Reference no: EM133535614

Maintenance and Rehabilitation

Assignment - Rehabilitation Proposal Report

Assignment objectives

On completion of this assignment the student should be able to:
1. Identify scope of rehabilitation work for dilapidated/obsolete buildings.
2. Propose appropriate rehabilitation work for dilapidated/obsolete buildings.
3. Identify/apply appropriate standards and statutory controls for rehabilitation work.
4. Suggest a suitable maintenance management scheme.

Assignment brief

Introduction
This written assessment item places you in the role of an employee for a multidisciplinary consultancy firm specialising in heritage and rehabilitation work. In this position you are required to develop a proposal for the rehabilitation and reuse of the Hydraulic Engine House and Crane Bases Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 (Carrington Pump House) in Bourke Street, Carrington, NSW. You will be required to write a professional report that gives background, justification and recommendations to your proposal. The problem scenario shown below is fully explained and should require no further explanation. You may be required to make assumptions or ‘educated' guesses on any information/material that you believe to be missing. If this is the case you are to explain/justify these assumptions.

The Problem scenario
Carrington Pump House is a heritage-listed former hydraulic power station at 106 Bourke Street, Carrington, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1877 to 1878 by William H. Jennings. It is also known as Hydraulic Engine House and Crane Bases Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 and Carrington Hydraulic Power Station. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 25 August 2017 (Bairtstow, 1986). Although some of the fabric has been depleted or removed over time, both the Hydraulic Engine House and Crane Bases Nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 are of state heritage significance for their design, materials and setting. The power station has been abandoned since the mid-1990s.

It is presently under the control of the Port of Newcastle. The last major capital investment in it was in 2007 when over $400k was spent removing asbestos and restoring the slate roof. Current works include improving its weather protection, structural integrity and security. Stage one works, which won't be a complete restoration, will enable the community to access the area. The current project is jointly funded by a grant of $500,000 as part of Stage 2 of the Port of Newcastle Community Contribution Fund, in addition to a $700k contribution from the Port of Newcastle (Kelly, 2018).

The Port of Newcastle is now looking for its reuse, possibly as a gallery and café or Indigenous Museum or function centre, to complement the Honeysuckle precinct.

The Task
In a consultancy firm, you are appointed to handle this project and develop a proposal to turn the historic building into one of the following possibilities:

1. Gallery and cafe
2. Indigenous Museum
3. Function centre

You are expected to select one from the above list and address the following requirements.

1. Gallery and cafe will include but not limited to the following: exhibition rooms/space, a cafe, a boutique and a lounge etc.
2. Indigenous Museum will include but not limited to the following: theatre, exhibition area, a reception/lounge area, meeting room and office etc.
3. Function centre will include but not limited to the following: a reception, a kitchen, function/meeting/conference rooms and space, etc.

The plans and information of the building are uploaded to Canvas (in the Assignment section) and should require no further explanation.

Your proposal should:
• describe the overall building conditions, e.g. the facade and interior conditions. You are required to identify 5 building defects that need to be addressed in the short run.
• describe the proposed rehabilitation work including: a) repair works to the identified defects and b) alteration & addition (A&A) works to accommodate the identified needs. Any proposed rehabilitation work should be stated clearly if a building approval from Heritage Council is required. A template for presenting the proposed works and statutory requirements can be downloaded from Canvas.
• indicate the proposed A&A work on floor plan(s), particularly the areas for explicit requirements e.g. a kitchen and the required functions for each use.
• describe derived benefits from this rehabilitation proposal e.g. educational, social, economical and etc.

• suggest a suitable management scheme for the maintenance of the building and its facilities, and its operation after rehabilitation. In particular, you have to determine with justification if in-house, outsourcing contractor or a combination of both would best fit the service. Students are NOT required to produce maintenance programme nor PPMP for this assignment.