Brisbane Arcade
 Queen Street Mall entrance of Brisbane Arcade. |
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| Location | Queen Street Mall |
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| Coordinates | 27°28′08″S 153°01′31″E / 27.468942°S 153.025331°ECoordinates: 27°28′08″S 153°01′31″E / 27.468942°S 153.025331°E |
| Address | 160 Queen Street Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Architect | Richard Gailey, Jr. |
| No. of stores and services | 50[1] |
| Website | brisbanearcade.com.au |
Brisbane Arcade is a shopping arcade located between the Queen Street Mall and Adelaide Street in the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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History [edit]
Brisbane Arcade was built in 1923 for Dr James Mayne, and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne. It was designed by Richard Gailey, Jr. (the son of architect Richard Gailey),[2] and constructed at a cost of £70,000, with the Queen Street section built by J. & E.L. Rees, and the Adelaide Street section completed by Forsyth and Speering.[3][4] Construction was completed in the same year and the arcade was subsequently opened in 1924.[5]
Since the deaths of James Mayne in 1939, and Mary Mayne in 1940, Brisbane Arcade has been operated by a board of trustees acting on behalf of their estates, with operating proceeds benefiting the University of Queensland School of Medicine.[4][6][7] McGees Property manages the arcade on behalf of the board of trustees.[7][8]
On 5 February 1952, the Johnstone Gallery was opened in a former bomb shelter under Brisbane Arcade, where it remained until closing on 19 December 1957 in order to relocate to Bowen Hills.[9]
Brisbane Arcade was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[4]
Design [edit]
Exterior [edit]
Brisbane Arcade has two frontages; one on the Queen Street Mall, and one on Adelaide Street. Both facades are three-storeys high and five window bays across, have central entrances, feature the name 'Brisbane Arcade' in raised lettering, are of face brickwork with cement dressings, and use plain classical details.[4]
The Queen Street Mall facade has triangular classical pediments at parapet level above each end window bay.[4] These end bays are separated by flanking brick pilasters, and have cantilevered balconies on both levels with wrought iron railings consisting of vertical balustrading.[4] The openings contain timber framed multi-paned windows and french doors which open onto the balconies.[4] Ornate floral mouldings are situated on the pilasters to either side of the upper level openings.[4] A deep bracketed cornice runs between the base of the pediments separating the parapet from the remainder of the facade.[4] The parapet has raised sections at each end and in the centre.[4]
The Adelaide Street facade has a similar arrangement of openings, but has arched windows in the end bays of the top floor with keystones that extend to the cornice line.[4] A similar cornice occurs above all the other window openings as sun hoods.[4] Cantilevered balconies occur only on the first floor level at each end and in the centre.[4] These have wrought iron railings with diagonal balustrading.[4]
The roof structure above the arcade consists of lightweight exposed steel trusses, and natural light is allowed into the space through clerestory windows on each side.[4]
Interior [edit]
Although both frontages of the building are three-storied, this three-storey section extends only part of the way into the building from either end, and is linked by the two storey arcade.[4] The central space has a void running the length of the arcade, crossed by a central walkway leading to the galleries on each side.[4] The upper level is accessed by stairs at each end which retain their original terrazzo finishes.[4] The arcade features art work from the hosting of Brisbane's World Expo '88, namely, "Mirage" by Swiss-Israeli artist Gidon Graetz.
Gallery [edit]
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Inside the Brisbane Arcade
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Gidon Graetz' work 'Mirage' at the centre of the Arcade
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Roses Cafe at the Gallery level of the Arcade
References [edit]
- ^ "Directory". Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Brisbane Arcade". MustDoBrisbane.com. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "Brisbane Buildings". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 13 November 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. "Brisbane Arcade". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ McGees Property. "Stunning Heritage Brisbane Arcade". McGees Property. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ "History". Brisbane Arcade. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Brisbane Arcade turns 85". Brisbane Marketing Pty Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Calligeros, Marissa (19 October 2012). "Former chocolate shop a sweet vacancy". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Martin-Chew, Louise. "Johnstone, Brian William Wallace (1920–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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