LISMORE REGIONAL GALLERY

Respecting its latent character, as much of Lismore High’s dilapidated ‘C-Block’ was retained as possible to create the new Lismore Regional Gallery. New work is clearly articulated from the original building, with three structurally independent additions lightly pinned to its end and sides, housing amenities and improving circulation and outlook. Windows removed, to create more gallery hanging space, were filled and demarcated by lighter, textured brickwork, as were the original asbestos gables. Through inventive re-use, enough of the budget was freed up to expand the original scope to include landscaping of the adjoining half-acre quadrangle, thereby linking the Gallery and neighbouring Library and Conservatorium with a public greenspace.

2018 AIA NSW Country Division Commendation - Public Architecture

2018 AIA NSW Country Division Commendation - Heritage

2018 / Bundjalung Country / Lismore, NSW

Photography: Andy Macpherson images 1, 2, 3 & 4 Christopher Frederick Jones 5, 6, 7, & 8