{"id":42069,"date":"2026-07-01T06:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/42069\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T06:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:34:11","slug":"zephyr-plots-18-storey-banksia-tower-for-brisbanes-kangaroo-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/42069\/","title":{"rendered":"Zephyr Plots 18-Storey \u2018Banksia\u2019 Tower for Brisbane\u2019s Kangaroo Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

Builder-developer Zephyr Group Queensland has pitched plans for an 18-storey residential tower for Brisbane\u2019s inner-city Kangaroo Point.<\/p>\n

The proposal dubbed Banksia is its second collaboration with Joe Adsett Architects, with a design inspired by its namesake native flora and integrating a 19th-century miner\u2019s cottage.<\/p>\n

Earmarked for a 1175sq m site at 127-133 Lambert Street and 30 Shafston Avenue, it would deliver 64 high-end apartments.<\/p>\n

The evenly split mix of 32 two-bedroom and 32 three-bedroom units would sit above three basement levels and a highly permeable ground level featuring the heritage-listed Alpha Cottage adaptively reused as a manager\u2019s office, mail room, and resident hub.<\/p>\n

As well, the scheme integrates 1071sq m of communal open space\u2014capped by a rooftop recreation terrace with a pool, private dining area, cinema, hot and cold spas, dedicated work-from-home spaces and a gym.<\/p>\n

Parking space for 103 cars would be provided across basement and ground levels.<\/p>\n

\"Renderings\u25b2 Renderings of the 18-storey residential tower proposed for 127-133 Lambert Street and 30 Shafston Avenue, Kangaroo Point. <\/p>\n

\u201cJoe Adsett\u2019s vision brings together architecture, landscape and heritage in a way that feels deeply connected to Kangaroo Point, while creating a distinctive new addition to Brisbane\u2019s skyline,\u201d Zephyr Group managing director Shane Winterton said.<\/p>\n

Central to tower design is its biophilic facade, which eschews rigid lines in favour of undulating slab edges, deep private balconies, and cascading native greenery that replicate the textured layers of the indigenous banksia flora.<\/p>\n

The extensive on-site landscaping\u2014totalling 56 per cent of the site area\u2014not only anchors the structure within its subtropical environment but also softens the arterial Shafston Avenue streetscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed development\u2026is an architectural dialogue between the historic character of Brisbane\u2019s inner South and the organic beauty of the Australian landscape,\u201d a design statement said.<\/p>\n

\"A\u25b2 A rendering of the heritage-listed 19th century miner\u2019s cottage to be integrated into the project and adaptively re-used.<\/p>\n

\u201cPositioned to capture sweeping vistas of the Brisbane River and the city skyline, Banksia is designed as a landmark of sophisticated living that honours both its environment and its history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration of the existing heritage-listed miners cottage\u2026creates a meaningful connection between the old and the new.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis relationship is highlighted by an impressive architectural cantilever that works with the heritage roof line, providing a protective and dramatic gesture that bridges two distinct eras of design.<\/p>\n

\"Renderings\u25b2 Renderings of Zephyr Group\u2019s proposed Banksia tower comprising 64 high-end apartments and more than 1000sq m of communal open space.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tower\u2019s identity is defined by its feature facade, drawing direct inspiration from the banksia wildflower.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese organic forms feature elegant downturns that create a rippling effect along the slab edges, transforming the structure into a cascading vertical forest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zephyr Group previously team with Joe Adset Architects on its Palais Bulimba project, a boutique riverfront development nearing sell-out of its 13 apartments across two buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Builder-developer Zephyr Group Queensland has pitched plans for an 18-storey residential tower for Brisbane\u2019s inner-city Kangaroo Point. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[99,6154,7874,2975],"class_list":["post-42069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brisbane","tag-brisbane","tag-project","tag-project-announcement","tag-residential"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}