The Hat Factory

The Hat Factory, built on Gadigal Land, has survived fire, police invasion, and countless parties... It's been a hat factory, a printers, a squat and a 'social-centre'. Now it enters a new phase of its life. Anthony Basheer It has achieved a certain amount of notoriety. It features in the Australian Museum of Squatting; however, it has no formal heritage listing. From a public perspective, the Hat Factory is an important urban feature, acting as the western sentinelto the locally listed Hollis Park. From a private perspective, our clients saw an opportunity to create a home with many layers –a contemporary house that could be adapted to suit their family of four as it grew and matured; that had a second residence, and all within... More