Daisho Group, the Japanese developer, has recently broken ground on a multi-million dollar office tower in Brisbane, the capital city in the Australian state of Queensland.
According to a report published in Architecture and Design, the new 34-storey commercial project will be the first speculative high-rise tower on the city’s skyline since the beginning of the global financial crisis. Colliers International and Knight Frank are involved with the project as its leasing agents.
Yasuo Iwasaki, Daisho Group’s general manager, said, “As Watpac begins principal construction works, local and interstate companies are showing keen interest in becoming tenants of 180 Brisbane when it is completed in late 2015. These include mining and resource companies, professional service firms and others looking to establish or expand their presence in the Brisbane CBD.”
The new building, which will be situated at 180 Ann Street, was designed by Crone Partners. Approximately 630,000 square feet of space will be available to tenants, including ground floor retail, a food court, and basement parking.
Tenants will have access to a number of first class amenities, including direct escalator access off Ann Street and plenty of meeting rooms and lounge spaces. The building will also feature secured bicycle storage and changing rooms for joggers and cyclists, as well as locker rooms and showers.
The new building will be noteworthy due to the river-shaped graphic which will be wrapped around the building’s facade.
The building’s environmentally sustainable design features include increased levels of fresh air, creative use of glass to maximize natural light inside the building, and lower amounts of water and energy consumption.
Daisho is an international property development firm. The company was founded in 1986 and has offices in Malaysia and Brisbane. It currently has a portfolio of properties valued at more than $1.5 billion.
