CONSERVATION AND REPAIR WORKS

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Wynstay is one of Mount Wilson’s most significant hill-station estates, settled c.1875 by Richard Wynne. The property includes a remarkable collection of buildings, ranging from the Victorian Carpenter Gothic original cottage and the Victorian ‘Old Wynstay’, to the Federation Gothic Stables, the rare Turkish Bath House, the hexagonal Lodge and the Inter-War Georgian Revival main residence.  Together with expansive 19th-century gardens, drives and landscape rooms, the estate forms an unusually intact example of an idealised English rural retreat.

Design 5 has been involved with Wynstay since 1995, providing long-term conservation guidance across multiple structures.  Early work included a Conservation Analysis and Policy for the Turkish Bath House (1996) and a whole-of-estate significance assessment (1999).  These studies underpin the current State Heritage Register listing.

Over the years, the practice has overseen major conservation and repair works, including:

• Conservation and ongoing maintenance of the Turkish Bath House, a rare surviving example in Australia.

• External repairs to the main house.

• Roof and drainage repairs to the Stables and the Original Timber Cottage.

• Specialist advice on significant structures and landscape elements across the estate.

The estate’s buildings and gardens retain a high degree of original fabric and integrity, reflecting the Wynne family’s continued occupation and stewardship for more than a century.  Design 5 – Architects’ work focused on the sensitive conservation of this very significant property.