In 2020, Design+Architecture was commissioned by Livingstone Shire Council to design an art gallery in Yeppoon. First considerations were for the site's uniqueness: a narrow, sloping block nestled behind two historic Fig trees and situated beside Yeppoon’s original Post Office. It was paramount that the gallery was humble yet responded to its conte...
Project name
Figtree Galleries
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture
Location
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Cam Murchison Photography
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Design team
Shreya Khanna
Collaborators
Michelle Black, Rob Ritchie
Interior design
Design+Architecture
Civil engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Greenedge Design Consultant
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Enscape
Supervision
Livingstone Shire Council
Construction
Griffin Builders
Material
Steel frame, concrete floor, James Hardie external sheeting
Client
Livingstone Shire Council
Typology
Cultural › Gallery, Coastal, Edge of Town, Sloped Site
