To each project, we bring unrivalled vision, innovative design and world leading expertise built upon our vibrant legacy of creating award-winning architecture and design for over a century.
The breadth and depth of our experience is evidenced in our rich portfolio, showcasing over 130 years of diverse projects varying in scale and complexity, and a global clientele spanning a variety of sectors.
Our studios are unified by our commitment to strategic design thinking methodology. Our innovative and informed design approach engages our client’s needs and aspirations while being guided by social responsibility. Research and collaboration are core to our methodology as we encourage and nurture curiosity and exploration. Our methodology provides richness and rigour, breadth and depth, gives equal value to the subjective and objective while being grounded in empirical evidence and a series of principles.
Respecting our Clients Aspirations
Our clients come to us with a unique set of desires and aspirations that become the start of our collaboration. We believe true value is produced by design that is co-created by the client and our team.
Understanding the Social Responsibility of Architecture
Conrad Gargett is proud of our ethical culture. We understand that as professional service providers it is important the advice we give takes into consideration the communities that the advice affects.
Responding to Place
Identity and context inform how the building will respond to its surroundings.
Embracing Research and Education
Our specialist expertise is founded on critical research and continuous education. This knowledge is shared with clients and the community to enhance each projects design outcome.
Project Vision and Philosophy
With each project comes a core set of strategic design principles that are established to guide the project through to completion.
Process Driven
Our design process and response to our clients’ aspirations is the most important aspect of a client experience. We focus on process rather than outcome in order to create bespoke architecture that is focused on the client’s requirements.
Ethical Use of Natural Resources
Sustainability is viewed as a whole of life opportunity through the design process.
Embrace Adaptability
Our process includes an understanding that responding to change is part of the brief. Is the design flexible and adaptable?
Monitor Risk
Throughout the process we monitor and manage risks, safety and security that influence the design process.
Our history across Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design spans more than 130 years.
Conrad Gargett is an internationally recognised design studio that brings together the experience of more than 170 architects, interior architects, landscape architects and urban designers.
Towards Cities that Thrive – Communicating the role of Healing Gardens” Research Collaboration — 2019 National Landscape Architecture Awards - “Towards Cities that Thrive – Communicating the role of Healing Gardens” Research Collaboration awarded Winner of the Research, Policy and Communications category
Coorparoo Square — Property Council of Australia’s 2019 Innovation and Excellence Awards - National Winner for Best Mixed Use Development
The Piano Mill — 2018 World Architecture Festival - The Piano Mill awarded Winner of the Completed Buildings – Culture category
Conrad Gargett 1890-2015 — National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Heritage Awards 2018 - Interpretation and promotion - Silver award
William Mitchner Shelter at the Warwick General Cemetery — National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Heritage Awards 2018 - Conservation Planning - Silver award
Arts Queensland for the Queensland Cultural Centre Conservation Management Plan — National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Heritage Awards 2018 - Conservation Planning - High commendation
Griffith University Aquatic Centre — 2018 Queensland Architecture Awards – Australian Institute of Architects (Queensland Chapter), Building of the Year (Gold Coast region)
Mater Hospital Whitty Building Refurbishment — 2018 Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards, Queensland finalist - Award for Best Heritage Development
Whitty Building Redevelopment Project — Silver Heritage Award for Conservation - National Trust Queensland Heritage Award
Whitty Building Redevelopment Project — Regional Architecture Awards (Brisbane) - Heritage
Whitty Building Redevelopment Project — 2017 Queensland Architecture Awards - Heritage
The Piano Mill — 2017 AIA National Architecture Awards: Small Project Architecture Commendation
The Piano Mill — 2017 Art Music Awards - Award Winner for Excellence in Experimental Music
The Piano Mill — Regional Architecture Awards (Darling Downs) - Small Project Architecture
The Piano Mill — Queensland Architecture Awards - Small Project Architecture
The River Room, Customs House — IES The Lighting Society Qld - Lighting Design: Award of Commendation
Queensland Children’s Hospital — Highly Commended Design Research Award by European Healthcare Design
Former Pioneer Shire Council Building, Mackay — AIA Architecture Awards – Central Queensland Regional Commendation
Former Pioneer Shire Council Building, Mackay — AIA Architecture Awards – Queensland State Award for Heritage
