Boronia Grove Reception Centre

Boronia Grove is primarily a wedding reception centre that is also used for many business and community groups for functions. It had existed in the commercial area of Epping for about 30 years and had started to look very tired. The finishes were looking out of date and the equipment was inadequate for the quality of service expected.

Design Solution

Due to many changes in council requirements and expectations it was unlikely that a new building could have been approved on the site without the prohibitive cost of providing underground parking. A decision was made to fully refurbish the existing building and construct an additional level of meeting rooms under half of the existing building to meet the clients requirements. The refurbishment included new external walls, new internal design and finishes, re-roofing, totally new electrical and mechanical services along with a new commercial kitchen. The building was also made fully wheelchair accessible which required the inclusion of a wheelchair hoist.

The new commercial kitchen was set up especially to allow for the requirements of serving up to 160 people with high quality restaurant meals in a short period of time using the latest kitchen technology.

The result has been a good example of the outstanding results that can be achieved with a building that many would have considered only worth demolition.