Week 7 Architectural Entity - Site

Drawing of the site. Also identifies the open space surrounding the site.

Located at 43 Adelaide Street, the following is a brief historical background of the architecture located site and its uniqueness to the Brisbane CBD taken from the Brisbane City Council (BCC) web site;

• "It is important demonstrating the evolution or pattern of the City's and local area's history"
• "As a multi-storey retail building that led the way for spread of Brisbane's shopping precinct out from Queens street and into Adelaide Street at the beginning of the Twentieth century."
• "It demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of the city's local area's cultural heritage"
• "The only triple-gable, three-story, brick commercial building remaining in Brisbane." 
• "It is important because of its aesthetic significance."
• "Because of its architectural quality and harmonious proportions, its simple, elegant decorative details and its landmark presence within this section of Adelaide Street."

Image of the Adelaide Street Facade, original image Simon.H.

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Buildings scale in built environment, original image Simon.H.

In 2027 it is identified as a redevelopment site due to current state of decay and change of program desired on site.  With the implementation of pedestrian orientated, traffic free streets (Adelaide, Queen, Elizabeth and Burnett Lane) cross street connectivity is a possibility. Activation of Burnett Lane frontage and rethinking of connection to Adelaide Street needs to be addressed. 

Reference:

BCC, (2012), Heritage: Register, retrieved 15 September 2012 from: 

http://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage_register/placeDetail.do?action=read&placeId=2016&fullDetail=true&navParam=startBasic