Conrad Gargett

Conrad Gargett
Practice information
Firm type
Founders
Founded 1890 (1890)
Location Brisbane, studios in Sydney, Townsville
Website
conradgargett.com.au

Conrad Gargett is an Australian architectural practice, founded in Brisbane in 1890 and is one of Queensland's oldest architectural firms.[1]

The practice operates out of studios in Brisbane, Sydney and Townsville.

Establishment

Lady Cilento Children's Hospital designed with Lyons, South Brisbane
Royal Agricultural Showground Exhibition Halls, Sydney
The former Queensland National Bank at 308 Queen Street, completed in association with Donovan Hill

Conrad Gargett Architecture was established as HW Atkinson in 1890 by Henry Wallace Atkinson with the winning design for the new Brisbane Head Fire Station.[1] Charles McLay joined Atkinson to form the partnership HW Atkinson & Chas McLay in 1907.[2] The practice subsequently assumed the position of Diocesan Architect to the Anglican Church, designing a number of schools and churches in South East Queensland.[3] Following the death of McLay in 1918 the practice was renamed Atkinson & Conrad when Arnold Conrad became a partner. The new firm was noted for its use of the distinctive Spanish Mission style in many of its projects.[4] The practice was also appointed to the position of Hospital Architect by various Hospital's Boards and played a large role in the design of hospitals in Queensland between 1920–80, including extensive projects at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital (now Princess Alexandra Hospital), Prince Charles Hospital and Gold Coast Hospital.[5]

During the post-war era, the practice, now called AH Conrad & TBF Gargett, became a prominent designer of commercial office towers in the Brisbane CBD. Most notable of these were the SGIO Building and Theatre (now Suncorp Metway Plaza) and head offices for three of the big four banks.[1] The MLC building, designed in 1955 with Bates Smart, was one of the first commercial office buildings to be built in the undecorated, modern style in Brisbane.[6]:137

Growth

Conrad Gargett formed after Conrad Gargett Architecture undertook a series of mergers with Riddel Architecture (2012) and Ancher Mortlock Woolley (2013).[7] The contemporary firm is a multi-disciplinary practice, which specialises in health, education, heritage and defence.[8][9]

Riddel Architecture was established in 1982 by Robert Riddel.[10]

The Brisbane-based practice focused on heritage, conservation and adaptive reuse projects.[10] Notable works by the firm include the restoration and adaptive re-use of Brisbane's Customs House, the former Wests Furniture Showroom and the former Queensland National Bank at 308 Queen Street (in association with Donovan Hill).[10]

Ancher Mortlock Woolley, initially called Ancher Mortlock & Murray, was established in 1946 by Sydney Ancher, Bryce Mortlock and Stuart Murray.[11] The Sydney-based practice was later joined by Ken Woolley in 1964.

The practice designed modern structures, winning both the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture and the Robin Boyd Award for Residential Architecture.[12] Notable projects by the practice include Town Hall House and Sydney Square (1977) and more recently, the Royal Agricultural Showground Exhibition Halls and restoration of the State Library of Victoria.[12]

Notable works

Queensland Brewery in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Old Government House, Gardens Point
Trades and Labour Hall, Brisbane (now demolished)
Masonic Temple, Brisbane (Designed by Lange Powell)
Royal Women's Hospital in Brisbane at the time of its opening, 1938
Advertisement for the Atcherley Private Hotel, Adelaide Street
SGIO Building (now Suncorp Plaza) viewed from Albert street across King George Square
Sheraton Hotel (now Sofitel) over Central Station, Brisbane
State Law Building, Brisbane QLD

Conrad Gargett has designed some of Australia's landmark buildings predominately in Queensland, including the following major architectural projects:[13][14][15]

