Heide III
The original Heide III was designed by Andrew Andersons of Peddle Thorp Architects and opened to the public in 1993. The Museum’s 2005-06 Redevelopment Program was conceived to create additional exhibition spaces, both indoors and outdoors, and to extend the existing visitor amenities. In particular, a priority was to establish a dedicated gallery to house the Tucker Gift through a changing exhibition program and study centre. This Gift, donated by Barbara Tucker, in memory of her late husband Albert Tucker, comprises over 200 paintings as well as extensive archives.
The new Heide III (exterior) & Tony & Cathie Hancy Sculpture Plaza
Design: O’Connor + Houle Architecture
Photographer: John Gollings 2006
Heide III features: the Central Galleries; the Albert & Barbara Tucker Gallery, Tucker Study Centre; Kerry Gardner & Andrew Myer Project Gallery; Heide Store; and the conTEMPORARY CAFÉ (open during the current redevelopment of Heide Café). New works on paper and paintings stores, administration offices, a loading dock and significant upgrades to the existing galleries and the climate control system were also part of the 2005-06 Redevelopment Program, designed by O’Connor + Houle Architecture.
Heide III Central Galleries (refurbished interior)
Design: Peddle, Thorp & Walker 1993
Photographer: John Gollings 2006
Heide III’s titanium zinc façade bends in a slight fold to embrace the external Tony & Cathie Hancy Sculpture Plaza. The dramatic roofline is a re-working of the sawtooth profile of industrial buildings. Internally, the space is elongated and top-lit by a series of skylights, angled to allow filtered natural light into the exhibition spaces without direct sunlight. The overall effect is a gentle unfurling of sightlines as one moves through the galleries.
The Tony & Cathie Hancy Sculpture Plaza complements the existing Loti Smorgon Courtyard, creating an area that is integrated with the galleries and provides an external area to display both permanent and temporary sculpture additions to Heide’s Collection.
The new Heide III (exterior) & Tony & Cathie Hancy Sculpture Plaza
Design: O’Connor + Houle Architecture
Photographer: John Gollings 2006
Currently showing in Heide III is:
The world in painting in the Central Galleries until 9 November 2008, Hinterlands: Albert Tucker's landscapes 1960-1975 in the Albert & Barbara Tucker Gallery until 22 February 2009, and Butterflown of love, Fernando Palma Rodríguez in the Kerry Gardner & Andrew Myer Project Gallery until 26 October 2009.
