exsto Management, Quantity Surveyor
Gandy and Roberts, Structural Engineer
Holdfast Consulting, Building Surveyor
Paddy Dorney, Heritage Consultant
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
