New South Wales
The new Maitland Administration Centre is a key new civic element that reinforces a connection to Maitland’s past. The project incorporates and celebrates a number of significant buildings from different eras, dominated by the 1890 Town Hall.
The heart of the project is the new grand lobby. Its public nature is important in connecting the office, performance and civic functions of the facility. The lobby cleverly navigates design and heritage issues allowing future relevance of key community areas such as the Town Hall and Council Chambers.
The new Administration component responds to its context and recognises its importance in the civic and cultural life of the community and representing the ideas of permanence and presence. The design utilises a masonry screen wrap to address massing and materials.
The new building seeks to create a dynamic workplace and reinvigorated public facility with a high level of amenity for staff and visitors.
The new facility provides a fit for purpose office space bringing staff under the same roof for the first time in many years.
The Town Hall component, one of the oldest buildings in our city, has seen a lot of change, and these latest updates bring the building into the 21st century.
The facility ultimately belongs to the people of Maitland it’s a place many of our residents have memories of, and somewhere where we hope memories will continue to be made. The inviting and public nature of the new design supports and reinforces such outcomes.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
