Sector: Civic

The $21.8 million facility designed by Buchan spans 2,500 square metres across three storeys and contains more than 30,000 new books and resources, along with a children’s story time area, outdoor terraces and multipurpose and creative spaces. The library’s expressive facade is punctuated by playful circular windows which represent many individuals coming together and is […]

Sydney’s heritage-listed South Eveleigh Locomotive Workshop has been transformed from an Industrial-era building into a captivating multi-use commercial and community precinct that honours the site’s rich history. The revitalisation includes large public and exhibition spaces, a specialty grocer, eateries, gym and education facilities, and the original blacksmith forge, in full working order. The inner-Sydney Workshop […]

Buchan’s pavilion and exhibition design harnesses Australia’s unique, natural beauty as a canvas for sharing our stories and culture. The pavilion’s form is an abstraction of a eucalyptus gumnut. The ubiquitous eucalyptus tree, with its myriad shapes and colours, is symbolic of the diversity and resilience of Australian people. In and around the pavilion, the […]

An ultra-luxury precinct, GURNER™ has partnered with renowned architects and designers to reinvigorate the 1.9-hectare site in South Yarra, and deliver an iconic, premium experience for both residents and visitors alike. This ambitious $2.75 billion mixed-use development will seamlessly blend commercial, retail, hospitality, and residential spaces, including two hotels, ultra-luxury residential towers, and a reimagined […]
Taking Country to the world – Buchan’s sensory design for the Australia Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka


The new Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library and Community Hub design story will feature during Geelong Design Week in November. Buchan Principal Aleksander Borek will join Corrina Eccles – Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Vanessa Schernickau – Geelong Regional Library Corporation and David McCartney, City of Greater Geelong for a conversation guided by Marsha Uppill – […]

Buchan has been integral to the ambitious redevelopment of Invercargill’s retail heart, bringing to life the vision brought about by the Southland regional development strategy in 2016 to re-vitalise and regenerate the CBD of Invercargill. The unprecedented redevelopment covering almost an entire central city block will see the urban fabric of the Invercargill CBD reimagined […]

A significant milestone has been reached with Stockwell’s lodgement of a Development Application for a new mixed-use village precinct in the heart of Noosaville. Buchan is the design lead for the proposed Noosa Civic Mixed Use Village precinct and refurbishment of the existing Noosa Civic shopping centre; part of the broader Noosa Business Centre masterplan […]

The characterful fabrication shed, which dates to World War Two, will become the community heart and establish a strong identity for the precinct. The design respects the shed’s existing form, proportions and materials. The main entry faces north towards the river and accentuates the shed’s distinctive, stepped contour. Openings in the facade reveal the internal […]