Heritage Consultancy

Understanding place forms the foundation of everything we do. By understanding why a place is important, our heritage architects and consultants enable clients to unlock the potential of their heritage sites. Reshaping and reusing our built heritage is vital to creating a more sustainable future.

Parliament House Hobart
State Theatre Hong Kong
KAVAH
Parliament House Hobart, State Theatre, BICE building, The Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area (KAVHA) - demonstrating the range of projects where sensitive and thoughtful change has been successfully implemented through our team of expert Heritage Architects & Heritage Consultants.

We work with a broad range of clients, from homeowners to commonwealth, state and local government agencies, helping them better understand their properties and undertake sensitive change. With expertise across a breadth of heritage types from standing ruins to twentieth-century buildings, we combine rigorous research with thoughtful analysis to find collaborative solutions for our clients’ evolving needs.

Our in-depth knowledge of and enthusiasm for the built environment enables us to set out the potential and value of heritage sites whilst conserving and enhancing their significance. As our appreciation for the coexistence of cultural heritage value grows so does our understanding about how our built heritage sits within our wider cultural and contemporary social environment. This deeper understanding allows us to provide expert and bespoke advice that inspires creativity and enables the best of the past to be retained and made useable in the present and future.

Our work includes:

  • Assessments of significance
  • Establishing capacity for development and change
  • Conservation management planning
  • Heritage Impact Assessments under local, state and EPBC legislation

Follow this link to find out more about what a day in the life of a Heritage Consultant at Purcell.

For enquiries regarding heritage consultancy, please Contact Us or our regional leaders:

Tracey Skovronek for Asia-Pacific

Lucy Burke-Smith for Tasmania

Alistair Ravenscroft for Victoria

Anita Krivickas for New South Wales

Steve Phillips or Ryan Sun for Hong Kong

Katharine Barber for London