Brisbane Square is a high-rise
building
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in
Brisbane
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,
Queensland
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,
Australia
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. The building has 38 floors and rises to 151 metres. The building's main use is for office space, the lower floors leased to retailers, with a 350-space car park below the building. Significant tenants include the
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisd ...
(floors 1-23),
Suncorp
Suncorp Group Limited is an Australian finance, insurance, and banking corporation based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of Australia's mid-size banks (by combined lending and deposits) and its largest general insurance group, fo ...
(floors 24-37) and
Australian Retirement Trust
The Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is an Australian superannuation fund headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. With $230bn under management and over 2 million members, it is Australia's second-largest superannuation fund.
History
The Aust ...
(top floors).
Brisbane Square is situated on the block bounded by
William Street,
George Street,
Queen Street and
Adelaide Street. The building faces the
Conrad Treasury Casino
The Treasury Casino, also known as The Treasury is a casino in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It also houses a hotel, 6 restaurants, 5 bars, and a nightclub. The casino is operated by Star Entertainment Group.
One percent of the casino's g ...
on Queen Street and formerly, the
Law Courts Complex on Adelaide Street.
Design
Brisbane Square is owned by
ABN AMRO
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Companies
* ABN AMRO Group, a Dutch bank group
* ABN AMRO, sometimes referred to as "ABN" in shorthand, is a Dutch state-owned bank
* Algemene Bank Nederland, a now-defunct Dutch bank
Radio, news and television organizat ...
and was designed by international architects
Denton Corker Marshall
Denton Corker Marshall is an international architecture practice based in Melbourne, Australia.
History
Denton Corker Marshall was established in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1972. It was founded by architects John Denton, Bill Corker, and Barrie ...
. The Civil and Structural engineers for the project were Qantec McWilliam consulting engineers. Two of the four distinctive, rectangular, coloured spaces near the base of the building contain the new Brisbane City Council and Brisbane Square Library. Brisbane Square is the largest commercial office building in Australia to have been awarded a 5 star Green Star rating. The original development application included a number of residential floors on the top of the building, however this was rejected on the basis that noise levels would be excessive.
Construction
Construction was completed in late 2006. The project was constructed by
Baulderstone Hornibrook
Baulderstone, formerly Baulderstone Hornibrook, was an Australian construction company.
History MR Hornibrook
In 1926, Manuel Hornibrook founded a construction company in Brisbane. Amongst its notable projects were the Story Bridge and William Jo ...
.
Tenants
The
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council (BCC) is the democratic executive local government authority for the City of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. The largest City Council in Australia by population and area, BCC's jurisd ...
operates a public library in Brisbane Square.
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia's third largest city, is home to at least 360 completed high-rise buildings, at least 70 high-rise buildings over 100 metres in height, and has 15 completed skyscrapers (and 4 under construction) which exceed the height of . ...
*
Brisbane Square Tower 2
Brisbane Square Tower 2 is a proposed office building to be located at 266 George Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The 36-storey, modern style, office building will be developed at the open plaza, known as Reddacliff Place, adjoini ...
References
External links
World Architecture News{{Brisbane skyscrapers
Skyscrapers in Brisbane
Office buildings completed in 2006
Office buildings in Brisbane
Queen Street, Brisbane
William Street, Brisbane
George Street, Brisbane
Adelaide Street, Brisbane
2006 establishments in Australia
Skyscraper office buildings in Australia
Retail buildings in Queensland
Modernist architecture in Australia