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Hospitality and heritage

New roofs, stairs and courtyard works for a heritage restaurant in The Rocks

Le Foote sits at 101 George Street in The Rocks, so every change had to work with the heritage fabric. Working for CBRE on behalf of Placemaking NSW, and to Carter Williamson's drawings, we built new steel and timber roofs over the dining hall and courtyard, then rebuilt the stairs and reworked the courtyard below.

Le Foote's timber shopfront under the new butterfly roof awning, with sandstone walls and the new stair and handrail, 101 George Street, The Rocks

Site

Le Foote (formerly Phillip's Foote), 101 George Street, The Rocks NSW

Client

CBRE, on behalf of Placemaking NSW

Sector

Hospitality, in a heritage building

Work

New steel and timber roofs over the dining hall and courtyard, with box gutters, flashings, valancing and louvres; stairs on new footings with steel balustrades and timber handrails; concrete planters and paving; lighting, fans, heaters and retractable awnings; plumbing and drainage; painting and staining

Heritage

Section 60 approval, to Heritage Council of NSW methodologies and hold points

Architect

Carter Williamson Architects

Year

2023, handed over in May

Working under heritage approval

It all ran under the Section 60 heritage approval, following Heritage Council of NSW methodologies, with heritage hold points along the way.

The new steel and timber roofs over the dining hall and courtyard were built to Carter Williamson's drawings, with box gutters, crown flashings, valancing and louvres.

Looking up at Le Foote's butterfly roof awning: steel screen, timber rafters and lights over folding timber shutters
New timber handrail scroll and steel balustrade on the courtyard stair at Le Foote

What we did

  • New steel and timber roofs over the dining hall and courtyard, with box gutters, flashings and valancing.
  • Fixed and operable louvres, plus retractable awnings.
  • Rebuilt the Cook House and courtyard stairs on new footings, with steel balustrades and timber handrails.
  • New concrete planters, with the Cook House paving relaid in recycled brick in a herringbone pattern.
  • Lighting, ceiling fans and outdoor heaters.
  • Plumbing and new drainage, then painting and staining to finish.

The courtyard and stairs

Out the back, we rebuilt the Cook House and courtyard stairs on new footings, with steel balustrades and shaped timber handrails, and poured new concrete planters. The Cook House paving was relaid in recycled brick, in a herringbone pattern.

We were on site from January 2023 and handed over in May 2023.

Timber-lined soffit of the new courtyard awning at Le Foote, with the Cook House stair behind

More from Le Foote

Edge of the courtyard awning and the retractable awning at Le Foote, with The Rocks clock tower behind
Louvres and blinds along the side of Le Foote's dining hall, with new brick planters

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