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Hyde Park Barracks conservation works complete

Published on Tuesday 24 September 2024

In collaboration with experienced heritage consultants and tradespeople, MHNSW has now completed challenging and complex conservation works on the northern range buildings on the Hyde Park Barracks site.

The works included the careful replacement of all roof sheets in a traditional half-lap arrangement on top of the old timber shingles, the incorporation of new insulation, the remediation of lead hip flashings, the reintroduction of lost terracotta pots and vent caps, the repair of exterior window and door joinery and the repainting of all exterior walls.

Browse the gallery of images below to glean a more detailed insight into the works.

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Conservation in action: Hyde Park Barracks northern range refurbishment works

In collaboration with experienced heritage consultants and traditional tradespeople, MHNSW is undertaking conservation works to the northern range buildings

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Maria Elena Ruggeri

Maria Elena Ruggeri

Senior Heritage Project Officer

Maria Elena is the Senior Heritage Project Officer, Capital Works at MHNSW. While studying, Maria Elena developed a great interest in the history and evolution of architecture, as well as the complexity of caring for built heritage: ‘Conservation became my focus. As a young professional I worked in the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural, a government institution that promotes, guides and fosters cultural heritage in Venezuela. I worked as an assistant architect on the adaptive re-use of an 18th-century villa to become the institution’s headquarters. I’m an advocate for the re-use of heritage architecture when it prolongs a building’s life’.