OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND CURTILAGE HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN 2008–2013

5. Policies
Part B – Management
Old Parliament House and Curtilage Heritage Management Plan 2008–2013
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Treatment Approach
1.9
Treatment
of specific
components
of the building
fabric
1.9.1 All treatment of components must be carried out in
accordance with the corresponding Permitted Action Schedule
or seek approval of approach via an Action Proposal Form (see
Chapter 8).
1.9.2 A cleaning program must be implemented in accordance
with the Housekeeping Permitted Action Schedule.
1.9.3 The treatment of specific components of the building
should be carried out as outlined below. This is not an
exhaustive list of treatments, but rather a specific list of key
components.
a The roof line must remain below the height of the parapet
line. The roof cladding and structure should be repaired
where feasible, or modified and replaced as necessary.
b Where feasible, pre-1988 floor fabric should be conserved,
with appropriate finishes. Sample areas of rubber flooring
should be retained in use and on display where their ongoing
conservation can be achieved. Where rubber or parquet
floor materials are unserviceable and it is intended to lay new
and different floor coverings (eg carpet in place of rubber),
consideration should be given to methods of laying new floor
coverings on top of old which might maximise conservation of
the earlier flooring. Every effort should be made to conserve
in situ at least a sample of original flooring treatments if
more extensive conservation is not feasible. If flooring has
been assessed by Action Committee for removal due to
poor condition, then a replica must be considered the most
appropriate alternative (see also policies 1.4.1 and 1.5.5).
c Ceilings in spaces with high individual heritage value should
be retained at their existing height or reconstructed to the
height that reflects their significance. In other areas existing
lowered ceiling heights may be retained if needed to conceal
mechanical or electrical services.
d Evidence of former colour schemes should be researched
and documented to the highest standard of heritage practice.
The colour schemes applied to the exterior or interior spaces
of heritage value in Old Parliament House should be based
on a documented former scheme.
Painting of interior spaces in sympathetic but non-historical
new colours is an acceptable component of adaptation to
new uses where the level of sensitivity to change allows, and
where interpretation of the building is not a primary function
of the space.
Specific tasks
Research and develop a
palette of colours appropriate
to different spaces and
components of the place for
repainting and maintenance
work.