To accommodate the rapid growth of Maitland, the City Council has established the Maitland Administration Centre, specifically designed to address the needs of their expanding community.

The Administration Centre is located across the road from the Maitland Regional Art Gallery and incorporates the 19th century Town Hall Cafe.
BG&E provided structural and civil design services from concept to tender stage for the alterations and extensions undertaken. The design process included the adaptation of culturally significant heritage assets into new office spaces as well as the design of a new two storey office space connecting into the existing buildings on the site.

Structural design undertaken at the site utilised flat plate post-tensioned concrete slabs with a lightweight steel roof to satisfy the large spans and open plan design proposed for the site. The structure was founded on piles in challenging ground conditions.

Alterations undertaken on the existing structures involved the use of lightweight structural steel framing to minimise additional loads imposed on the existing footings.