Heritage Lanes

Brisbane office building provides a sustainable solution for a subtropical climate

80 Ann Street
80 Ann St interior

This sophisticated 32-story office building slated for Brisbane both pays tribute to the local history and provides a progressive solution for the city’s subtropical climate. Fashioned as a tower-on-podium, it is being built within a historical business district and houses the heritage-listed Turbot Street Fruit Market shed within its street-level floors (being repurposed for food and beverage offerings). Taking cues from the early 20th-century site’s original roof form, the 5,500sqm area designated for retail and studio spaces protects the authentic edifice and mitigates wind and rain with a glazed canopy. The podium is publicly accessible from three different points and includes indoor landscaping to alleviate pedestrian traffic and create a friendly environment.

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Project details

The tower is conceived as a vertical community with two parallel volumes connected by atriums and outdoor terraces. The design embraces the climate by allowing cooling breezes inside with operable windows and natural air ventilation systems. So that employees are comfortable, a double-glazed treatment was integrated into its exterior to ward off the harsh sun. Tenants that inhabit floors with access to internal green spaces can also create an indoor-outdoor environment when weather allows.

Both the tower and podium have enhanced setbacks to increase the amount of natural light that penetrates the internal floor space and is aiming for a 6 Star Green Star rating.

Location
Brisbane, Australia
Client
Mirvac
Size
61,000 square metres
Status
Design Development
Completion Date
2022
Collaborators
ASPECT Studios
M & G Real Estate
Suncorp Group
Awards
  • 2023 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) – Best Tall Building, Award of Excellence Winner
  • 2023 Property Council of Australia (PCA), Best office development
  • 2023 PCA – Best sustainable development, Shortlist
  • 2023 PCA – Best workplace, Shortlist
  • 2023 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) – Commercial Architecture, Shortlist
  • 2023 AIA – Interior Architecture, Shortlist

 

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Located on the original site of the Turbot Street Fruit Market, the design celebrates its authentic Brisbane heritage.

80 Ann St iscreen
80 Ann St interior

Conceived like a city, the building is made up of diverse settings, with breathable floors enhancing the sense of vertical community.

80 Ann St iexterior
80 Ann St exterior
80 Ann St greenery
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