Adderton: House and Heart of Mercy (formerly the Mercy Heritage Centre) is located in the grounds of All Hallows’ secondary school, with some buildings here dating back to 1858.
Adderton House is a heritage adaptive re-use and conservation project.
For the Sisters of Mercy Brisbane, this project represented an opportunity to re-establish Adderton as a place of connection with the community, by exploring social justice issues through the medium and lens of contemporary art.
Built by John Petrie in 1858, Adderton was purchased by Bishop James Quinn for the Sisters in 1863.
It became their foundation building and the first permanent convent in Queensland.
Wilson Architects’ brief was to make the building accessible and provide a safe and comfortable space for all.
Wilson Architects’ 2016 Masterplan actively provides links to neighbouring CBD pedestrian thoroughfares, while securing the All Hallows’ school grounds for the safety of students.
Over the years, Adderton has housed many functions and has incrementally been altered.
With each extension came different floor levels and verandah’s were constructed with cross falls, making the external areas uneven, inaccessible and non-compliant.
Raised verandah’s have been built over the existing, providing access to all areas of the building allowing the visitor to read the old against the new.
The project was completed in 2019.
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