Fender Katsalidis has designed a 24-storey tower for the north-east fringe of Brisbane’s Golden Triangle precinct, which will incorporate the structure of the 1970s office building that currently occupies the site.
The 444 Queen Street development will include a new podium, built to the Queen Street boundary to “create a continuous reading that aligns with the adjoining Queensland Country Life Facade and neighbouring buildings.”
A new rooftop canopy form will create a “sculpted addition to the Brisbane skyline” while also providing access to outdoor space with subtropical green edges.
444 Queen Street by Fender Katsalidis.
Image: Fender Katsalidis
“An important element of this proposal is to re-engage and activate the street front,” states Fender Katsalidis. “On the ground plane, the generous glazed lobby frontage and flexible business lounge will make 444 Queen Street a contemporary post-Covid workplace.
“By reusing the building’s existing structure, and adopting sustainability principles the opportunity is provided to create new workplace environments that optimise the site aspect, access to natural light, and connection to the outdoors in a way that prioritises occupant wellness.”
The development will include end-of-trip facilities with 157 bicycle spaces, along with the ground floor business lounge and communal rooftop terrace. The landscape architecture is by Lat 27.
The development application is on public exhibit here.
