Spark Gallery Orchards

The electrical substation was built in 1938 along the southern side of Louis Road in Orchards. It was originally built in two parts with a roadway in-between for trucks to access the building and the site. The face brick façade along Louis Road has outstanding design features like the circular windows and the vertical openings to underline the actual height of the building. In the 1960’s the use of the substation was no longer required and was closed down. In the 1990’s the Orchards Project gave the site with its buildings a new use as an art hub for the area and named it the Spark Gallery. (Information: Document on Electrical workshop, Author: Marian P. Laserson)