Year:2017
Status: Complete
Type: Heritage / Hospitality
Project Team: Michael Benson, Rab Hanbali
Photographer: Dion Robeson
Budget: $2,000,000
Awards: AHA Best Redeveloped Venue
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Situated in the heart Bunbury’s town centre, the Rose Hotel is amongst the oldest buildings found in the precinct.
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The cultural objectives for this project were to improve connectivity and bring the community together throughout the diverse spaces. These spaces included a restaurant area, a bar area, a garden bar area and a private function room.
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A key aspect for the revitalisation of the hotel was the preservation of the hotels federation type architecture. The refurbishment introduced a new pallet of materials that were worked with, not against, the existing.