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Moss Hotel
Hobart , Tasmania
The Moss Hotel project involves a significant expansion of the existing hotel, which is housed within a heritage façade. The development includes the removal of surrounding non-heritage structures to accommodate a contemporary addition. The extension will increase the hotel’s capacity from 20 to 89 rooms across four levels. A new entry, reception, and lounge will be introduced at ground level. Level one will feature a boutique café, bar, and restaurant, along with a flexible space designed to host a range of functions and events.
The design has undergone a rigorous review process with the Hobart City Council Urban Design Review Panel. The panel acknowledged the strength of the design and emphasised its significance in supporting both local tourism and accommodation infrastructure. Altis Architecture have ensured a sensitive response to the valuable heritage site within Salamanca Place, defined by its 19th-century sandstone warehouses that once stored essential goods pivotal to Hobart’s early colonial trade.
Altis Architecture have skillfully coursed a new sandstone façade in a contemporary way that delineates heritage and new. Further the facade has been delicately activated by facing the building with an ephemeral tiled screen structure that filters light, and acts as an interface, subtly revealing the heritage materiality beneath whilst providing shading from the western sun and privacy A unique feature of the site vernacular sees a zero-allotment alignment at street level. The previous structure on the site was not in line with this heritage feature. So, a key attribute of the design was to sculpt a building form and articulation; façade, entry, proportion that that keeps face with the surrounding structures. Further, the facade is intentionally divided into visual segments proportionate to the surrounding building frontages, reinforcing a contextual rhythm along the street. The building sits confidently on a sandstone base, while the upper-level steps back and is fully glazed to provide further delineation between the heritage and contemporary elements, visually dissipating into the horizon.
A glazed atrium spans from the entry through each level, creating a strong internal connection to the heritage fabric while enabling natural light to penetrate deep into the building. This void brings clarity and brightness to the interior spaces and enhances the experience of the restored and new architectural layers.
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Moss Hotel
Hobart , Tasmania
The Moss Hotel project involves a significant expansion of the existing hotel, which is housed within a heritage façade. The development includes the removal of surrounding non-heritage structures to accommodate a contemporary addition. The extension will increase the hotel’s capacity from 20 to 89 rooms across four levels. A new entry, reception, and lounge will be introduced at ground level. Level one will feature a boutique café, bar, and restaurant, along with a flexible space designed to host a range of functions and events.
The design has undergone a rigorous review process with the Hobart City Council Urban Design Review Panel. The panel acknowledged the strength of the design and emphasised its significance in supporting both local tourism and accommodation infrastructure. Altis Architecture have ensured a sensitive response to the valuable heritage site within Salamanca Place, defined by its 19th-century sandstone warehouses that once stored essential goods pivotal to Hobart’s early colonial trade.
Altis Architecture have skillfully coursed a new sandstone façade in a contemporary way that delineates heritage and new. Further the facade has been delicately activated by facing the building with an ephemeral tiled screen structure that filters light, and acts as an interface, subtly revealing the heritage materiality beneath whilst providing shading from the western sun and privacy A unique feature of the site vernacular sees a zero-allotment alignment at street level. The previous structure on the site was not in line with this heritage feature. So, a key attribute of the design was to sculpt a building form and articulation; façade, entry, proportion that that keeps face with the surrounding structures. Further, the facade is intentionally divided into visual segments proportionate to the surrounding building frontages, reinforcing a contextual rhythm along the street. The building sits confidently on a sandstone base, while the upper-level steps back and is fully glazed to provide further delineation between the heritage and contemporary elements, visually dissipating into the horizon.
A glazed atrium spans from the entry through each level, creating a strong internal connection to the heritage fabric while enabling natural light to penetrate deep into the building. This void brings clarity and brightness to the interior spaces and enhances the experience of the restored and new architectural layers.