Bremer House, in Birchgrove, is a good representative example of a sandstone house constructed circa 1884 in the late Victorian style. The building consists of a ground floor with attic and gabled roof accompanied originally by a courtyard and separate kitchen block. The building is located on a substantial corner site with a frontage to Wharf Road while an extensive garden with mature trees addresses Lemm Street.
The bull nose verandah to Wharf Road includes cast iron details and tessellated floor tiles.
The building was identified as having heritage significance in 1990 and listing on the Council Local Environmental Plan followed in 2013.
The extensive project included conservation works to the stonework of both buildings, replacement galvanised steel roofing, reconstruction of the stone chimney and extensive drainage works beneath the site. The new works consisted of enclosing the courtyard space between the two wings with contemporary but sympathetic materials. This new internal space allowed for the provision of a kitchen and dining space with extended glazing and doors to the garden while the former stone kitchen provides the formal lounge.
Restoration of original details & finishes within the front rooms included timber flooring, the staircase, doors, architraves and skirtings. A contemporary bathroom was inserted into a ground floor room with minimal interventions into the original materials and details and similarly a bathroom and study space were fitted within the attic.
Specialist trades were utilised in the conservation works while Council supported the careful adaptive uses and combination of new and original materials and details within the work.
The project was awarded a Commendation in the Marrickville Medal 2021- Built Environment Awards.
The bull nose verandah to Wharf Road includes cast iron details and tessellated floor tiles.
The building was identified as having heritage significance in 1990 and listing on the Council Local Environmental Plan followed in 2013.
The extensive project included conservation works to the stonework of both buildings, replacement galvanised steel roofing, reconstruction of the stone chimney and extensive drainage works beneath the site. The new works consisted of enclosing the courtyard space between the two wings with contemporary but sympathetic materials. This new internal space allowed for the provision of a kitchen and dining space with extended glazing and doors to the garden while the former stone kitchen provides the formal lounge.
Restoration of original details & finishes within the front rooms included timber flooring, the staircase, doors, architraves and skirtings. A contemporary bathroom was inserted into a ground floor room with minimal interventions into the original materials and details and similarly a bathroom and study space were fitted within the attic.
Specialist trades were utilised in the conservation works while Council supported the careful adaptive uses and combination of new and original materials and details within the work.
The project was awarded a Commendation in the Marrickville Medal 2021- Built Environment Awards.