Brisbane Square

Brisbane Square
Brisbane Square from South Bank
General information
Status	Complete
Address	266 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates
Completed	2006
Owner	ABN AMRO
Height
Roof	151 m (495 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Denton Corker Marshall
Structural engineer	Qantec McWilliams
Main contractor	Baulderstone Hornibrook
References

Brisbane Square is a high-rise building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 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 (floors 1-23) and Suncorp (floors 24-37).

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 on Queen Street and formerly, the Law Courts Complex on Adelaide Street.

Design

Brisbane Square under construction in 2006

Brisbane Square is owned by ABN AMRO and was designed by international architects Denton Corker Marshall. 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 QLD Pty. Ltd. Key personnel during the construction phase were Chris MacDonald (Project Manager), Brian Weigal (Site Manager) and Phil Reed (Senior Engineer).

File:Brisbane-scene-with-the-Queensland-Law-Court-on-left.jpg

The garden park area, in front of the Law Courts Complex (and the State Law Building), is the block of land on which Brisbane Square now stands

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Brisbane

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• World Architecture News