Aurora Project Group

Progress at St Louis!

St Louis Estate Homestead formerly known as Hinemoa Homestead was built in the late 1890s. Later it became a part of the St Louis school and today it is enjoyed by residents as a retirement community.

Aurora Project Group have the privilege of restoring this beautiful Homestead and all its heritage features. APG have restored all chimneys, re-roofed the heritage building and restored the gable ends on the roof. We have completed the insulation and re-lining on the veranda ceiling and maintained the original heritage pressed tin in the entry.

A huge thank you to St Louis Staff and Residence for your patience during this project. We are so excited to reveal the Homestead in its full splendour.

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Aurora Project Group latest hospitality project – BAR APOTHECARY.

The owners of The Wembley Hotel engaged Aurora to add to their portfolio, Bar Apothecary. Sheri Harris, our Project Manager and Christian Khalil, our Site Manager have done an outstanding job in delivering this project. Starting out from a cold shell, Bar Apothecary acts as a centrepiece surrounded by the newly constructed Murdoch Square Towers. This build was a large 900 Sqm venue that can accommodate approximately 450 people across its different spaces. These include an outdoor alfresco dining and seating area, a restaurant inside called “Florence’s” and the main area, “Bar Apothecary”.

The Bar name was inspired by an Apothecary, as it is situated between hospitals. An Apothecary historically refers to a person who prepared and sold medicines and herbal remedies, like a modern pharmacist.

The idea behind the wallpaper was to mimic the look of an old apothecary pill box adding a nostalgic medicinal touch to the space. The use of hit and miss matched bricks, feature timber windows by and a double-sided fireplace was used to create an “outdoor” atmosphere inside. The fit out incorporated an extensive commercial kitchen which required significant coordination of the services trades and engineer consultants on site. Kitchen equipment was supplied and installed by . Comprising of combi ovens, fridges, cool rooms, keg rooms, electric conveyor pizza oven, glasswashers, glass chillers, ice machine, coffee machine, stainless steel benches, gas fryers and rangehoods.

Aurora Project Group would like to extend a huge thank you to the project team involved in creating this beautiful and much needed space.

Builder: Project Group
Client: Pty Ltd
Designer: Theory
Services Consultant: Consulting

Photographer: Robeson