National Herbarium of NSW | Architectus

The National Herbarium of NSW features a new state of the art facility for one of the most significant botanical resources in the Southern Hemisphere.

Moving to the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan after almost 170 years at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, the Herbarium required a new facility to protect its growing collection of over 1.43 million plant specimens essential to knowledge and decision making about the conservation and management of our natural environment.

Architectus collaborated with two esteemed industry professionals on the project, architect Richard Leplastrier and landscape architect Craig Burton. Together, the team researched and explored the nature of the Mount Annan site, the complexity and extensive indigenous history of the region, and the Herbarium’s functional requirements.