Brisbane Square
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| Brisbane Square | |
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| Completed | |
| Completed | 2006 |
| Address | 266 George Street, Brisbane |
| Height | |
| Roof | 151m |
| Spire | None |
| Floors | 38 |
| Companies | |
| Denton Corker Marshall Pty. Ltd. | |
| Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty. Ltd. | |
| Qantec McWilliam consulting engineers | |
Brisbane Square is a new high-rise building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Brisbane Square is situated on the block between William Street, George Street, Queen Street and Adelaide Street. the building is opposite the Conrad Treasury Casino (on the Queen Street side), and the Law Courts Complex (on the Adelaide Street side).
After long delays construction of the skyscraper was completed in late 2006. The building has 38 floors and rises to 151 metres.
The building's main use is for office space, the lower floors leased to retailers, with a 350-space car park below the building. The architect for the project was Denton Corker Marshall. The Civil and Structural engineers for the project were Qantec McWilliam consulting engineers. Significant tenants include the Brisbane City Council and Suncorp.
Two of the four distinctive, rectangular, coloured spaces near the base of the building contain the new Brisbane City Council central library.
Brisbane Square is the largest commercial office building in Australia to have been awarded a 5 star Green Star rating.
 Brisbane Square under construction, 24/06/06 |
 The garden park area, in front of the Law Courts Complex (and the State Law Building), is the block of land on which Brisbane Square now stands |
[edit] External links
- Brisbane Square website, with information about the building
- Denton Corker Marshall website, with pictures of the building
- World Architecture News
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