Circus Oz
A design in tune with the creative larrikinism of Circus Oz
A design in tune with the creative larrikinism of Circus Oz
Historic Quarantine Station precinct adapted for faciliated camping
Survival of this remarkable world heritage status building is a result of its continuous use as a viable exhibition hall
A seamless interface between old and new
A national icon
Memorial and museum
Works that conserve and enable one of the world’s oldest trade union buildings to continue to serve the community
A heritage framework that responds to complexity
A decades long support of evolutionary development and conservation of State Library Victoria
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Heritage Review | Reassessing Heritage Significance Across One of Melbourne's Most Historic Suburbs | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship | n/a |
| Billilla Homestead | Securing a community asset for the future | N/A | Design & Adaptation Masterplanning & Placemaking Landscape & Infrastructure | Ongoing |
| Strathdon House & Orchard | Adaptive reuse of a significant historical and cultural asset to the City of Whitehorse | N/A | Design & Adaptation Masterplanning & Placemaking Landscape & Infrastructure Sustainability & Conservation | 2024 |
| Melbourne GPO | Major conservation and restoration works to landmark GPO | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2013 |
| North Melbourne Heritage Review | Revealing the Layers of History in One of Melbourne's Defining Inner-City Suburbs | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship | n/a |
| Melbourne Town Hall | Caring, upgrading and maintaining Melbourne's civic heritage | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | n/a |
Reassessing Heritage Significance Across One of Melbourne's Most Historic Suburbs
Securing a community asset for the future
Adaptive reuse of a significant historical and cultural asset to the City of Whitehorse
Major conservation and restoration works to landmark GPO
Revealing the Layers of History in One of Melbourne's Defining Inner-City Suburbs
Caring, upgrading and maintaining Melbourne's civic heritage
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olderfleet Building | Ongoing conservation of iconic Olderfleet buildings as part of new tower development | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Sustainability & Conservation | n/a |
| 425 Collins Street | Exemplar of research-led conservation | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | n/a |
| Nicholas Hall | A unique opportunity to interpret the history of the place | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Sustainability & Conservation | n/a |
| Melbourne GPO | Major conservation and restoration works to landmark GPO | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2013 |
| Melbourne University Boat Shed Extension | An extension that echoes the heritage building's silhouette, lingering as a shadow | N/A | Design & Adaptation | 2012 |
| Equity Chambers | From legal chambers to hotel suites - a story unfolds | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | 2020 |
| Goods Shed Ballarat | Conservation of a redundant assest undergoing adaptive reuse | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Sustainability & Conservation | 2023 |
| Wesley Place | Securing the future of the place through site wide regeneration | Collaboration Problem resolution | Design & Adaptation Masterplanning & Placemaking Sustainability & Conservation | 2021 |
| Melford Motors | A Moderne-style masterpiece, conserved and adapted | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Sustainability & Conservation | 2021 |
Ongoing conservation of iconic Olderfleet buildings as part of new tower development
Exemplar of research-led conservation
A unique opportunity to interpret the history of the place
Major conservation and restoration works to landmark GPO
An extension that echoes the heritage building's silhouette, lingering as a shadow
From legal chambers to hotel suites - a story unfolds
Conservation of a redundant assest undergoing adaptive reuse
Securing the future of the place through site wide regeneration
A Moderne-style masterpiece, conserved and adapted
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Campus Heritage Framework | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship | n/a | |
| Philip Smith Centre | Sustainability led conservation and activation of signficant heritage building at Domain Campus | Collaboration Problem resolution | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2009 |
| Birch Building | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship | 2025 | |
| Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship | Creativity and bold ideas for building within a heritage place and landscape encapsulated in new addition to Ormond College | Collaboration Trust & Integrity | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2022 |
| Old Quadrangle | A showcase for the heritage and history of the University of Melbourne | N/A | Design & Adaptation Masterplanning & Placemaking Sustainability & Conservation | 2021 |
| Melbourne University Boat Shed Extension | An extension that echoes the heritage building's silhouette, lingering as a shadow | N/A | Design & Adaptation | 2012 |
| University College | A comprehensive programme of renewal and new-build focused on sustainable outcomes | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2019 |
| Gables Project | Providing additional student accommodation in the attic spaces at Ormond College - home away from home under the eaves | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2013 |
| The Stables | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | 2018 |
Sustainability led conservation and activation of signficant heritage building at Domain Campus
Creativity and bold ideas for building within a heritage place and landscape encapsulated in new addition to Ormond College
A showcase for the heritage and history of the University of Melbourne
An extension that echoes the heritage building's silhouette, lingering as a shadow
A comprehensive programme of renewal and new-build focused on sustainable outcomes
Providing additional student accommodation in the attic spaces at Ormond College - home away from home under the eaves
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission to Seafarers | Essential maintenance and conservation works sustain an essential mission | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | 2019 |