Completed Firm name Project name Location Award Notes
1890 HW Atkinson Fire Brigade Head Station, Ann & Edward St Brisbane City (Demolished)[16]
1892 Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall Coorparoo (State Heritage Place)[17]
1903 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Linton Street Kangaroo Point (Local Heritage Place)[18]
1906 Brisbane Fruit & Produce Markets, Turbot St Brisbane (Local Heritage Place)[19]
1906 Queensland Brewery (additions) Fortitude Valley [20]
1907 HW Atkinson & Charles McLay Fire Station, Ann & Wharf St Brisbane (Demolished)[2]
1907 Villa Residence "Denila", for FAJ Isles, Jordan Tce Bowen Hills (Local Heritage Place)[21]
1909 Ithaca Town Council Chambers Red Hill (State Heritage Place)[22]
1910 Fitzroy Chambers (renamed Commerce House) Brisbane City [6]:116
1910 McWhirters & Son, Wickham & Warner St Fortitude Valley (State Heritage Place)[23]
1912 Desmond Chambers, Adelaide St Brisbane City (Local Heritage Place)[24]
1918 Church of England Grammar School (Churchie) East Brisbane (Local Heritage Place)
1918 Trades and Labour Hall Brisbane City (Demolished)
1920 Atkinson & Conrad The Southport School Southport
1923 St Paul's Anglican Church and Columbarium East Brisbane (State Heritage Place)[25]
1925 Gordon and Gotch, Adelaide St Brisbane City [26]
1926 Atcherley Private Hotel, Adelaide St Brisbane City (Demolished)
1926 Craigston Apartments, Wickham Tce Spring Hill (State Heritage Place)[27]
1926 Block 2 & Block 3, Royal Brisbane Hospital Herston (Demolished)
1927 Residence and rooms for Dr Hedley Brown Nundah
1927 Masonic Temple, Ann St (designed by Lange Powell) Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[28]
1928 Atkinson, Powell & Conrad St John's Cathedral (abutment wall) Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[29]
1928 National Australia Bank (180 Queen Street) (with A & K Henderson) Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[30]
1929 Brisbane Boys' College Toowong (State Heritage Place)[31]
1929 Lady Lamington Nurses Home (additions), Royal Brisbane Hospital Herston (State Heritage Place)[32]
1930 Royal Women's Hospital, Royal Brisbane Hospital Herston (Demolished)
1930 Tristram's Factory (Tristram's West End Market) West End (Register of the National Estate)[4]
1934 Somerville House Library South Brisbane (State Heritage Place)[33]
1935 Courier-Mail Building (with Meldrum & Turner), Queen St Brisbane City (Demolished)
1935 Finney Isles & Co Building (additions), Queen St (now David Jones) Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[34]
1951 AH Conrad & TBF Gargett South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital (now Princess Alexandra Hospital) Woolloongabba (Demolished)[35]
1953 Cromwell College, University of Queensland St Lucia [36]
1953 Prince Charles Hospital (Sanatorium & Nurses Quarters) Chermside (Sanatorium demolished)[37]
1954 St John's College, University of Queensland St Lucia [36]
1955 MLC (with Bates Smart), Adelaide & Edward St Brisbane City [38]
1958 Women's College, University of Queensland St Lucia [36]
1960 St John's Cathedral (extension to nave) Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[29]
1960 Physiology Lecture Theatres, University of Queensland St Lucia [36]
1961 Commonwealth Bank Building, King George Square Brisbane City [38]
1962 Queensland Newspapers Bowen Hills
1963 Bishopsbourne (Archbishop's Chapel) Hamilton [39]
1963 Sir William MacGregor Building, University of Queensland St Lucia [36]
1965 Head Fire Station, Kemp Place Fortitude Valley [40]
1965 The Age Newspapers Tullamarine, Melbourne
1967 SGIO Offices and Theatre Brisbane City (Demolished; now Suncorp Metway Plaza)[38]
1968 Block 7 & Block 8, Royal Brisbane Hospital Herston [41]
1970 Brisbane Administration Centre and City Plaza Brisbane City (City Plaza demolished)[6]:157
1971 ANZ Head Office, Queen & Creek St Brisbane City
1971 100 George Street, Executive Building (with State Dept. of Works) Brisbane City [6]:157
1972 Central Railway Administration Building, Central Station (with Civil and Civic) Brisbane City [6]:157
1973 Comalco House, George & Ann St (now State Law Building) Brisbane City [38]
1974 National Bank House (formerly Estates House) Brisbane City [38]
1978 Conrad Gargett and Partners National Mutual Centre, Edward & Charlotte St (with Civil and Civic) Brisbane City [6]:157
1981 Santos House and Rowes Arcade, Adelaide St Brisbane City [38]
1981 Queensland Parliament House (conservation with State Dept. of Works) Brisbane City [42]
