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Queensland Architecture: Buildings

Key contemporary Australian architectural developments in QLD. Contemporary built environment designs news.

post updated 9 November 2025

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20 October 2025
New Farm Hanging Garden House in Brisbane
Architects: FOLAR Architecture & Interior Design

3 March 2025
Cypres House, Bilinga, Gold Coast, Queensland
Design: Shane Denman Architects

18 February 2025
Highvale House, Highvale, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland
Design: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture

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Queensland Architecture Designs

Recent Queensland Building Designs 2024

5 October 2024
Blok Peregian House, Queensland
Design: Blok Modular

photo : Christopher Frederick Jones

3 October 2024
Blok Point Lookout, Queensland
Design: Blok Modular

photo : Christopher Frederick Jones

26 February 2024
Cocobrew Express Drive Thru, Yeppoon, Queensland
Architects: Design+Architecture

photo : Cam Murchison
Cocobrew Express, on the outskirts of Yeppoon, Queensland, seeks to subvert the traditional Drive Thru typology whilst enhancing amenity for motorists and pedestrians alike. The Drive Thru is a familiar building typology in Central Queensland.

16 February 2024
Island Point Residence, Queensland, Australia
Design: TPG Architects

22 January 2024
Cairns Hockey Park, North Queensland
Architecture: TPG Architects

photo : Andrew Watson Photography
The Cairns Hockey Park was designed following a consultation-led masterplanning process, a centrally located bifurcated grandstand was identified as the linchpin. Linking the Reef and Rainforest hockey pitches, this facility is envisioned as a multipurpose hub for spectator seating, outdoor gathering, clubhouse bar and kiosk.

4 February 2024
Marcus Beach House, Shire of Noosa, Queensland
Design: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture

photo : Cathy Schusler

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We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Queensland Buildings, Australia. We aim to include contemporary building projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Queensland.

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QLD Property Designs

Recent Queensland Building Designs from 2013 to 2023

15 September 2023
Indooroopilly Residence, Queensland
Design: REFRESH*DESIGN

photo : Christopher Fredrick Jones

30 June 2023
Elanora Residence, Mooloolaba, Queensland
Architecture: Reitsma & Associates

photography : Jordan Lew, Isaac Stott, Reitsma & Associates and Ravens At Odds

3 May 2023
Buderim House, Sunshine Coast, Queensland Home
Design: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture

photo : Toby Scott

27 Apr 2023
Australis House, Queensland
Design: Sealand

photography : David Chatfield and Emma Bourne

27 Apr 2023
Mermaid Quay House, Noosa, Sunshine Coast, southern Queensland
Design: Type Architecture

photo : Mitchell Kemp

28 Feb 2023
House 9D, Gold Coast, Queensland
Architecture: Mi Design Studio

photography : Cam Murchison, May Photography and Villa Styling
The House 9D is a perfect example of how architecture not only creates a home, but also shape communities for the better.

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11 June 2022
Black Betty House, Brisbane, Queensland
Architects: Studio 15b

photo : Angus Martin

12 Apr 2022
Newman Catholic College, Cairns
Architecture: TPG Architects

photograph : Andrew Watson Photography
Serving the continuing growth of Cairns’ Northern beaches, Newman Catholic Secondary College will be hosted on James Cook University’s Smithfield Campus with a proposed opening in 2022. This school, set to be the first Catholic secondary school on a university campus in Australia, will be a vertical college built over four levels.

11 Apr 2022
Bulmba-ja Centre of Contemporary Art, North Queensland
Architecture: TPG Architects

photograph : Andrew Watson Photography
The new Bulmba-ja Centre of Contemporary Art celebrating Indigenous arts in Far North Queensland called for a welcoming public building to showcase the unique stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Existing tenants and start-up Indigenous organisations sought open and flexible spaces to grow, share knowledge and resources.

7 Apr 2022
Buchan Point Residence, Palm Cove Queensland
Architecture: TPG Architects

photo : Andrew Watson Photography
This luxury Palm Cove residence cantilevers from a prime elevated block – the property is designed to provide 270 degree ocean views from every room. Balconies and outdoor areas are provided for each of the four bedrooms. A 1200 bottle wine cellar and tasting room are bermed into the cool of the earth on the basement level, and the residence includes a home gym and three bathrooms.

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11 Oct 2021
Carrina Heights Property, Brisbane
Architects: dion seminara architecture

photograph : Mark Cranitch
This Carina Heights home renovation aimed to update and modernise the existing home. Taking approximately four months, dion seminara architecture reconstructed the deck on the first floor, expanded the existing deck at the rear of the property and installed new balustrading throughout.

3 Sep 2021
Anne Street Garden Villas, Southport Qld, Gold Coast
Architects: Anna O’Gorman Architect

photograph : Christopher Frederick Jones
Anne Street Garden Villas is a series of 7 social housing dwellings in Southport on the Gold Coast. The design was informed by ideas from our Density and Diversity Done Well Open Idea Competition entry, as well as stakeholder workshops and local social housing design reviews.

17 Jun 2021
The Bird Cage, Noosa Queensland
Design: Tim Ditchfield Architects

photo © Scott Burrows
A slice of land looking north across the Noosa River to a tree-lined beach on the far shore sets the program for a building which levers u-shaped planning to foster appreciation for the estuary’s activity. The built form of The Bird Cage pivots around a neat square of manicured lawn which motivates the owners and their guests to forgo footwear and downshift to match pace with life on the river.

27 Jun 2021
Sea Deck House, Noosa Heads Queensland
Design: Tim Ditchfield Architects

photo : Scott Burrows
This is a family home in Queensland located on a view-abundant, beachside site. The design captures ocean views from each of its three levels it terraces down the slope.

9 Mar 2021
Black Ribbon House, Brisbane Property
Architecture: Studio 15b

photo : Angus Martin
This one hundred year old Queenslander home was last seriously renovated in the 1970s and was in much need of expansion for this growing family. The clients had lived in the home for many years, so knew the house and site well.

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4 Mar 2020
JCU Central Plaza in Townsville, Queensland

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6 Nov 2019
Longfellow Terraces in Brisbane, Queensland

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7 Apr 2018
Dining Precinct at Oasis Shopping Centre at Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland
Architects: The Buchan Group

image courtesy of architecture practice

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7 Aug 2013
Southbank on Victoria Apartments, Rockhampton
Design: The Buchan Group

image from architects practice
The property market in Rockhampton is on track for a significant boost, with a $24 m waterfront residential complex on track for completion by late 2014, the first owner/occupier waterfront apartment block to be built in the area since the GFC. Located on the prestigious waterfront Victoria Parade, the ten-storey development consists of 55 apartments, including 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units, and will set the standard for future developments along Rockhampton’s riverfront.