Norton Rose’s new Brisbane offices

Powerlink Queensland – Brian Sharp Building, Virginia, Queensland

Consortium, Townsville

Calamvale Hotel

Moor Street Studio Fit-out, Melbourne

 This project comprises an internal office fit-out for a creative design studio of national retail prominence as well as the fit-out of a private residence. Located in the heart of Fitzroy, the proposal consists of two mirrored self contained units over three levels in a striking architecturally designed building. Maintaining a restrained colour palette the internal works focus on fine detailing & highly textured surfaces.

The commission of a large scale artwork by prominent local artist Rowena Martinich forms a colourful backdrop to the meeting room. The project respects the iconic nature of the existing building by Rijavec Architecture while creating a strong visual identity for the design studio within.

Waterfront Office, Brisbane

Design Proposal - Brisbane Supreme and District Courts

Objekt Studio was invited to participate in a limited design competition for the new Supreme and District Courts, Queensland Place, Brisbane.

Our design responds to the urban conditions, building on these as a way of integrating a new element of civic infrastructure into the City of Brisbane. The plaza unifies context and adjacent buildings, establishing public presence. It respects the importance of surrounding streets, ensuring an unambiguous address for three primary court elements: the Supreme, the District, and the Magistrates.

The design is informed by site, context, climate, workings of the court and the opportunity to express its public life. Openness, daylight, transparency, view, approachability, comfort and safety assurance are paramount. The building plan and façade effectively control solar heat gain. Public concourses behave as large ventilated verandas for much of the year and give the building its horizontal expression which subtly transforms across the façades in response to effects of the sun throughout the day.

Boundary Street

THE OFFICE IS DESIGNED AROUND A VARIETY OF MEETING PLACES ACCOMMODATING ANYTHING FROM TWO PEOPLE TO THE WHOLE OFFICE. EACH PLACE EVOKES A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.  THESE INCLUDE:

- A TWO STOREY HIGH EXTERNAL COVERED COURTYARD EXCAVATED INTO ROCK WITH A VERTICAL FERN WALL, OPENS FROM A NEW KITCHEN IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE ORIGINAL WORKERS' COTTAGE

- A CAVERNOUS DARK MEETING ROOM WITH WALLS AND CEILING LINED WITH CORK/RUBBER PIN-UP MATERIAL

- SMALL TABLES BATHED IN WINTER SUN

- A LARGE MEETING ROOM BUILT INTO THE OLD WORKERS COTTAGE LIVING/DINING ROOM WITH A GRAPHIC OF THE BRISBANE RIVER PRINTED ONTO PLYWOOD POCKMARKED WITH PROJECTS IDENTIFIED FROM THE PRACTICE’S 126 YEAR HISTORY