21 Nov 2018

Our design team in Brisbane are buzzing with the news that stage one of the Howard Smith Wharves rejuvenation is now open for locals and tourists to enjoy!

A new cycle way, weaving through the public park lands will be sure to tempt cycling enthusiasts to visit the new and improved precinct, while foodies and socialites can look forward to restaurants and bars opening progressively over the next few weeks!

Urbis was engaged to re-imagine the precinct, located on the Brisbane river. The development is perfectly placed to take advantage of a unique view offered by no other precinct in Brisbane: the iconic Storey Bridge framed by a city backdrop.

A collaboration between our design team, planners and heritage advisors developed a vision to transform the site into a world-class tourism, recreation, lifestyle and event destination providing access to and from the river.

To learn more, take a look at the article from The Courier Mail below, or for more information about our involvement in the project, click here.

Brisbane’s premiere new river precinct the Howard Smith Wharves might still look like a construction zone but today marks the opening of its public green spaces and the first of two lifts on the site.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk was on site this morning to officially open the entertainment and function spaces which will see the first of a heavily booked schedule of events get underway in the waterfront venue tonight.

With grinders still whirring in the background and the sounds of final touches being added, Cr Quirk said many elements of the precinct, which had been years in the making, would now begin to open.

The missing link along the inner city reaches of the Brisbane River

The events spaces, which are heavily booked through to 2021 including for the 2018 New Year’s Eve functions, opens with an aviation function tonight. Mr Percivals, the much anticipated over-the-water-bar will open later this month and the Felons Brewing Co is scheduled to have patrons sipping pots in weeks.

While there were grumbles about it not being a very ambient spot for the public just yet, Cr Quirk said the lifestyle and leisure precinct would “create more to see and do, completing the missing link along the inner city reaches of the Brisbane River.”

The precinct will ultimately feature a new concept Greek restaurant and bar by Jonathan Barthelmess, Toko Brisbane by Matt Yazbek and a 180-seat Asian eatery Stanley Restaurant by restaurateur Andrew Baturo.

The game-changing project will reactivate 3.4 hectares of Brisbane’s riverside and provide a new water’s edge public park, available for people to enjoy Brisbane’s lifestyle

Mr Percivals, designed and inspired by Brisbane’s own Anna Spiro, is fast taking shape. Opening is November 29.

“Once complete, Howard Smith Wharves will be a must-see destination, with some of the world’s best chefs and restaurants opening later this year, as well as a luxury boutique hotel in 2019,” Cr Quirk said.

“The game-changing project will reactivate 3.4 hectares of Brisbane’s riverside and provide a new water’s edge public park, available for people to enjoy Brisbane’s lifestyle.”

To read the full article, ‘Howard Smith Wharves opens on Brisbane riverside’ by Andrea Macleod, City North News – visit The Courier Mail.