Project
Skipping Girl Vinegar Factory Adaptive Re-use
Nomination
Best Implemented Restoration / Reconstruction Project
About the project
The sustainable adaptive re-use of a disused vinegar factory. The construction of the building was done with a zero waste solution. No skips were used. Everything on site was re-used, recycled or re-purposed. The basement was converted into an architecture studio with a 3 storey family home above. The vats were re-purposed as planters, Workstations, toilets, laundry and even a fishpond. Natural light pours into the building a result of removing a third of the roof to create a garden court. Built in 1890, the building was a vinegar-making factory for the iconic Skipping Girl Vinegar brand. The light filled building was designed to be sustainable down to the construction phase which involved a zero-waste policy. By using high performance windows, thermal mass, insulation, natural ventilation and shading, this project challenges the way we build things in a sustainable manner. By re-using each material found onsite, it can be said that the building itself was totally preserved.
Location
54 A Eastment St, Northcote 3070, Victoria, Australia
Project implemented in
2018
More project images
http://www.one20group.com/wordpress2014/54a_eastmentst_northcote/
Project video & 3D-tour
http://www.one20group.com/wordpress2014/grand-designs-australian-videos/
Additional information
TV, Grand Designs Australia https://www.lifestyle.com.au/tv/grand-designs-australia/episode.aspx?id=491753
TV, The Living Room https://10play.com.au/the-living-room/galleries/wow-house-vinegar-factory/tpg190615ywrkc
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/projects/multi-residential/skipping-girl-vinegar-factory-conversion-an-antid
Winner National Sustainability Prize for Heritage Architecture
Winner BUILD Best Residential Conversion
A'Design Award Silver Winner
Best of Grand Designs 2 book
Applicant and authors of the project
ONE20 Group Architects have a unique way of working with their clients. They are a solutions provider, so much more than just being a supplier of architecture and design services. They like to work alongside their clients and other design professionals. This collaborative business culture is geared to smarter ways of operating, enabling them to achieve high standards of delivery and performance within budget and time constraints. This process has resulted in many award winning projects.
Other participants
Building Surveyor — Nepean Building Permits
Structural Engineer — P.J. Yttrup & Assoc
Structural steel — Metro Steel
Steel windows and Stairs — Mick Thomson
Paint — Taubmans Tony Anotoli
Polished Concrete — Sugarock
Plaster work — Now Solutions
Landscaping — Ingardens
Glazier — Zeal glass
Concrete cutting — Allcity
Subcontractor — AGN Builders
Bifolds — Lachlan Dear
Flooring — Frencham
Cladding — Designer panel
Electrics — Legrand
Hardware — Delf
Timber preservative — Quantum
Tiles — Signorino
Rug — Bayliss