The Construction Source Australia

Cottee Parker Architects | 7 Their work on the Brookwater Woolworths, for example, recently earned them a spot as a finalist for the 2013 UDIA Queensland Retail / Commercial Award. It was also the winner in the 2013 Property Council Retail awards in the Neighbourhood Centre De- sign category. Brookwater Woolworths is an extensive complex with both medical centres and a full supermarket located in the heart of the Brookwater suburb of Ipswich. “The property was the centre of the area and had quite a lot of potential,” explains Matthew. “It was one block from the Brook- water golf course, there was a possibility of hotels to be planned around it, and it could serve as the effective town centre of the sub- urb – where people could meet for coffee, interact with neighbours, and so on.” “Fortunately, the Mater Hospital came on to the project and wanted to create one of their new medical centres with integrated Allied Health specialists, radiology, x-rays, pharmacies, surgery, and more. So they took the whole second floor.” Alongside CPA, Woolworths also recog- nised the potential of the Brookwater area to be a strong growth suburb, and committed to a full supermarket with as much as park- ing as possible for the ground level. Below that, a basement was allocated for additional