ICS were engaged by Tanner Architects to undertake conservation works on the iconic Bushells Building in Sydney, which involved undertaking significant conservation works to the original Bushells advertisement on the north wall. This work included taking paint scrapes to reveal the original paintwork, consolidation of the flaking paint surface and recreation of the original advertisement over an isolating layer.
In addition to the advertisement, inside the building ICS also conducted conservation works on various heritage machinery, such as tea blenders, and associated signage.
Treatment to advertisement
Treatment to machinery & signage
The Futurist Room is one of several themed ‘character lounges’ in Sydney’s iconic State Theatre. It was designed by Henry E. White in the 1920s and presents an intriguing, Jazz Age vision of the future. Murals across each wall depict angular panels painted in soft pastel colours and bordered with gold leaf, reminiscent of the cubist and modernist art of...
The classic Australian film ‘Forty Thousand Horsemen’ was one of the most popular films of its day. Released in 1940, it aided military recruitment and lifted national pride during World War II. Evidence of the film’s success can still be...
