place

Riverside Centre, Brisbane

Eagle Street, BrisbaneHarry Seidler buildingsOffice buildings completed in 1986Office buildings in BrisbaneSkyscraper office buildings in Australia
Skyscrapers in BrisbaneUse Australian English from June 2020
2006 04 12 Riverside
2006 04 12 Riverside

The Riverside Centre is a skyscraper designed by Harry Seidler and located at 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Completed in 1986, it contains 40 storeys and rises 146 m above ground. The building is owned by General Property Trust. The base of the building fronts the Brisbane River with a CityCat wharf, has many cafes and restaurants, and is the site for the Riverside markets on Sundays. The Riverwalk, which links the central business district to suburbs both up and down the Brisbane river was built between the water and the public space surrounding the skyscraper. The open plaza and steps at the tower base is a recommended viewing point for the Riverfire celebrations. The building has been heritage listed and formerly held the Brisbane Stock exchange. Norman Carlberg was the sculptor who collaborated with Seidler on works for the Riverside project.The site was initially a cemetery. It was later occupied by low level buildings attached to wharves.Riparian Plaza, the second major building in Brisbane designed by Seidler, was completed in 2005 and is located near the Riverside Centre. One One One Eagle Street is located between the two buildings.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Riverside Centre, Brisbane (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Riverside Centre, Brisbane
Eagle Street, Brisbane City Brisbane City (Brisbane City)

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Riverside Centre, BrisbaneContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N -27.467174 ° E 153.030163 °
placeShow on map

Address

Riverside Centre

Eagle Street 123
4000 Brisbane City, Brisbane City (Brisbane City)
Queensland, Australia
mapOpen on Google Maps

2006 04 12 Riverside
2006 04 12 Riverside
Share experience

Nearby Places

Riparian Plaza
Riparian Plaza

Riparian Plaza is a 53-storey skyscraper located in the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building stands at 250 m (820 ft) in height to its communications spire and 200 m (660 ft) to its roof. It was Brisbane's tallest building until it was surpassed by Aurora in 2006 and is a particularly iconic building on the Brisbane skyline. It is a mixed use building, with 11 car park levels from the ground up, 25 commercial levels, and 12 residential levels originally housing 50 penthouse apartments. On top of the tower is a 50 m (160 ft) communications spire. A recreation centre including a swimming pool is located on 39th floor, between the commercial and residential sections. The carpark is accessed via a helical annexe. The tower has an open plaza and promenade space totaling 3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft). The upper plaza level contains Madame Wu, an Asian Fusion restaurant. The building was developed by Bloomberg Incorporation Limited with a construction cost of A$130 million. Bloomberg retained ownership of the 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) commercial component and sold off the residential apartments during construction. It is located at 71 Eagle Street, and was the last waterfront vacant block in the Brisbane CBD. Riparian Plaza provided the first, new, premium office space available in the Brisbane CBD for a decade. The building has a total floor area of approximately 55,000 m2 (590,000 sq ft). Brisbane Square completed in 2006, was the next major office building constructed in Brisbane.

Central Plaza 1, Brisbane
Central Plaza 1, Brisbane

Central Plaza One a skyscraper in the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, was designed by renowned Japanese architect Kurokawa Kisho. The height of the tower is 174 m (571 ft) and it contains 44 floors.Construction was completed in 1988 and it became synonymous with Australian Bicentenary and World Expo '88 Brisbane. It is located at 345 Queen Street on the corner of Creek Street in the Brisbane central business district. The building is owned by Industry Superannuation Property Trust, who bought the building for $385 million.At the time of its completion it was the tallest building in Brisbane, holding this title until Riparian Plaza's completion in 2005.Located next to Central Plaza One is a smaller version of the tower with a similar design, Central Plaza Two, which has a height of 110 m. In 2008, Central Plaza Three was built to 57 metres, completing the Central Plaza Complex. Central Plaza One has a unique window cleaning mechanism in which a section at the top of the building rotates, allowing for the suspension of outdoor window cleaners.Plush foyers, a striking facade and the integration of advanced technology systems have resulted in the structure being described as one of the most iconic in Australia.AAMI Insurance signs located outside and on top of the building as well as retail branch on the bottom floor had resulted in Central Plaza 1 being nicknamed the AAMI Building. However the centre has since gone under management by JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) and now displays their signs on top and on the ground levels of Central Plaza 1.