Yuggera
Queensland
Brisbane
The adaptive reuse of 93 Edward Street revitalizes a prominent Brisbane CBD corner. Preserving the building’s heritage while incorporating contemporary design, the project creates a sustainable and valuable addition to the city. Mary & Edward offers premium, design-focused and flexible spaces for commercial and hospitality tenants, catering to modern businesses and visitors. The design balances preserving the building’s original character with enhancing functionality, accessibility, and sustainability. Restored visual connections and entries to the lower ground floor and laneway improve the public realm and connects to the soon to be enhanced Mary Street corridor. This project sets a new benchmark for adaptive reuse by seamlessly integrating heritage preservation, timeless design, and sustainability.
Mary and Edward exemplifies the value of heritage adaptation for the commercial property market. Through the adaptive reuse of 93 Edward Street, the design preserves Brisbane’s architectural legacy while creating new hospitality and commercial offerings that meet contemporary building and accessibility standards. Layers of insignificant building fabric have been removed to reveal the building’s history, while new contemporary elements such as angled awnings and refurbished entryways enhance and enrich the character of the building. O’Neill Architecture has collaborated successfully with their client to revitalise this key urban corner, establishing a catalyst for future activity and regeneration within this historic city precinct.
Andrew Kimmins, Design Architect
Ylva Reddy, Senior Architect (Registered Sweden)
Josh Nicholson, Architectural Technician
Bettina Calvo, Architectural Technician
Shireen Hoffmann, Head of Interior Design
Ellie Shafiee, Architectural Technician
Urbis, Heritage Consultant
Mackie Consultants, Certification
E-Lab, Fire Engineer
E-Lab, Acoustic Consultant
Renovo, Structural Engineer
Lucid, Services Consultant
Blueprint, Wayfinding and Signage