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KIRK Mon Repos Turtle Centre - Bundaberg Queensland - Public Architectural Building - Dusk External View

Mon Repos Turtle Centre

World-Class Precincts

KIRK Mon Repos Turtle Centre - Bundaberg Queensland - Public Architectural Building - Sustainable Architecture

Mon Repos Turtle Centre

Engineered Timber

KIRK NTU Nanyang Technological University The Arc - Singapore - Educational Architectural Building - External Perspective

The Arc | Nanyang Technological University

Buildings That Breathe

KIRK UQ AEB University of Queensland Advanced Engineering Building - Educational Architecture Building - Brisbane Queensland - External Terracotta Facade Details

Advanced Engineering Building- UQ University of Queensland

Cutting Edge Buildings

KIRK QUT CIP2  Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Precinct 2 - Brisbane Queensland - Educational Architectural Building - External Perspective

Creative Industries Precinct 2 | QUT

Innovative Heritage Responses

KIRK ABC Headquarters - South Brisbane Queensland - Commercial Architecture Building - External Facade Details

ABC Southbank Headquarters

Award Winning Design

KIRK Bramston Residence - Tarragindi Queensland - Residential Architectural Building - Residential Architecture

Bramston Residence

Site Responsive Design

KIRK Fitzgibbon Community Centre - Public Architectural Building - Brisbane Queensland - External View

Fitzgibbon Community Centre

Community Gathering Spaces

KIRK acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Owners of this land and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and future.

Technically Crafted & Process Driven

KIRK has multiple studios using small project focused teams.

KIRK is a collaborative practice that supports, creates and explores. Committed to making authentic buildings, while advocating, advancing & delivering sustainable design solutions.

Expertise

Architecture

Richard Kirk has established the practice as a leader in designing buildings of cultural significance on sensitive and important sites, with the majority of its commissions awarded through design competitions.

Urban Design & Masterplanning

KIRK studio has been involved in master planning in Brisbane Australia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Residential

Our studio showcases expertise in residential architecture ranges from house design to larger, more complex multi-dwelling apartment complexes, urban regeneration and masterplanning.

View our residential architecture work.

Interior Architecture

Our Architectural Team is experienced in providing a range of services for interior, commercial and institutional projects. The architecture practice is in a unique position to deliver quality designs and cost-effective results that provide clients with unique, resilient, sustainable and well-crafted interiors.

Sustainability

KIRK is an architectural firm committed to developing and establishing new benchmarks for sustainability in the buildings the practice creates. An example of this is the Advanced Engineering Building that set entirely new benchmarks for sustainability in the sub-tropical and temperate climates. It is this dedication to buildings that respond to and embrace the opportunities the climate offers is what sets the work of the practice apart.

View our work in sustainable architecture.

Performance Spaces

The KIRK studio Team specialises in providing world class performance spaces and interdisciplinary studios.

View our work in performance spaces.

Computational Design & Analysis

At the forefront of architectural design,  our studio embeds CFD and micro-climate analysis into our design process. We utilise high-performance building modelling to continually create successful and sustainable buildings for the future. We are particularly proud of  The Arc, NTU, Singapore being awarded Green Mark Platinum status.


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KIRK Reflect RAP accredited with Reconciliation Australia

KIRK studio has completed the Reflect RAP and are newly accredited with Reconciliation Australia.

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KIRK | West End house | The New Queensland House | Cover

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West End house featured in Thames & Hudson - The New Queensland House

The KIRK designed West End House, is featured in Thames & Hudson's recently published book The New Queensland House by Cameron Bruhn and Katelin Butler. The book showcases a range of the most innovative examples of Queensland’s subtropical architecture.

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Sod Turning Ceremony for new USC Moreton Bay Campus Expansion

The USC Moreton Bay Campus Expansion is an exciting and transformative opportunity, not just for the university but for the Moreton Bay community. KIRK took this opportunity to develop the design for USC as a young university - not constrained by tradition or old ways.

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KIRK designs new life into CBD’s historic People's Palace

The People’s Palace is a striking and highly significant historic building in the heart of Brisbane. The People’s Palace is a special part of Brisbane’s built heritage and a rare and distinctive example of the city’s historic architecture. The building will be sensitively revived to recapture its special significance so that new generations can appreciate and celebrate this unique piece of architectural history.

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Cutting Edge - Jane Street West End - Flood Mitigation Render

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Cutting Edge Flood Mitigation

Cutting Edge was originally designed to be above the flood level set following the construction of Wivenhoe Dam. In 2011, this level was exceeded with water entering the car park and ground floor of the building. In 2022, the Jane Street building saw a lesser flood event however this still caused significant damage.

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USC Campus Expansion - Moreton Bay - Conceptual Render 01

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USC Moreton Bay Campus Expansion feature in ArchitectureAU

The campus expansion is another step towards creating a thriving innovation ecosystem at The Mill at Moreton Bay. These buildings will significantly increase the space available for our teaching and research, as well as provide our students with sporting facilities and more areas for them to study, collaborate and socialise. Our main focus is to provide high quality face-to-face, interactive teaching at USC Moreton Bay and this campus expansion will help us enhance our students’ experience of attending university.

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JCU Technology Innovation Complex (TIC) Construction Update

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