| Wesley Place | Securing the future of the place through site wide regeneration | Collaboration Problem resolution | Design & Adaptation Masterplanning & Placemaking Sustainability & Conservation | 2021 |
| Boyd & Renowden Chapels | Architectural interventions and restoration works to conserve signficant neoclassical chapels | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2016 |
| St Patrick's Cathedral Precinct | A breadth of services to sustain the cutural heritage significance | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Masterplanning & Placemaking Sustainability & Conservation | Ongoing |
Essential maintenance and conservation works sustain an essential mission
Securing the future of the place through site wide regeneration
Architectural interventions and restoration works to conserve signficant neoclassical chapels
A breadth of services to sustain the cutural heritage significance
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve | A deliberately restrained restoration of Tower Hill Visitor's Centre designed by Robin Boyd | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2024 |
| Werribee Park Mansion | Maintaining one of the country's "grandest and most architecturally sophisticated" houses | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | Ongoing |
| Melbourne Town Hall | Caring, upgrading and maintaining Melbourne's civic heritage | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | n/a |
| Guildford & Hardware Laneways | Historical research and heritage assessment to determine heritage protecton in Melbourne CBD | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship | 2019 |
| Pentridge Prison | A shared responsibility to conserve | N/A | Sustainability & Conservation | Ongoing |
| Metro Tunnel | Historical impact assessment work for the Environment Effects Statement process | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Landscape & Infrastructure | n/a |
A deliberately restrained restoration of Tower Hill Visitor's Centre designed by Robin Boyd
Maintaining one of the country's "grandest and most architecturally sophisticated" houses
Caring, upgrading and maintaining Melbourne's civic heritage
Historical research and heritage assessment to determine heritage protecton in Melbourne CBD
A shared responsibility to conserve
Historical impact assessment work for the Environment Effects Statement process
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtyard House | A House for Generations: layered evoluton in one family | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | n/a |
| Yorkshire Brewery | Inner city housing within a heritage brewery | N/A | Design & Adaptation Strategy & Stewardship Sustainability & Conservation | 2015 |
| Koonoona | Conservation and refurbishment of a much loved holiday house | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2014 |
| Jewel Box House | Architectural philanthropy that restores dignity to the overlooked | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2020 |
A House for Generations: layered evoluton in one family
Inner city housing within a heritage brewery
Conservation and refurbishment of a much loved holiday house
Architectural philanthropy that restores dignity to the overlooked
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Tunnel | Historical impact assessment work for the Environment Effects Statement process | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Landscape & Infrastructure | n/a |
| Flinders Street Station | Project focused on conserving and refurbishing the fabric; making the building watertight, improving its structural stability and preventing deterioration | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Sustainability & Conservation | 2018 |
Historical impact assessment work for the Environment Effects Statement process
Project focused on conserving and refurbishing the fabric; making the building watertight, improving its structural stability and preventing deterioration
| Project Title | Description | Values | Expertise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes Pier | Community-focused flexible public open space - on a pier | N/A | Design & Adaptation Sustainability & Conservation | 2012 |
| Cave Hill Quarry | Conserving heritage infrastructure in concert with suburban development | N/A | Strategy & Stewardship Masterplanning & Placemaking | Ongoing |
Community-focused flexible public open space - on a pier
Conserving heritage infrastructure in concert with suburban development
Will and Olivia were scoping chimneys at Melbourne's former Records Office, a landmark built in 1900-04 to protect Victoria's vital records, as part of ongoing conservation works
RHSV staff took us through the Former Army Medical Corps Drill Hall
Congratulations to Senior Associate Libby Blamey – winner of best peer-reviewed article by Professional Historians Australia!
Lovell Chen has been providing conservation and heritage services to the mansion since the 1970s and we are proud to continue our association with the site
Zoe, Will, and Max are undertaking inspections at the Parkville Campus as part of the University's annual audit program to guide the planning for building conservation, maintenance and capital works
Celebrating ANU’s 80th anniversary and the reopening of University House, Lovell Chen proudly delivered conservation-led design and heritage services, preserving its character for future generations.
Kate introduced PIA VIC Emerging Planners to the opportunities available when choosing to integrate heritage conservation with contemporary city development.
Lovell Chen is leading roof and façade restoration works on historic Scots' Church Melbourne, repairing timber structures, stonework, and slate roofing to preserve the 1874 landmark
Audrey and Kendra were privileged to attend the ceremony led by Elder Paul House, Ngambri-Ngunnawal custodian of the Canberra region
hecklers, recounts and a very close contest
Suzanne will discuss best practice in the adaptation and reuse of historic buildings at the former Collingwood Tech complex – also home to our tailor-made facility for Circus Oz
Associate Principal Stuart Hanafin spoke at the Trades Hall opening, highlighting the restoration of century‑concealed honour boards and celebrating the building’s enduring union heritage.
How do you put modern services into a building that has handmade nails holding the floors together?
As lead author of QHeritage: Designing with Heritage Places, Director Adam Mornement attended Brisbane Open House's launch event.
We've enjoyed another annual Lovell Chen Trivia Night - this time led by quizmaster debutant Angus.
