Centre for Children’s Health Research

We designed this state-of-the-art centre to inspire university and hospital research teams and advance their work tackling some of the biggest challenges in children’s health. 

For the first time, paediatric research talent from the Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland and Children’s Health Services are together under one roof in a highly flexible, fit-for-purpose knowledge hub and workplace. 

The design promotes daily interaction and knowledge sharing among more than 400 researchers, especially in the communal zones stacked vertically within the building’s atrium. 

Client

Centre for Children’s Health Research, Queensland Health

Location

Yuggera and Turrbal Country
Brisbane, Australia

Status

Completed

Year

2015

Scale

14,900sqm

Design team

Mark Roehrs, Mark Craig, John Irvine, Mac Young, Lucy O’Driscoll, Allison Hortz

Photographer

Christopher Frederick Jones
5 national awards
>400 researchers together in one place
>7.7K sqm Labs, pathology areas, workplace – and more

This building makes it a joy to come to work… It has inspired me to come up with some of the best research ideas in my career.”

Dr Zephanie Tyack (UQ) Research Fellow, Children’s Burns and Trauma Research
  • 2016 Australia Institute of Architects (Queensland) Awards – G.H.M Addison Award for Interior Architecture
  • 2016 Australia Institute of Architects (Queensland) Awards – State Award for Commercial Architecture
  • 2016 Australian Institute of Architects (Brisbane) Awards – Regional Commendation for Commercial Architecture
  • 2016 Australian Institute of Architects (Brisbane) Awards – Regional Commendation for Interior Architecture