EmAGN MAY 2024 BEERS WITH PEERS:  HISTORY MONTH - THE SWITCH!

Join us as we celebrate History Month and hear from Rowan Barbary of Brown Falconer on the fabulous new student accommodation - The Switch.

The new student accommodation is located along North Terrace on the site of a significant three-storey neo-gothic styled masonry building. Built in the1870s, it was primarily used as a warehouse for imported wholesale goods and expanded into the manufacturing of soft goods until around 1930.

The design re-uses and revitalises the heritage building which had been commercially invisible on North Terrace for many years. The main façade conservation and reinstatement works had the exterior fully restored including infill of the vehicle opening and reinstatement of all external windows and doors. Openings into the adjacent buildings were infilled, however remain expressed by recessing and retaining existing door hardware.

Original cast iron columns, floorboards and timber matchboard ceilings were salvaged and re-used to communicate the original fabric and voluminous spaces. The tower above is reflects the original Victorian symmetry and sits away from the heritage envelope allowing it to read as original.

Date:  Thursday 9 May 2024
When: 5:45pm arrival at The Switch for 6:00pm start.  Tour concludes by 7pm.
Where:  Meet at The Switch for the tour - 203 North Terrace, Adelaide
Followed by Drinks at Harry's Bar, 12 Grenfell St.
Price: FREE
*Includes a drink on arrival and nibbles.