Jacqueline Pearce

Experience
Jacqueline is an architect with over twenty years’ experience in providing specialised heritage and conservation services in Australia. Establishing an architectural practice in 2003, Jacqueline quickly developed a specialty in heritage and conservation. The work of the practice included a wide range of commercial, community, government, religious and domestic buildings with a heritage focus.

Through her years of practice Jacqueline has gained experience in many facets of the heritage profession, including architectural materials conservation, built heritage conservation, maintenance planning, condition assessments, heritage impact and planning control assessments, and heritage development advice. She is highly experienced with preparing adaptive design, building construction advice, and conservation specifications for both local and state heritage listed structures. A range of heritage advisor roles have been undertaken for several local council’s in different States. Environmentally sustainable design has also been a focus, particularly in context with heritage places.

Jacqueline has been involved in multiple award-winning projects, including the provision of conservation management plans for the Ipswich Historic Cemeteries, stone conservation works to Ipswich’s St Mary’s Church, the design and documentation of Queen’s Park Environmental Education Centre, and the conservation of Rhossilli House in Ipswich. Providing heritage advice for the Kingscliff Community Hall in NSW led to the National Trust NSW 2019 Heritage Awards Gold Award for Conservation. A Silver Award was also received in the National Trust QLD 2019 Heritage Awards for the Rockhampton City Hall, Reception Hall reinstatement.

This wide-ranging experience has allowed Jacqueline to manage heritage projects with a rational and pragmatic understanding of the opportunities and constraints involved in achieving innovative and sympathetic heritage outcomes. She is passionate about negotiating the space of urban development and heritage conservation.  Jacqueline provides specialist services in heritage building and fabric conservation as well as heritage advice for master planning of larger heritage sites.

Jacqueline is an architect and senior associate at Extent Heritage. She provides specialist services in heritage building and fabric conservation as well as heritage advice for master planning of larger heritage sites. The methodology and principles described in the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter provides the core approach to her conservation practices and advice.

Qualifications
Director, J M Pearce Architects (2003–)
Bachelor of Built Environment (Distinction), Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Architecture (Honours Div A), Queensland University of Technology
NSW Heritage Advisor Training Certificate

Memberships & Affiliations
Queensland Board of Architects (Registration No. 3553)
Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) (Member no. 23291)
Australia ICOMOS, Executive Committee (Member, 2003–) (QLD Representative, 2012–2015)
Gold Coast Open House (GCOH) (Chairperson and Founding Committee Member, 2015–)
Ipswich Heritage Consultative Committee (1999–2013)

Skills
Built heritage conservation
Architectural design services for the adaptation of heritage-listed or character buildings
Heritage impact assessment and condition reporting
Heritage Act compliance and planning documentation
Conservation management plans