Restoration plans for university’s heritage treasure revealed
A Queensland University has revealed its plans to convert a heritage-listed location in Brisbane’s CBD into a top-of-the-line campus from 2027. See the picture gallery.
Griffith University has today unveiled plans to renovate and restore Brisbane’s Treasury Building into a central student hub, set to open to students as early as next year.
FDC Construction and Fitout and COX Architecture have been tasked with transforming the Treasury Building into a new hub for IT, law and business studies for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The development is expected to attract more than 6,000 students and 200 staff members by 2028, with international students alone expected to bring more than $100 million to the local economy every year.
Griffith University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Carolyn Evans, said the opening would mark a new chapter for Griffith University.
“The new CBD location, combined with our existing creative and performing arts hub at South Bank, will create a dynamic, cross-river Brisbane City campus,” Evans said.
Renovation plans for the building include three 12 metre feature skylights above the enclosed courtyard and a customised moot court featuring repurposed early-1900s furniture from Queensland’s old Supreme Court.
The Treasury Building renovation will also feature engagement spaces for partner collaboration, event spaces, a library with 24/7 student access, multiple food outlets, a student hub with full facilities and communal study spaces with a focus on collaborative learning.
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Plans also outline a financial trading room for business students, a cyber range room for IT students and an end-of-trip facility.
FDC managing director Russell Grady said: “This project reflects the trust placed in our teams to balance heritage sensitivity with contemporary functionality”.
COX Architecture director Kellie Newman said the company was proud to be working on a new campus facility within a building that carries such a rich history.
“By rethinking pedagogy, timetabling and spatial scale, we are creating flexible, modular environments that respect the building while allowing the University to adapt and grow,” Newman said.
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