Bates Smart has designed 3 new multistorey developments in Sydney and Brisbane. These buildings have set a new benchmark for student accommodation where students enjoy high levels of residential amenity and access to extensive communal facilities set within a sub-tropical garden.


Pattern, texture and colour provide an animated architecture that enriches its surroundings and expresses the vitality of student life. The entry off Mary Street (Brisbane) opens into a large open-plan lobby space accommodating a student lounge, study areas and reception. Within the lobby a generous double-height space opens out to a lush, vertical sub-tropical garden.


| Project name: | IGLU Student Accommodation |
| Location: | Brisbane |
| Photographer: | Brett Boardman |
| Architect: | Bates Smart |
| Range: | Tretford Custom Rugs |
| Colours: | Charcoal, Heather, Burnt Orange, Tundra, Orange Squash, Wild Rice, Burgundy, Silver Birch |