Moorebank Units Relocation, Holsworthy — 2016 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA)
Saint John Paul II Building, Australian Catholic University — Society for College and University Planning - Merit - Excellence in Architecture – New Building
Enhanced Land Force Stage 2 Phase 2B (ELF2B) Gymnasium and Pool — AIA Architecture Awards - Brisbane Regional Commendation – Public Architecture
Enhanced Land Force Stage 2 Phase 2B (ELF2B) Gymnasium and Pool — AIA Architecture Awards - Queensland State Commendation – Sustainable Architecture
GE Headquarters, Springfield — AIA Architecture Awards - Brisbane Regional Commendation – Commercial Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital — Australian Interior Design Awards - Shortlist Public Design
Queensland Children’s Hospital — AIA Architecture Awards Commendation - National Commendation for Public Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital — National Award for Excellence by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
Queensland Children’s Hospital — QLD Chapter Award for Design by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
Queensland Children’s Hospital — Salutogenic Design Award by International Design and Health Academy
Conrad Gargett — Queensland Business History Award
Whitty Building Clinical School — Architecture & Design Sustainability Awards - Heritage Category Finalist
Good Shepherd Chapel, Bishopbourne — AIA Architecture Awards - Queensland State Robin Gibson Award for Enduring Architecture
Former Pioneer Shire Council Building — National Trust Heritage Council Award – Queensland Heritage Council Award – Conservation Works - Silver – for places in the Queensland Heritage Register: recognising achievements in the conservation of places in the QHR
1MP Company and ADFIS – Service Police Precinct Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 4 — AIA Architecture Awards – North Queensland Regional commendation
1MP Company and ADFIS – Service Police Precinct Lavarack Barracks Redevelopment Stage 4 — Queensland Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture - Shortlist
Brisbane Central State School, Conservation Management Plan — National Trust Heritage Council Award – Highly Commended – Conservation Planning
Brisbane Central State School, Playshed repairs and refurbishment — National Trust Heritage Council Award – Highly Commended – Conservation Works
Children's Medical Research Institute Redevelopment - Stage 1 — NSW MBA Construction Awards – Winner – Health Buildings, $10 million - $30 million
Former Pioneer Shire Council Building, Mackay — National Trust Heritage Council Award – Silver – Conservation Works
GE Headquarters, Springfield — QMBA Construction Awards – Queensland Winner – Commercial Facilities over $5 million
GE Headquarters, Springfield — QMBA Construction Awards – Queensland Winner – Commercial Facilities over $5 million
Goddard Building Rooftop Expansion, University of Queensland — AIA Architecture Awards – Queensland State Award for Heritage
Goddard Building Rooftop Expansion, University of Queensland — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional commendation - Heritage
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – National commendation - Public Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Queensland State Award - F.D.G. Stanley Award for Public Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Queensland State Award - Karl Langer Award for Urban Design
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Queensland State Award for Interior Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Australian Institute of Australia Prize for Art and Architecture (Qld)
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – John Dalton Award for Building of the Year
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional commendation - Public Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional commendation - Urban Design
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional commendation - Interior Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AIA Architecture Awards - Brisbane Regional Prize for Art and Architecture
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — International Academy for Design and Health Awards - Overall Winner - Salutogenic Design Project for Healthcare Environment
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — International Academy for Design and Health Awards - Highly Commended - International Health Project over 40,000m2
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — International Academy for Design and Health Awards - Highly Commended - Interior Design Project
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — International Academy for Design and Health Awards - Highly Commended - Use of Art in Public and Private Spaces
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — AILA 2015 Queensland Landscape Architecture Award - Design Category
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — Dulux colour awards - Finalist
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — QMBA Construction Awards – Queensland Project of the year
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — QMBA Construction Awards – Queensland Winner – Health Facilities over $5 million
