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St Kilda Pier Kiosk
Fire Damage Repair & Rebuild
In 2004, the rebuild of the St Kilda Pier Kiosk following a severe fire incident began in earnest, with the debris being inspected to determine if any original materials could be used in the new design. The timber beams were generally too heavily charred and the steel (or possibly wrought iron) beams were warped beyond remedy. Only two items could be considered for re-use: original cast iron columns.
The Kiosk was reconstructed largely to the 1903 imperial unit plans, with an additional contemporary restaurant and viewing deck to the rear cleverly obscured by the heritage building from the pier. The structural solution used a fabricated portal steel configuration with an integral braced top level and sides to resist loading from the cantilevered viewing deck. All elements also had to cater for the extremely exposed marine environment. The iconic structure reopened for business in 2006.