Port Office Headquarters, Brisbane

The ‘Green Star’ headquarters for the Port of Brisbane features award-winning environmental initiatives including onsite storm water recycling into swales, permeable paving and an internal rainforest atrium. The site was remediated and all fill used to create a dramatic mound of Casuarinas which encircle the precinct. Native plants feature throughout the low maintenance gardens. A fountain fronting a cone-like bromeliad garden forms the entry focus. The car court features patterning of concentric circles with Livistona Palms transplanted from a nearby port site.