Project details

Location: Lilydale

Timing: May - October 2023

Budget: $500K - $1M

This project was a referral from Sarah Moyes at Bhakti Flow – Holistic Design Project Management & Consultant, to complete Jessie’s dream extension and renovation, of her Café Locavore & Providore.

This Café was a special project, a dream for Jessie (the café business owner), in a building with such character, which has been in the Cathcart family for over 100 years. It is a heritage listed building in the outer eastern suburb of Lilydale, which was originally a stock feeders.

The project brief was to add a third section, to the café, to match the existing façade. This area was to be the new indoor eating space, bar and counter, with the existing space to be converted into a Providore retail shop.

This was a significant project, including all of the foundation work; underground civil, relocation of mains and upgrade, laying of 145m2 concrete slab along with a new 450m2 carpark (bitumen) with disabled access and retention system garden.

Installation of over 12 tons of structural steel, followed by the timber frame, new 2-hour rated fire boundary wall and electrical and plumbing roughed in.

The interior design was initiated after the plastering, painting, tiling, cabinetry, including decorative arches, roof & skylights were completed. Opting for a modern, yet heritage compatible interior design, the café and its new façade to match existing heritage, its goes without say that the extension looks as though it was always there and fits in beautifully.

We had a number of local trades on this project, who we are continuing to work with, as solid relationships were built. All working together instinctively to complete the project on time for Jessie’s wedding season catering, as well as on budget.

Jessie and her team, and the owners the Cathcart family were such a pleasure to work with, and solid relationships were built on the project.