Refurbishments and Adaptive Reuse

31th May

MBA ACT Building Excellence Awards 2018 – Finalists

No less than 4 of AMC’s recent fitout and refurbishment projects have recently been announced as finalists in the MBA ACT Building Excellence Awards 2018!  We are always proud to partner with respected local building contractors such as Projex (Vikings Erindale Refurbishment, Microsoft Fitout), Built (CDPP Canberra) and Construction Control (ACSC Fitout) in the delivery of high quality and innovative projects in our Nation’s Capital.  Winners will be announced on June 29!

09th Nov

Mantra MacCarthur Hotel Opening

01th Sep

Mantra-MacArthur Hotel Opening in Spring 2017

AMC’s adaptive re-use of a commercial office building to create a new hotel is almost complete with the Mantra MacCarthur Hotel set to open this Spring.  The 10-storey hotel boasts 136 rooms and 40 suites, a restaurant and bar, fully equipped gym, secure parking and internet lounge.  The existing precast façade of the building was retained with new Core 10 folded metal cladding superimposed to create interest and new awning and glazing elements added at ground level to provide an inviting entry and restaurant/lounge area.  The internal areas were stripped back to create an industrial feel with accents of black steelwork, brass, mirrors and stone softened with wall panelling, natural materials and furnishings.  Click here for more details or visit  www.mantrahotels.com/mantra-macarthur-hotel for more information.

15th Oct
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Adaptive reuse in the ACT

AMC Director, Alastair MacCallum, talks adaptive reuse in a recent ABC News feature about affordable housing in Canberra.

Click here to view the article.

22th Jul

Recharging the City

A discussion paper entitled “Transforming Canberra’s City Centre” has been launched by the Property Council of Australia and Canberra CBD Limited to encourage both the ACT government and the broader community to engage in a deeper conversation about revitalising Canberra’s city centre.  The paper brought together a diverse group of town planners, public servants, retailers, restaurateurs, building owners and designers, including AMC’s Alastair MacCallum.

This Canberra Times article provides a snapshot of the group’s aspirations for Canberra’s CBD.

14th May

Mending Holes in Our Urban Fabric

The Canberra Times recently featured AMC’s Alastair MacCallum to explore the opportunities presented by the adaptive reuse of old office buildings and the roadblocks and challenges that need to be overcome to take advantage of vacant and underutilised commercial centres.  Read the interview here.

15th Oct
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Bold New Life in Woden

AMC and Geocon’s successful adaptive reuse of an old office building as a hotel – Abode, The Apartment Hotel, recently featured in the Domain exploring the challenges and opportunities such a project offered the design and construction team.

Read the Domain article here.  For more information about this project click here.

05th Sep
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From 70’s Office Block to Hotel

The adaptive reuse of an old ex-government office building in Woden recently featured in The Canberra Times.  The article profiles the repurposing of the building as a hotel (Abode “The Apartment Hotel”), designed by AMC Architecture and delivered by GEOCON.