Conrad Gargett | OMA AMO design for the Sustainable Futures Building at the University of Queensland organised the functional program around a void; creating the new Great Hall. As a significant space of civic proportions, the Great Hall unlocks the potential for a new scale of engagement and collaboration. This was a highly specific site and contextual response to a brief that prescribed a building that supports flexibility, collaboration, interaction and has a unique identity. … Read More
Conrad Gargett were invited to participate in a limited design competition for this project in Hangzou, China and were successfully shortlisted into the final four entries. The work was carried out in association with the China United Engineering Corporation in Australia and China. Five Pillars of Design have informed the solution for both the hospital and the research facility; People, Landscape, Function, Environment and the Future. The hospital is conceived of as a garden of healing filled with light and … Read More
Conrad Gargett collaborated with Chinese design studio Turenscape to develop a proposal for the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct Design Competition. Our vision for the Evendale site is one where the architecture is inseparable from the landscape. The ground plane is imagined as an integration of natural and artificial systems; a ‘dryscape’ and a ‘wetscape’. The dryscape is the organising structure across the site and the basis for architectural and artificial interventions within the landscape. It is a … Read More
The New Sports and Recreation Centre (SRC) for the National University of Singapore (NUS) will be the first initiative aimed to enhance NUS sport and recreation precinct since 1980. The SRC will become a significant destination, creating a memorable and vibrant place for both the campus and local community. The form and function have evolved as a simple expression. The building is divided into two masses. The larger mass houses a multi-purpose hall, squash courts and … Read More
Logan City Council is undertaking an upgrade of Beenleigh Town Square, and in conjunction, wish to upgrade both the Beenleigh Courthouse and its interface with the new Town Square. This exercise includes a new courthouse entry, activating the adjacent street frontages, simplifying the interface between the Courthouse and the Town Square and enhancing and activating the Square’s civic platform with a new roof canopy. The design simplifies the irregular plan shape of the existing courthouse … Read More
The New Lautoka Hotel project was a limited design competition to redevelop an existing hotel in one of Fiji’s major centres. Accommodation includes 92 guest rooms, bars, restaurants and a night club, all built over two stages to allow the existing hotel to continue in operation. A construction system employing site assembled prefabricated room modules allowed economies in terms of time for construction and addressed potential issues with the availability labour and materials. The design … Read More
The David Cohen & Co wholesale warehouse was built in 1901 on Bolton Street, Newcastle, in the Old City Centre. Progressive developments saw the demolition of the majority of the warehouse, conserving only the prominent, heritage listed street façade to screen a multilevel car park structure at the rear. A design competition was initiated to adaptively reuse the development for commercial hotel purposes. A bridging space frame strategy was proposed to traverse the limitations of … Read More
The design of the Royal Port Moresby Golf Clubhouse has been generated through careful planning and orientation to form strategic connections to the course in order to celebrate its prominent location. The building has been conceived as a simple solution to complex staging requirements on a confined site. The new Clubhouse will improve amenity for members and guests, and upgraded facilities will have the ability to cater for various functions ranging from 100 – 400 guests. … Read More
Conrad Gargett were involved in designing an emergency shelter as part of Brisbane’s Emergency Shelter...
Visitor Informaion Centre, Port of Townsville Conrad Gargett was invited by the Port of Townsville to design the precinct’s Visitor Centre. Sited on the bank of Ross Creek, the proposed public building is situated at the entrance to the masterplanned Ross Creek Commercial Precinct providing visitors the opportunity to inform themselves of the Ports activities in a welcoming and relaxed environment along the edge of Ross Creek offering views to Castle Hill and Magnetic Island. The … Read More
Conrad Gargett was commissioned to envisage the transformation of Brisbane’s Petrie Terrace precinct as part of...
Conrad Gargett was invited to partake in a limited competition for Griffith University’s new Business School Building on the Gold Coast campus. Our vision is to create an open and inviting building where the public space of the existing campus extends through and up into the building. The interior provides both a quality corporate setting whilst showcasing innovative collaborative education. The exterior reinforces Griffith University’s brand through its emphasis on sustainability, quality and significance. The … Read More
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