Behind the much-anticipated $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct is the team who helped change the face of the city through the creation of strong, unifying design ideas to transform an underutilised part of the city into a vibrant oasis.
Since 2012, Urbis has collaborated with Destination Brisbane Consortium as lead of the overall master planning and design process at each key phase of the project, delivering a multi-disciplinary approach that embraced the region’s enviable lifestyle.
Set for a series of staged openings from 29 August 2024, The Star Brisbane and broader Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct will become Queensland’s newest entertainment and leisure destination, blending stunning contemporary architecture with thoughtfully restored heritage buildings and a beautifully curated landscaped public realm across 12 hectares on Brisbane’s river edge.
Urbis Managing Partner James Tuma said the power of the precinct will be in the difference it delivers to the city.
“In the early stages of this project we were unlocking what was then, effectively one quarter of the CBD footprint, opening up a brand new mixed used precinct that integrates into the city and South Bank to deliver something that just didn’t exist anywhere else.
“The contribution back to the city will see us all enjoy a multi-tiered environment with intimate spaces, restaurants, entertainment spaces, event venues, green spaces and heritage buildings that will open up to the public after a decade in the making.
“Urbis has completed an incredible amount of work on Queen’s Wharf Brisbane and we are so excited to see the first stage open,” Tuma said.
From strategic advisory to town planning, master plan and urban design, heritage consultancy and archaeology, landscape architecture and transport advisory the team at Urbis has helped shape and deliver Queen’s Wharf Brisbane into an open space that is energised, engaging and well connected.
We look forward to seeing the iconic design continue to evolve as further stages are unveiled, celebrating the region’s subtropical climate and the precinct’s Indigenous and European heritage.