ArchiTeam is delighted to announce a new partnership with Heritage Workshop, helping our members navigate heritage constraints to unlock the potential of their architectural projects.
Working with heritage places presents clear challenges, from local planning controls and Heritage Overlays to identifying viable ways to adapt, renovate, and extend existing buildings. This partnership gives small practices an experienced, dependable sounding board to resolve heritage constraints and unlock project potential early.
Shared Values in Design and Conservation
Built on an alignment of values, both organisations recognise that smaller practices produce some of Victoria's most thoughtful, site-responsive architecture. Conservation should not mean freezing a site in amber or treating modern architecture as an inherent threat to heritage fabric.
Heritage Workshop approaches conservation with strategic pragmatism and evidence-based rigour. They believe clear, early statutory advice empowers architects to test bold ideas, adapt existing buildings, and deliver contemporary additions that respect their historic context.
Trusted Advice for Small Practice Architects
To support small practices, Heritage Workshop is exclusively offering ArchiTeam members complimentary 15-minute advisory consultations.
These one-on-one sessions connect architects directly with specialist conservation advice tailored to their specific project and municipal context. It gives practitioners trusted, practical input when they need it most, helping them make informed design decisions before lodging permit applications.
What the Consultations Cover
Available through a dedicated online inquiry form, each 15-minute session provides focused guidance on key heritage challenges:
- Planning controls and Heritage Overlays: Clarifying local planning scheme provisions, schedules, and permit triggers.
- Alterations and extensions: Reviewing options to sensitively adapt, renovate, and extend heritage buildings.
- Design constraints and opportunities: Providing independent conservation feedback to protect the design intent and support project outcomes.
Booking an Advisory Session
To book a session, ArchiTeam members can submit their project address and a brief overview of their proposed design interventions via the online inquiry form.
Please click here to register your inquiry.