Traditional Land Owners: Ngunnawal, Ngunawal, Ngambri Peoples – Traditional Custodians of the Canberra Region

Alexander & Albemarle is an adaptive reuse project with a focus on sustainable alternatives to new builds. The embodied energy of this project is significantly lower than that of a new build.

The buildings were constructed in the 1960s as Commonwealth Government office accommodation, and this project has seen them transformed into a mixed-use precinct that includes retail, commercial, childcare, residential, hospitality, and health and wellbeing. The project ensures the unique heritage features are preserved and celebrated while providing contemporary functionality.

Prior to the redevelopment of Alexander & Albemarle, the buildings had sat vacant for more than 10 years and had become very rundown. Now, the new precinct has become an anchor point in the rejuvenation of the Woden community, and an exemplar of the importance of preserving heritage buildings in our city.