We build rarely, and only when we can do it properly.

Two buildings on the southern Gold Coast are the result, and we are in no hurry to add a third.

01

The Warehouses

Currumbin Waters, 2023

An industrial site on Currumbin Creek Road, adapted into a shared work and hospitality hub around a central atrium. In 2024 it received the National Award for Commercial Architecture.

The atrium at The Warehouses, a tree fern and planters under white steel trusses, with a person walking through.
The lobby at dusk, a lit sign on white corrugated cladding above a timber lined window.
The long street elevation, corrugated cladding over grey block with roller doors.
Inside the atrium, people working at tables among dense planting and concrete block walls.

Credits

Architect
J.AR Office. Design architect Jared Webb, with Oliver Mabbutt and Esther Pearce.
Builder
HNKN
Engineer
Mark Traucnieks Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Prandium Studio
Photographer
David Chatfield
Area
2,200 m²
Address
60 Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Waters QLD 4223

Awards

  • National Award for Commercial Architecture2024 National Architecture Awards
  • The Beatrice Hutton Award for Commercial Architecture2024 Queensland Architecture Awards
  • COLORBOND Award for Steel Architecture2024 Queensland Architecture Awards
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02

Cornerstone Stores

Tugun, 2018

A boutique retail precinct opposite the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Red brick and concrete around a central courtyard and a feature Pandanus palm, with roof gardens above around twelve independent tenants.

Cornerstone Stores across the lawn, a red brick tower above a low pavilion and pandanus palms.
A brick paved breezeway between shopfronts, with a person walking through.
People at tables under a concrete awning beside a pandanus palm.
The covered courtyard, brick planters and glass shopfronts, with a dog sitting among timber stools.

Credits

Architect
Richards & Spence. Ingrid Richards and Adrian Spence, associate Jared Webb.
Photographer
Andy Macpherson
Address
570 Gold Coast Highway, Tugun QLD 4223

Awards

  • High Commendation, Horbury Hunt Commercial Award2018 Think Brick Awards
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