Sector: Adaptive Reuse

Invercargill Central has been shortlisted for the 2024 Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects’ Southern Region awards. Shortlisted in the Commercial Architecture category, Invercargill Central is an ambitious city centre block redevelopment on the South Island of New Zealand. Designed by Buchan, the expansive 15,137 sqm site has been transformed into a cohesive, masterplanned […]

Locomotive Workshop South Eveleigh has made it onto the Prix Versailles’ list of the ‘World’s Most Beautiful’ projects after being awarded the prestigious Prix Versailles 2023 for South Asia and the Pacific (Shopping Malls category). Buchan is proud to be a collaboration partner on this incredible Mirvac project with Sissons Architects, Mirvac Design and Curio […]

The brief for the competition was twofold; one, develop an adaptive reuse design that can theoretically achieve Full Certification under version 4.0 of the Living Building Challenge; and two, in doing so, design a facility that provides the local residents and broader catchment area with the community services they need. The outcome needed to demonstrate […]

The transformational redevelopment of a CBD block in the New Zealand regional city of Invercargill has brought people back to the city centre and boosted economic growth. Invercargill Central, designed by global firm Buchan, is an ambitious project that occupies an expansive 15,137 sqm city centre block bordered by active streets on four sides. The […]

Every nuance and aesthetic subtlety contributes to the centre’s destinational quality. The centre is a seven-level vertical space that seamlessly integrates existing heritage facades with new buildings and extensive glazed features. Users are at the core of the design. Retail principles are applied to the building footprint and defined and located entrances to follow the […]

Locomotive Workshop has been awarded Best Heritage Development at the 2023 Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Awards tonight. The award recognises the revitalisation of the iconic Locomotive Workshop has delivered a unique new workplace, culture and heritage hub for Sydney. Congratulations to Mirvac, Mirvac Design, Sissons Architects, Buchan, and Curio Projects on this […]

Melbourne projects that speak to the power of collective, adaptive and responsive design will be open to the public during ‘Open House Melbourne’ in July. This year’s theme ‘Collective City’ asks how we will reinvent, re-purpose and adapt our city to live better together. On Saturday 29 July Buchan will open the doors to the […]

Locomotive Workshop has received a Heritage Commendation and a Commercial Commendation at the 2023 NSW Architecture Awards, which celebrate design excellence in architecture across the state. Sissons Architects with Buchan and Mirvac Design, and Curio Projects, collaborated to transform Locomotive Workshop from an Industrial-era building into a captivating multi-use commercial and community precinct that honours […]

A transformational adaptive reuse has converted an Adelaide warehouse and two adjacent buildings owned by Peregrine Corporation into a bright and welcoming company headquarters, with architecture and interior design by global design firm Buchan. Buchan project leader Valerie Mack says the project unites Peregrine’s employees in a connected workplace designed to support wellbeing, boost productivity […]

This inner-city site encapsulates eight separate buildings of different eras on an entire block, uniquely placed at the intersection of Melbourne’s primary shopping street, Bourke Street Mall, and the city’s north-south retail laneway network. Bounded by the confluence of the four public street interfaces, all differing in character and function, Buchan’s design creates high value […]