Wrapping up 2022

The Mill at Moreton Bay

2022 has been an exciting year for The Mill at Moreton Bay. Consolidating the collaborative efforts of Archipelago , City of Moreton Bay , Millovate - The Mill at Moreton Bay and various development stakeholders, the concept master plan has progressed significantly as the master plan vision has continued to successfully attract significant development interest.

The Mill at Moreton Bay is underpinned by a world class polycentric city vision, co-created and authored by Archipelago. The mixed use master plan will realise new forms of sustainable development, leveraging the site’s natural attributes and associated development opportunity. Anchored and connected by major transport infrastructure, bounded to the east by an extensive riparian river and lakes corridor, The Mill at Moreton Bay will provide an enviable living and lifestyle offer required to attract key knowledge workers to this important project for the Region.

This project will emerge as one of Queensland's most important Priority Development Areas.?

Aura, Sunshine Coast

Our ongoing work for Stockland ’s Aura development further demonstrates our team’s commitment to long term city making projects. During 2022 we worked with Stockland to develop their vision for?Aura City Centre. Underpinned by a robust, mixed use precinct plan, the city centre presents the opportunity to attract significant development investment and grow Aura’s residential population through the execution of a compelling and distinctive retail activation and public realm strategy.

?Occupying a key catalytic corner of the city centre frame,?Aura Central Urban Village?will offer further housing diversity within Aura and demonstrate density and diversity done well. Archipelago has collaborated with Stockland over the past 3 years to develop the master plan vision for the Urban Village, which will see 600 additional terrace homes and apartments delivered within the city centre. The value proposition for the master plan is structured around a rich green open space ecosystem and a high quality, people-focused urban street network.

Parkside Yeronga

Parkside Yeronga sees the translation of ideas and integrity in thinking from master plan into built form.?Breaking ground in early 2023,?the master planned mixed use development will be an inclusive community-focused project with an innovative public realm on an existing urban redevelopment site.

Supporting the wider community will be a health focused commercial building (5,400 sqm NLA) along with a new community centre, the first projects to be constructed on site next year.?

The unique combination of proponents within Parkside Yeronga will ensure diversity and choice of residential offerings, this will be a neighborhood that welcomes all.

Ashgrove Urban Village

Delivered earlier in 2022, the revitalisation to the?West Ashgrove Urban Village?enhances the amenity, connection and safety for locals and visitors, and increases the community’s sense of place and pride in the precinct.

The project explores the potential of reclaiming public realm space by narrowing road lanes, relocating power poles, introducing a bus jump and adjusting traffic sequences to remove traffic lanes.?Archipelago was both the lead designer and principal consultant, managing a full engineering and quantity surveying team.?

Our designs were praised by Brisbane City Council and the local community for their inventiveness and lateral thinking.

our talented team grew by 63% and included...

(L to R): Daniel Loo, James Russell, Koko, Julie Hardie, Phil Mackenzie, Ginnie Lee , Peter Richards , Jessica Garlick , Jakob Baumann, Nicola Borgert , Peter Edwards , Danni'elle Jenkins , Josh Spillane , Hannah Haysom , Daniel Cocker , Mark Haysom , Maia Cavendish , Erin Pedersen , Nick Ovens and Dominic Powell .

and perhaps the biggest news of 2022...?

we have moved!

Archipelago is now located in the heart of the Brisbane CBD on the mezzanine floor of the heritage-listed Bank of New South Wales building located at 33 Queen Street.?

Please note our studio will be closed from Friday 23rd December 2022, reopening on Monday 9th January 2023. Watch this space for exciting announcements in the next year!

We wish our clients, collaborators and friends a wonderful festive season.?