Heritage-Sensitive Timber Windows & Doors

Supporting planning-led outcomes across inner-city Melbourne

Our Approach to Heritage

At SUNSET Joinery, we specialise in heritage-sensitive timber windows and doors for alterations and additions to existing buildings.

We work closely with architects, planners, builders and homeowners on projects within Heritage Overlays,

with a focus on retaining original character while discreetly meeting contemporary performance and compliance requirements.

Our role is often early-stage — assisting consultant teams to resolve joinery-related questions before designs are locked in,

helping reduce redesign during planning and documentation.

What We Do

SUNSET supports heritage projects through:

We place particular emphasis on what is visible from the public realm,

ensuring joinery outcomes respect existing streetscapes.

Heritage Experience

We regularly work with Victorian, Edwardian and inter-war housing stock common throughout inner-city Melbourne.

Our background in traditional timber joinery is combined with an understanding of modern performance requirements,

allowing heritage outcomes to be retained without defaulting to inappropriate substitutions or visual compromises.

Each project is approached individually — there are no standard heritage “packages”.

Working Within the Planning Process

SUNSET is often engaged prior to or during planning, supporting consultant teams by:

We do not replace the role of architects or planners — we support them with specialist joinery knowledge where required.

How We Engage

SUNSET may be engaged to:

We operate as a specialist resource, not a product-led supplier.