Bates Smart’s Brisbane team has established a permanent studio base at 2 Edward Street, within the heritage building known as Old Mineral House.

 

Located next to the Botanic Gardens and the Brisbane River, Old Mineral House was built as a warehouse in 1888. It is one of the few remaining Victorian buildings in the Brisbane CBD.

The design for the new Bates Smart studio honours the unique personality of Old Mineral House, with its grand sash windows, brick bones, timber columns and leafy views.

The building’s original brickwork forms a warm shell for the interior, defining feature walls for the workzone and meeting rooms. Timber joinery and furniture reference the original timber columns, their walnut colour glows against black metal finishes.