Wesley Edward Eagar Centre
A home for the most vulnerable, embedding a sense of belonging in Surry Hills
Challenge
The Wesley Mission Edward Eagar Centre [WEEC] has been a Chapel since 1847, and a crisis accommodation since 1977. WEEC is Wesley Mission’s Flagship site, embodying their core value `to do all good we can because every life matters'. The WEEC refurbishment seeks to improve the amenity, therefore comfort, dignity and wellbeing of their clients, to increase rehabilitation. There is an opportunity here to create a unique and inspirational home for those most in need, that reintegrates WEEC into its vibrant Bourke St context.
Insight
The project opens up the ground plane to welcome the general public of Surry Hills; allowing them to appreciate the heritage listed façade and chapel interior, and assist in the rehabilitation and reintegration of the homeless.
Solution
From the renewal of the heritage Chapel (with new café, landscaped portico and support services), to the reconfigured guest room levels and level 6 amenities, (staff facilities, garden terrace and screening) the design celebrates the historic built character of Surry Hills; reinforcing the Neoclassical Greek Revival Chapel and Brutalist extension fabric.
Featured
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40Guest Rooms with Ensuites
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1Garden Terrace
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1Cafe
Awards
NSW Architecture Awards 2022 - Heritage & Interior Category - Shortlisted
2022 IDEA Awards - Community Services Category - Winner
News & Media
Wesley Edward Eagar Centre
The Community Services category is in its second year and was introduced to acknowledge the positive impact interior design and architecture have had on our community or not-for-profit sectors.
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