The former Union Bakery reclaimed its place as a Northbridge landmark last night, when Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan officially opened the Lindsay Street building as the new home of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority.
The former Union Bakery reclaimed its place as a Northbridge landmark last night, when Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan officially opened the Lindsay Street building as the new home of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority.
Ms MacTiernan said the $3.1million project was an example of best practice in heritage conservation, renewal of an industrial building and environmentally sustainable design.
"The building is within EPRA's New Northbridge urban renewal project, which has seen the conservation of more than 70 heritage buildings," she said.
"The conservation of the Union Bakery shows that heritage buildings can be efficiently and effectively redeveloped and reused for contemporary needs.
"The former industrial building's high ceilings and open plan made the bakery ideal for conversion to an office building."
Built from 1895 and closed in 1959, the Union Bakery was one of the largest bakeries supplying Perth and also Aero Flour products in the 20th century.
Ms MacTiernan said the redevelopment had been designed with re-sale in mind, and could potentially accommodate at least three separate commercial tenants, one on each floor.
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New life for historic Union Bakery building in Northbridge.
The former Union Bakery reclaimed its place as a Northbridge landmark last night, when Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan officially opened the Lindsay Street building as the new home of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority (EPRA).
Built from 1895 and closed in 1959, the Union Bakery was one of the largest bakeries supplying Perth and also Aero Flour products in the 20th century.
Ms MacTiernan said the $3.1million project was an example of best practice in heritage conservation, renewal of an industrial building and environmentally sustainable design.
"The building is within EPRA's New Northbridge urban renewal project, which has seen the conservation of more than 70 heritage buildings," she said.
"The conservation of the Union Bakery shows that heritage buildings can be efficiently and effectively redeveloped and reused for contemporary needs.
"The former industrial building's high ceilings and open plan made the bakery ideal for conversion to an office building."
The Minister said one of the project's major achievements was to expose all the timber and steel structures and meet stringent fire safety regulations for multi-storey buildings.
"The original timber floors, steel beams and columns and the rare steel floor tiles were all retained," she said.
Other conservation features highlighted in the redevelopment include the location of the bakery's original water tank, marked with a circle in the ground floor carpet and the restoration of the brick over-arches, creating a feature in the boardroom.
Ms MacTiernan said the Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) of the Union Bakery had reached new standards and was believed to be an Australian first for a restored commercial building.
"The ESD aims to maintain an ambient indoor temperature of between 20-25 degrees Celsius using smart air-conditioning that alternates with natural ventilation," she said.
"Aside from the significant savings on energy costs, environmental advantages include limiting the use of fossil fuel generated power and creating a more comfortable working environment through minimising the use of recycled air-conditioning."
Ms MacTiernan said the redevelopment had been designed with re-sale in mind, and could potentially accommodate at least three separate commercial tenants, one on each floor.
