11 Logan Road Redevelopment
Logan Road is a benchmark project for the adaptive re-use of existing Heritage buildings in Brisbane. A lot of effort has been made to take the existing buildings back to their best version, new elements are added sensitively to respect the character of the existing. The project includes mixed-use development of an existing heritage building, including retail, hospitality and office.
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Client
GSRK Pty Ltd
Status
Completed 2017
Gross Floor Area
1,000 m²
Adaptive Re-use and Conservation
The building allowed the opportunity to reveal the old but also features the new. New works such as doors and windows are detailed with the latest technology but importantly they are made distinctly new. The site is comprised of a number of significant existing buildings, built in the 1880s and is part of a group of buildings at the Stanley Street end of Logan Rd that form a coherent precinct. Great care was taken with the street façade, the design of the street awning and the shop front windows to enhance the dialogue with the precinct. The rear of the site had collected a lot of insensitive additions which were removed to reveal the essential heritage buildings.
Interiors
The interiors to the project have a great strength derived from the beautiful existing brickwork walls that define a series of bays, with strutted timber joists between. New walls are lightweight panel systems, constructed from naturally finished blackbutt timber. The new interior is predominantly timber and this feels in harmony with the existing building. Innovative acoustic solutions in the installation of the level 2 floor and walls have been employed to allow the expression of the original fabric to remain.
| Acoustic Engineer | Arup |
| Mechanical, Hydraulic & Electrical Engineer | WSP |
| Structural, Civil & Geotech Engineers | Cardno |
| The Brisbane Times | March 2018 | Out with the old, in with renewal: Gabba heritage zone transforms | Link |
