Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former)

115 Civic Parade ALTONA, Hobsons Bay City

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Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006

Statement of Significance

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  • Physical Description 1

    Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former) - Physical Description 1

    The former Altona Council Chambers is an elevated copper covered dome, with concrete masonry base walls. Inside the domed ceiling presents interesting acoustics but the central cluster light fitting, complemented by contemporary wall up-lighting brackets provides the visual focus. Round air diffusers in the ceiling follow the circle theme while timber wall panels provide feature walls.

    Major alterations to the original offices complex have been carried out in the last decade with only the Council Chambers as the early section. The clock tower has been moved from the position shown in the original concept.

    When originally constructed, the Council Chamber was conceived as the visual hub of the complex. A series of rectangular forms, one with an arcaded entry shelter, extended either side of the council chambers with the tall clock tower on its south-eastern side. The complex originally sat in grass paddocks.

    A plan of the building revealed the president and committee rooms north of the chamber, a civic hall and kitchen to the north of them, all facing into a courtyard which separated the council and civic area from the offices. The staff lunch room was the closest area followed by the rates and accountants offices facing each other across a corridor, with engineers in the far east wing and health on the north.

    Physical Conditions

    Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former) - Physical Conditions

    External Condition

    Excellent.

    Integrity

    Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former) - Integrity

    External Integrity

    Council chambers - Moderate. Civic Offices - Low

    Physical Description 2

    Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former) - Physical Description 2

    Context

    Set on an open flat site north of the Altona residential development and south of Cherry Lake.

    Historical Australian Themes

    Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former) - Historical Australian Themes

    Governing, Developing Local Government Authorities

    Physical Description 3

    Altona Civic Offices Council Chambers (Former) - Physical Description 3

    Associations

    City of Altona, Robert Warren, City of Hobsons Bay.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Hobsons Bay - Hobsons Bay Heritage Study

    Author: Hobsons Bay City Council
    Year: 2006
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