1982 Sheraton Hotel (now Sofitel), Central Station Brisbane City [38]
1983 The Mansions (conservation), George St Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[43]
1985 Queensland Mapping and Surveying Building Woolloongabba
1989 Commonwealth Bank Head Office, Queen & Edward St Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[42]
1990 St Martin's House (adaptive reuse), St John's Cathedral Precinct Brisbane City (State Heritage Place)[44]
1991 Queensland Newspapers Murarrie [42]
1992 State Law Building (renovation), Ann St Brisbane City [38]
1993 Therapies and Anatomy, University of Queensland St Lucia [36]
1995 Conrad Gargett Brisbane Customs House Brisbane CBD (state heritage place)[45]
1996 Balmoral Water Reserve Brisbane City
1999 Brisbane City Hall Brisbane City (state heritage place)[46]
2000 Australian Catholic University Masterplan Banyo
2000 Spring Hill Baths Brisbane City (state heritage place)[47]
2001 RAAF Base Amberley Redevelopment Amberley
2001 St Stephens Cathedral Brisbane City (state heritage place)[48]
2003 Blackall Woolscour conservation Blackall
  • RAIA Conservation Award (2003)
(state heritage place)[49]
2004 Brisbane City Hall Brisbane City
2004 Combined Mess Facility, RAAF Base Townsville Townsville
2004 Clinical Science Building I Griffith University Brisbane City
2005 State Library of Victoria Redevelopment Melbourne City
2006 St Stephen's Cathedral Precinct Brisbane City
2009 Warroo Shire Hall Warroo (state heritage place)[50]
2009 Barambah Station Barambah
2009 Holy Spirit Seminary, Brisbane Australian Catholic University Banyo
2009 Old Government House Conservation and Adaptation Gardens Point
  • Union of International Architects - Honourable Mention - UIA Prize Friendly Spaces Accessible to All (2014)
 (state heritage place)[51]
2009 Former Wests Furniture Showroom Fortitude Valley
2010 Queen Victoria Building Refurbishment Sydney CBD
2011 Australian Tropical Science Innovation Project Townsville
2012 Harvey's Bistro Fortitude Valley
2013 Emergency Shelter Competition Brisbane City
  • International Young Architects Ideas Awards and Exhibition - First Prize (2013)
2013 BDO Workplace Brisbane
2013 Harrison Grierson Workplace Brisbane
2013 Goddard Building Rooftop Expansion University of Queensland St Lucia
  • AIA Architecture Awards - Queensland Award for Heritage (2015)
  • National Trust Queensland Heritage Awards - David Eades Award (2014)
2013 Mt Isa Hospital Redevelopment Mt Isa
2014 St Stephen's Hospital Hervey Bay
  • Australian Interior Design Awards – Shortlist, Public Buildings (2015)
[52]
2014 Lady Cilento Children's Hospital (with Lyons) South Brisbane
  • AIA Architecture Awards – John Dalton Award for Building of the Year (2015)
  • Design and Health International Academy Awards - Overall Winner - Salutogenic Design Project for Healthcare Environment (2015)
  • World Architecture Festival Building of the Year - Shortlist, Health (2015)
  • Design and Health International Academy Awards - Winner - International Future Health Projects (2013)
[53]
2015 St John Paul II Building Australian Catholic University Banyo
2015 GE Headquarters Springfield
2015 Coorparoo Square Coorparoo
Brian Wilson Chancellery, University of Queensland St Lucia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neale, Douglas (September 2005). "Conrad Gargett Architecture: 12 decades of design". Architecture Australia: 33–4.
  2. 1 2 "A New Firm of Architects.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 5 January 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "St Paul's Anglican Church and Columbarium (entry 602826)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Tristrams West End Market". Australian Heritage Database. Australia: Department of Environment.
  5. ↑ "Nurses' Homes, Royal Brisbane Hospital (including Lady Lamington and Blocks 1 and 2) (entry 600223)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 De Gruchy, Graham (1994). A study of change in the built environment with special reference to urban and architectural design in Brisbane's central business district core and core periphery (PhD thesis). University of Queensland.
  7. ↑ Bleby, Michael (18 January 2014). "How architect firms compete in a consolidating industry". Australian Financial Review.
  8. ↑ "Conrad Gargett Riddel". ArchitectureAU.
  9. ↑ Moody, Ann-Maree (18 January 2014). "Defence buildings: design with a military precision". Australian Financial Review.
  10. 1 2 3 Fraser, Magie. "Robert Riddel, Geoff Cook and David Gole of Riddel Architecture". ArchitectureAU.