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — QMBA Construction Awards – Brisbane Winner – Project of the year
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — QMBA Construction Awards – Brisbane Winner – Health Facilities over $5 million
Queensland Children’s Hospital (Conrad Gargett Lyons) — World Architecture Festival Building of the Year - Shortlist, Health
Legacy Way Tunnel Project Environmental Approvals — National Trust Heritage Council Award – Highly Commended – Conservation Planning
St John Paul II Building, Australian Catholic University — MBA - National Public Buildings Award – $10 million to $50 million
St John Paul II Building, Australian Catholic University — QMBA Construction Awards – Queensland Winner – Education Facilities over $5 million
St John Paul II Building, Australian Catholic University — QMBA Construction Awards – Brisbane Winner – Education Facilities over $5 million
St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay — Australian Interior Design Awards – Shortlist, Public Buildings
St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay — QMBA Construction Awards – Burnett Wide Bay Winner – Project of the year
St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay — QMBA Construction Awards – Burnett Wide Bay Winner – Health Facilities over $5 million
Toowoomba Heritage Advisory Service — National Trust Heritage Council Award – Highly Commended – Agency Conservation Programs
Mt Isa Hospital Redevelopment — AIA Architecture Awards – North QLD Regional commendation
Goddard Building Rooftop Expansion, University of Queensland — National Trust of QLD Awards - Gold David Eades Award
Goddard Building Rooftop Expansion, University of Queensland — QMBA Construction Awards – Brisbane Winner – Health, Education Facilities $5 million ‒ $20 million
Children’s Health Foundation Building — National Trust of QLD Awards - Silver Governor's Heritage Award
Corpus Christi Conservation Management Plan — National Trust of QLD Awards - High Commendation QLD Heritage Council Award
Goddard Lecture Theatre — National Trust of QLD Awards - High Commendation QLD Heritage Council Award
Old Government House Adaptive Reuse and Restoration — Old Government House Adaptive Reuse and Restoration
BDO Workplace — 2014 Australian Interior Design Awards – Shortlist, Workplace Design
Harrison Grierson Workplace — 2014 Australian Interior Design Awards – Shortlist, Workplace Design
3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) Precinct Lavarack Barracks Townsville — AIA Architecture Awards – North QLD Regional commendation – Urban Design (BVN Donovan Hill in association with Conrad Gargett Riddel)
Queensland Children’s Hospital — International Academy for Design and Health - Future Health Project Award Winner (Conrad Gargett Lyons)
Emergency Shelter — International Young Architects Ideas Awards and Exhibition First Prize
Gold Coast University Hospital Car Park — QMBA Construction Awards – State Winner – Industrial Building over $5m
— QMBA Construction Awards – Gold Coast Winner – Industrial Building over $5m
66 King Street Refurbishment, Sydney — NSWMBA Construction Awards – State Winner - Construction Refurbishment/Renovation/Extension $3M - $5M
Harveys Bistro — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional Commendation – Interior Architecture – Commercial
Leighton HQ — BPN Sustainability Award
Queensland Children’s Hospital Central Energy Facility — Revit RTC Integration Award
Robert Riddel for Robin Dods: Selected Works — National Trust of QLD Awards – Gold Governor’s Heritage Ward
Robert Riddel for Robin Dods: Selected Works — National Trust of QLD Awards – John Herbert Memorial Award for the most outstanding nomination
State Library of Victoria - Wheeler Centre Development, Melbourne — MBA Victoria Construction Awards – State Winner - Commercial Buildings $12.5M - $15M
Rockhampton School of Arts — AIA Architecture Awards – QLD State Commendation – Heritage
Rockhampton School of Arts — AIA Architecture Awards – Central QLD Regional Commendation
Rockhampton School of Arts — QMBA Construction Awards – State Winner – Refurbishment/Renovation up to $4m
Rockhampton School of Arts — QMBA Construction Awards – Central Qld Winner – Refurbishment/Renovation $1m - $4m
Australian Tropical Science Innovation Project — AIA Architecture Awards – North QLD Regional Commendation
Australian Tropical Science Innovation Project — BPN Sustainability Award Finalist
Australian Tropical Science Innovation Project — QMBA Construction Awards – State Winner – Health & Education Facilities $15m - $30m
Australian Tropical Science Innovation Project — QMBA Construction Awards – North QLD Project of the year
Australian Tropical Science Innovation Project — QMBA Construction Awards – North QLD Winner – Health & Education Facilities $15m - $30m
Indooroopilly Uniting Church — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional Commendation – Public
Indooroopilly Uniting Church — National Trust of QLD Awards – High Commendation Governor’s Heritage Award
Maleny Grove Live Life Village — AIA Architecture Awards – Sunshine Coast Regional Commendation – Multiple Housing
Maleny Grove Live Life Village — AIA Architecture Awards – Sunshine Coast House of the Year
