With the Brisbane river within view, in a leafy area with lots of cafés, bars, restaurants and around 300 days of sunshine a year, it’s no surprise that the Lonely Planet travel guide recently called Newstead one of the hippest neighbourhoods in Australia. It’s just a stone’s throw away from the town centre, making it a very popular place to work. This was a good enough reason for Wilkhahn to look for suitable options as a showroom there.
And they struck lucky at 17 Byres Street. The new building, planned by local firm Cavill Architects (in collaboration with Hogg & Lamb), is an ideal place to showcase Wilkhahn furniture perfectly. The three-storey, bright white building with its spacious atrium, light-flooded interior and subtle sun protection solutions, which lend the facade structure, is an impressive sight. For the interior, Outline Design Office, which is also located in Brisbane, created a boutique workspace for Wilkhahn on the second floor with lots of different usage options because the space isn’t just occupied by a showroom but by a co-working space too.