Santos Place is a 6 Star Green Star office building in

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. Construction began in 2007 and was completed in 2009. It was formerly known as Northbridge before major Australian oil and gas exploration production company

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bought naming rights for the building in January 2009. Santos occupies eight levels.

Location

Alongside 400 George and 275 George St, Santos Place forms part of the North Quarter Precinct in Brisbane's CBD. A major feature of the building is its direct link with the

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which extends over the

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to the Gallery of Modern Art and

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cultural precinct. The building is near central

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links such as the

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as well as Brisbane's Busway with access at

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and

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. The building is also close to major shopping precincts such as

, Wintergarden and Elizabeth Street all of which feature

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s, and

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Design

Santos Place was designed by Donovan Hill Architect, and constructed by

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(in a Design & Construct procurement method). The total cost of the building's construction is A$270 million and it provides 33 000 m2 of floor area. Santos Place is Australia's largest building to receive a 6 star

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design rating. It features

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measures such as "high performance double glazing, substantial external sun shading, state of the art ventilation and an energy-efficient gas-powered trigeneration system". Sensored lighting switches off automatically if no movement is detected after five minutes. Rainwater is collected on the roof and stored in tanks on the top of the building. Construction of the building was done with 20% recycled concrete and 90% recycled steel. It includes a two-level gymnasium and 280 secured basement bicycle parks.

References

External links

Santos Place: Media Centre
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Design

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