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Project Overview
This project will transform the Howard Smith Wharves into a modern and functional public space whilst still respecting the significance of the site and its heritage buildings.
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Project Brief
Having been out of use since the 1960s, the wharves are one of the last undeveloped riverside patches in Brisbane. The site make-over has been long-awaited and hopes to rejuvenate the Howard Smith Wharves site to create a bustling and exciting new hotspot for central Brisbaine.
Project Innovation/Need
The renovation plans include a 164-room Art Series hotel, with an eclectic mix of restaurants and cafes, as well as a 1,500 square-metre public exhibition space intended to host cultural and food events, an octagonal bar suspended beneath the Story Bridge, and the adaptive reuse of two existing heritage building which will house high-end hospitality offerings. The various elements of the complex will stretch along the length of the disused Howard Smith Warves.
In total, the site occupies 3.43 hectares. 80% of this will be dedicated to public space, including pedestrian and cycling connections and parkland.
Architecture - Proposed
This award celebrates the design process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. Consideration given for material selection, technology, light and shadow. The project can be a concept, tender or personal project, i.e. proposed space.
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