QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
The QIMR is one of Queensland’s premier research institutes with an international reputation. The new building is a focal centrepiece and the new entrance for the QIMR. It links the three existing QIMR buildings to become one identifiable entity.
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Traditional Owners
Turrbal and JageraCollaborators
Wilson Architects + Donovan Hill Architects in AssociationCompleted
2012Key Personnel
John Thong, Michael Hartwich, Hamilton Wilson, Sophie Lorenz, Daniel Tsang, Michael Herse, Nick Lorenz
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
HERSTON, BRISBANE
The building design provides a high quality work environment and maximises interaction between all of the building occupants.
It accommodates a further 400 research scientists and support staff to bring the total capacity of the QIMR to almost 1200 people.
The world-class laboratory facilities are flexible spaces with the infrastructure capabilities to adapt to new technologies and emerging trends in scientific research practice and cope with changes in legislation and standards.
The facilitation of the briefing with the various stakeholders was undertaken by Wilson Architects and involved an iterative and collaborative working relationship that has spanned over six years and is ongoing through to this day.
Many of the decisions that were formulated through these workshop processes were based upon the precedence of the QIMR Clive Berghofer Cancer Research Centre, which was completed by Wilson Architects in 2000, and sought to improve on the laboratory systems in place a decade ago. Wilson Architects prepared the brief for this building back in 1998-1999, and it formed the basis for the subsequent developments at QIMR.
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Awards for Architectural + Landscape Services
2013 Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Public Service Delivery – TRI & BPA awarded Highly Commended for Growing and developing Queensland’s future
2013 AIA National Architecture Award Public Architecture
2013 AIA National Architecture Award Interior Architecture
2013 AIA FDG Stanley Award for Public Architecture
2013 AIA GHM Addison Award for Interior Architecture
2013 AIA QLD State Commendation for Sustainable Architecture
Shortlist for 2013 World Architecture Festival, Higher Education category
2013 IDEA (Interior Design Excellence Awards), Highly Commended Public Space
2013 Horbury Hunt Think Brick Award for Urban Design & Landscape
2013 Australian Interior Design Awards: Best of State QLD Commercial Design
2013 Australian Interior Design Awards: Highly Commended Pubic Design
2013 Australian Timber Design Awards, Best Northern Region (Qld & NT)
2013 AIQS Infinite Value Awards - Architectural Excellence Award
2013 AIQS Infinite Value Awards - Project of the Year Award
2013 Engineering Excellence Award QLD Winner, Building Services (awarded to Aurecon, Multitech Solutions, Opus, Hawkins Jenkins Ross)
2013 IES Qld Lighting Society Award for Excellence
2013 AIA John Dalton Award for Building of the Year
2013 AIA Brisbane Regional Commendation Public Architecture
2013 AIA Brisbane Regional Commendation Interior Architecture
2013 AIA Brisbane Regional Commendation Sustainable Architecture