  11. ↑ "Ancher Mortlock and Woolley". ArchitectureAU.
  12. 1 2 Architects for the New Millennium. Images Publishing. 2000. ISBN 978-1-86470-079-4.
  13. ↑ "Search". Queensland Heritage Register.
  14. ↑ "Fryer Library Database (Conrad Gargett Collection)" (PDF). Library. University of Queensland.
  15. ↑ "Digital Archive". Queensland Architecture.
  16. ↑ "Brisbane Fire Brigade Station, ca. 1899". John Oxley Library. State Library of Queensland.
  17. ↑ "Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall (entry 602054)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Former Wesley Church and Parsonage". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Brisbane Fruit & Produce Market/Exchange (former)". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "THE QUEENSLAND BREWERY COMPANY.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 9 January 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Residence 'Denila' (former)". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Ithaca Town Council Chambers and Red Hill Kindergarten (former) (entry 602058)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "McWhirters Marketplace (entry 600214)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Desmond Chambers". Brisbane Heritage Register. Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  25. ↑ "St Paul's Anglican Church and Columbarium (entry 602826)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  26. ↑ "No title.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 31 August 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Craigston (entry 600165)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  28. ↑ "Masonic Temple (entry 600074)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  29. 1 2 "St John's Cathedral (entry 600076)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  30. ↑ "National Australia Bank (entry 600141)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  31. ↑ "Brisbane Boys College (entry 600337)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  32. ↑ "Nurses' Homes, Royal Brisbane Hospital (including Lady Lamington and Blocks 1 and 2) (entry 600223)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  33. ↑ "Somerville House (entry 600305)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  34. ↑ "David Jones (entry 600142)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  35. ↑ "Nurses' Quarters at the South Brisbane General Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 1958". John Oxley Library. State Library of Queensland.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moulis, Antony; Wilson, Andrew (2010). University of Queensland Centenary Architecture Campus Map (Map). St Lucia: University of Queensland.
  37. ↑ "NEW T.B. SANATORIUM FOR CHERMSIDE.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954). Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Discover Brisbane architecture (PDF) (Map). Brisbane Modern Magazine. State Library of Queensland.
  39. ↑ "Archbishop's Chapel in Hamilton, Queensland, 1965". John Oxley Library. State Library of Queensland.
  40. ↑ "Metropolitan Fire Brigade Head Station in Brisbane, Queensland, 1964". John Oxley Library. State Library of Queensland.
  41. ↑ "Block 8 of the Royal Brisbane Hospital at Herston, Queensland, 1970". John Oxley Library. State Library of Queensland.
  42. 1 2 3 "Conrad Gargett Riddel History - Conrad Gargett". CGR Architects.
  43. ↑ "The Mansions (entry 600119)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  44. ↑ "St Martin's House (entry 600075)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  45. ↑ "Brisbane Customs House (entry 600156)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  46. ↑ "Brisbane City Hall (entry 600065)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  47. ↑ "Spring Hill Baths (entry 600313)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  48. ↑ "St Stephens Cathedral (entry 600107)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  49. ↑ "Blackall Woolscour". Conrad Gargett. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  50. ↑ "Warroo Shire Hall (entry 602612)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  51. ↑ "Old Government House (entry 600118)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  52. ↑ "St Stephen's Hospital Hervey Bay". St Stephen's Hospital.
  53. ↑ "Conrad Gargett Riddel". Architecture and Design.

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