The Kurrajong Hotel Erskineville is a considered refurbishment that refreshes a long-standing neighbourhood pub while retaining its familiar character and social role within the community. The project balances heritage sensibility with contemporary hospitality requirements, ensuring the venue remains approachable, robust, and adaptable to daily use. The design focuses on improving spatial clarity, comfort, and atmosphere through a restrained material palette, refined detailing, and targeted upgrades to key public areas. Interventions are deliberately measured, allowing the existing fabric and proportions of the building to remain legible while introducing a renewed identity suited to contemporary operation. Lighting, finishes, and joinery are carefully calibrated to support both daytime casual use and evening activation. Responding to its Erskineville context, the Kurrajong Hotel is designed as a relaxed, inclusive local — a place for gathering that feels authentic rather than overworked. The result is a venue that respects its history while extending its longevity, offering a refreshed pub environment grounded in familiarity, comfort, and community connection.