On an established suburban street just off the National Circuit, Hotham seeks to slow-down and consider Canberra’s past, present and future built environment. Working to demonstrate the importance of responding to, rather than erasing the cultural and architectural fabric of Australia’s Capital city.

Canberra is home to some of the best examples of post-war and modernist architecture in Australia. Empire house is located in a culturally significant and important area of the city, on a ring-road that forms part of architect team Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Griffin’s masterplan.