Maleny Grove Live Life Village — QMBA Construction Awards – State Winner – Lifestyle Housing for Seniors
North Gheran, Tripoli — AILA QLD – Landscape Architecture Award - Planning
All Saints Anglican Church CMP — National Trust of QLD Awards – Silver Queensland Heritage Council Award
Former West’s Furniture Showroom — AIA Architecture Awards – National Award for Heritage
Former West’s Furniture Showroom — AIA Architecture Awards – QLD State Award for Heritage
Former West’s Furniture Showroom — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional Commendation - Heritage
Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation — AIA Architecture Awards – QLD State Award – Don Roderick Award for Heritage
Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation — AIA Architecture Awards – John Dalton Award for Building of the Year
Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional Commendation – Heritage
Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation — QMBA Construction Awards – State Winner – Refurbishment/Renovation $4m - $15m
Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation — QMBA Construction Awards – Brisbane Winner – Refurbishment/Renovation $4m - $15m
Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation — IES Excellence in Lighting Award
Holland Park Police Station — AIA Architecture Awards – QLD State Commendation – Public
Holland Park Police Station — AIA Architecture Awards – Brisbane Regional Commendation – Public Architecture
Queen Victoria Building Refurbishment Project — AIA Architecture Awards – NSW Commendation – Heritage
Rockhampton School of Arts — National Trust of QLD Awards – Gold QLD Heritage Council Award
Rockhampton School of Arts — National Trust of QLD Awards – John Herbert Memorial Award
Hancock Street Auditorium and Car Park Project — AISD (Australian Institute of Steel Detailers (QLD Inc) – Excellence in Design Documentation Award – Architectural
Hill End Ecohouse — BPN Sustainability Awards – Single Dwelling – New
Hill End Ecohouse — Intergrain Timber Vision Residential Interior Award
Hill End Ecohouse — Banksia Environmental Awards – Built Environment Finalist
Australian Aerospace Research Centre — QMBA Construction Awards – Brisbane Winner – Health and Education Facilities up to $4m
St Andrew’s Parish Hall CMP — National Trust of QLD Awards – High Commendation Governor’s Heritage Awards
Binna Burra CMP — National Trust of QLD Awards – Silver Governor’s Heritage Award
As a practice, Conrad Gargett invests in possibility, nurtures curiosity and capability in our people. We proudly recognise and celebrate emerging architects through a number of bursaries.
The Conrad Gargett Architecture Scholarship is for high achieving students enrolled in the Master of Architecture program and conducting research in the areas of sustainability and/or technology. Award: $3,000
2019 — Kirra Keating
2018 — Jacob Hough
The Conrad Gargett Ken Woolley Prize recognises and honours the work of the late Ken Woolley, an esteemed alumnus of the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning and Director of Anchor Mortlock Woolley prior to its merge with Conrad Gargett. Established in 2016, and awarded for the first time in 2017, the prize aims to assist in the career development of a meritorious graduate entering the Master of Architecture. The award is determined on academic merit, portfolio and interview. Award: $3,000
2018 — George Stavropoulos
2017 — Jessica Pickford
The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage an Indigenous student to undertake the Bachelor of Architectural Studies undergraduate degree at UNSW Sydney. Award: $5,000
2018 — Tod Furner Mcbeath
The Conrad Gargett Architectural Design Prize was established in 2007 and is maintained annually by a gift from Conrad Gargett. The prize is awarded automatically on merit using results obtained in the design courses in the first three years of the Bachelor of Architectural Design program. Award: $1,000 and an offer of professional experience with Conrad Gargett. Eligibility: Awarded annually to a student in the final year of the Bachelor of Architectural Design
2019 — Kirsty Green
2018 — Julia Zin
2017 — Matthew Walton
2016 — Genevieve Quinn and Emily Wyatt
2015 — Lily Parsons
2014 — Martin Said, Keith Starr and Claire Bazeley
2013 — Owen Murphy
2012 — Ken Snell
2011 — Andrew Campbell
2010 — Tamarind Taylor, Elliot Harvie
2009 — Elizabeth Bennett, Kristin Hamer
2008 — Gemma Baxter
2007 — Sarah Chapman
The Conrad Gargett Public Architecture Prize was established in 2007 and is maintained by an annual gift from Conrad Gargett. The object of the prize is to enable a graduate to obtain special experience overseas and gain a greater understanding and knowledge of the role of public architecture in the formation of cities and communities. Award: $7,500 and 2 years membership to the Australian Institute of Architects. Eligibility: Awarded annually to a UQ final year Master of Architecture (coursework) graduating student.
2019 — Lewis Orgar
2018 — Claire Bazeley
2017 — Callum Gordon
2016 — Oliver Shearer
2015 — Anh Ho
2014 — Candice Chan
2013 — Tamarind Taylor
2012 — Natasha Chee
2011 — Lara Nobel
2010 — Michael Bailey
2009 — Nicholas Flutter
2008 — Zuzana Kovar
2007 — William Ellyett