A $74 million civic and cultural precinct for the NSW-ACT border town of Queanbeyan, designed by Cox Architecture, has been given the green light.
To be built on the site of the former council administration building, the precinct is described as a “catalyst” for the transformation of the CBD.
It will be the head office for the council and include a library, lettable commercial offices and offices for the NSW government.
Queanbeyan-Palerang mayor Tim Overall said the precinct would have a strong focus on community and cultural uses, with “more than 40 percent of the precinct comprising community spaces, gallery linkages to The Q [Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre] and Bicentennial Hall, new basement parking and public domain.”
The Southern Regional Planning Panel approved the development application on 2 December.
The Queanbeyan civic and cultural precinct designed by Cox Architecture.
Image: Cox Architecture
“This is a significant milestone for this project and one that I am very pleased to see occur,” said Overall.
“The QCCP has been subject to extensive planning and community engagement and will have a lasting impact on the Queanbeyan CBD.”
Cox Architecture has designed the precinct alongside landscape architect Arcadia Landscape Architecture.
The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council called tenders for the final design and construction of the QCCP in early November and expects to award the tender in early 2021, with construction to start soon after.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
