Philip Smith Centre
71 Brooker Ave (via Aberdeen Street), Hobart
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Photography: Rosie Hastie
Photo provided by the University of Tasmania
Photographer: Natasha Mulhall
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Architects: Rudolph Koch (1909); Restoration by Lovell Chen (2021-2024), Builder: Hansen Yuncken
Constructed in 1911 as the Philip Smith Training College, the Philip Smith Centre is an important example of ‘hygienic’ design, which valued light and ventilation. It references the Gothic character of the adjacent Domain House, while clearly being an Arts and Crafts building and has been maintained as a community education building since 1997. Lovell Chen with Hansen Yuncken have sympathetically restored the building to its original glory, as a purpose-built learning and teaching facility for the University of Tasmania.
Open: Saturday 8 November, 10am – 2pm – with a guided tour departing at 1:30pm
Duration: 45 Minutes
Location
Hobart
Building Types
Commercial
Under Construction
Architectural Periods
Contemporary (2001-current)
Federation/Edwardian (1902-1918)
Features
Architectural Design
Day on the Domain
Heritage
History of Hobart
Accessibility
Stair Access Only
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![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)