International City Church
Biscoe Wilson Architects finalised design and documentation of an adaptive reuse project for the International City Church project at Newmarket in 2102, after previously investigating options for their existing under-utilised site in Fortitude Valley. The church required additional space for its expanding community role. We tested the potential for additional development on their site to provide for a 16 storey mixed-use tower incorporating church functions as well as: retail; restaurant; office and residential uses as a vibrant addition to the Fortitude Valley area. A cut-away section allows light to penetrate deep into the building which has a main street and rear lane access.
In 2011 an alternative site was investigated for an adaptive re-use of an existing community club (previously the Italian-Australian Club.) This scheme involves a refurbishment of a three level building (3000sqm) to accommodate the multi-functional facilities of the church as well as an 800 seat auditorium. The proposed adaptive reuse of the existing community building involves raising the upper roof to create a multi-function auditorium to accommodate the church's contemporary service format. The mid level will incorporate a cafe, meeting and function rooms and the ground level will be refurbished as church offices and a Sunday School.
The new auditorium will incorporate state of the art immersive audiovisual technology to provide a memorable experience for the congregation.
Construction commenced late in 2012 and completed in late 2013.
Digital Rendering | Alan Delmas (Newmarket), Robert Biscoe (Ann St)
Architect & Interior Design | Winson Leung, Robert Biscoe, Marion Wilson
Project Manager | Dorsi Choi - AEC
Town Planner | Saunders Havill
Structural Engineer | Farr Engineers
Services Consultant | Interior Engineering
Hydraulics Consultant | H Design