Nicholson Construction completed the Keeping Place and Business Centre for the Gunditjmara Traditional Owners Group in the remote historical location near Heywood. The construction took into consideration the Indigenous history of the site, the people and the many environmental considerations. The facility includes offices spaces, meeting spaces, reception, amenities, storage and a keeping place to store artefacts.
The building takes on the shape of a running creek, with waves throughout the design, also incorporating the shape of a traditional Indigenous hut. The surrounds of the building include rocks in the layout styled as a creek for water run-off and the recreation of the historical eel trap that this region is famous for. The building is entirely off-grid and solar powered.
Interviews with the client, our project team and the architect can be found on our YouTube channel.
