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   -   STATE: BEATRICE HUTTON AWARD FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURE



Cutting Edge
by Richard Kirk Architect

            

IN THE ARCHITECTS WORDS

Cutting Edge Post, by Richard Kirk Architect, is a 4500 square metre building for Australia's leading film and television post-production company. Strategically located at the south-western corner of the Brisbane City Frame, the prominent site fronts the Brisbane River and Davies Park at West End. The design responds to this site by addressing the landscape and views to the Kurilpa Reach of the river. Constructed of white insitu concrete and zinc wall cladding, the
 
 

four-level building has a significant two-storey wall of operable blinds on the river elevation. The diverse functional brief includes audio editing rooms, sound recording booths, studio spaces, multimedia suites, digital editing suites, visual effects suites, a 40-seat theatrette, a feature film mix theatre and a large staff restaurant. All building servicing is exposed to allow the inevitable modification and retro fitting, which will follow changes in technology.
 
DETAILS

Location
West End, QLD
Architect
Richard Kirk Architect
07 3255 2526
Project Team
Project architect: Mr Brendan Pointon, Richard Kirk Architect
Design architect: Mr Richard Kirk, Richard Kirk Architect
Structural consultant: Mr Mark Hickey, Alexander Browne Cambridge
Electrical consultant: Mr Trevor Groves, DMA
Mechanical consultant: Mr Jeremy Lindsay, DMA
Hydraulic consultant: Mr Keith Petersen, McKendry Rein and Petersen
Landscape consultant: Mr Matt Franzmann, Terrain
Lighting consultant: Mr Warren Dunne, DAS International
Lighting consultant: Mr Warren Dunne, DAS International
Acoustic consultant: Ms Julie McDonagh, Hyder Consulting
Quantity consultant: Mr Damien Hirst, Rider Hunt
Photographer: Mr Graham Meltzer
Other Team Members : Fedor Medek, Andrew Drummond
Entered
2004


Photographs by Mr Graham Meltzer, text by Richard Kirk Architect

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