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Overall Conservation Policy Statement
7.3 General
7.4 Future Use of the NFSA buildings
7.5 Potential for Change
7.6 Conservation of the Building and Retention of Significance
7.7 Recording
7.8 Management
7.9 Implementation
8.0 REFERENCES
Interviews
Commonwealth Documents (internal)
Encyclopaedia and Journals
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ATTACHMENT A: COMMONWEALTH HERITAGE LIST CITATION
Place Details

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Background

  The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) requires that a Heritage Management Plan (HMP) should be prepared for all assets on the National and Commonwealth Heritage Register and that they be updated within every 5 years.

  The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) commissioned this update to check that no new material is to hand, to review and change details as may be required and reconfirm policies. As a separate exercise the NFSA also commissioned an update of the Heritage Strategy.

  Since the previous HMP the Theatrette has been refurbished, the South Gallery has re-opened for public exhibitions, the Library and Front Room have been re-purposed for public programs or exhibitions, the Director's Residence has been leased utilised for researchers and conservation of stonework and courtyard render completed and roof repairs undertaken.

Description

Main Building

  The main building is symmetrically placed on a block and is set within a landscape which incorporates the former Director's Residence as a separate building and car parking and roads. It is in an area surrounded by national institutions such as ANU and Australian Academy of Science (Shine Dome).

  The main building is a two-storey masonry building with a full basement. It is clad in Hawkesbury sandstone and features an Australian stripped classical style with Art Deco details.

  The main façade features a central slightly protruding curved entry portico, which is accessed by a flight of granite steps. Either side of the entrance, the façade is modulated by full height sandstone faced fluted panels and windows. The head of the columns has an engraved panel featuring lizards. Between the panels and windows is a bay of windows at each floor level. The spandrel panels below the windows are decorated with ornate glazed terracotta tiles featuring a deco design.

  At each end of the main façade, the walls are modelled with protruding profiled panels of sandstone at the ground floor level and a circular projecting stone at the upper level. This same detail carries through to the side façades, which are generally flush sandstone, with high level steel framed windows (into the galleries).

  A large sandstone dish is located on either side of the main entry with a light pole located in the centre. These were originally designed as flower beds.

  Some sandstone sills and string courses were replaced in 1986-87 and some patching of sandstone has previously been