KIRK designed Mon Repos featured in 'Responsible Wood Bulletin'

The centre will offer a year-round state-of-the-art experience, with touch screen televisions, vivid displays, an immersive theatre room and interpretive signage

Queensland Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef

The entire glue laminated timber structure is locally grown, certified Spotted Gum, not only meeting exceptional sustainability credentials, but from a practical perspective, allows large spans with no internal structural walls. This means the interior can be readily, seasonally reconfigured to meet the educational and conservation needs of the Centre and its year-round visitors.

Richard Kirk
KIRK Director

The ceiling is particularly impressive, consisting of numerous perforated triangles made from ariaply in an Ebony finish. The triangular shapes, representing a turtle’s carapace, were meticulously cut from detailed plans supplied by the architect. The perforations provided both acoustic benefits and an attractive appearance to the Centre.

Stuart Matthews
Austral Plywood - Joint Chief Executive Officer