UQ Gatton Campus by Architectus

Architectus has completed its design of the relocated University of Queensland School of Veterinary Science complex, creating a state of the art multi-purpose facility.

February 3rd, 2011

Relocating from the St Lucia campus to the Gatton campus, UQ’s School of Veterinary Sciences was in dire need of an upgrade of its facilities.

The existing building could not accommodate research and teaching related to large animals.

Architectus, with its long history of design for the education sector, and S2F as Specialist Laboratory Architect were enlisted for the relocation and revamp.

The new Gatton campus facilities are housed in both new and existing buildings, creating a clearly defined Veterinary ‘hub’.

The existing laboratories and lecture halls were upgraded, and a new Veterinary Medical Centre, Veterinary Teaching Laboratories, Clinical Studies Centre and Veterinary Science Building were constructed.

New facilities include an equine hospital and a companion hospital.

New buildings have been incorporated with old in such a way as to allow for courtyard spaces, promoting human flow and interaction.

With world-class facilities now available for students, UQ is solidifying its status as a leading institution for Veterinary Science, with the view to gaining accreditation with the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Photography by John Gollings

Architectus
architectus.com.au

S2F
s2f.com.au

INDESIGN is on instagram

Follow @indesignlive

The Indesign Collection

A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers

Lanes™

Autex Acoustics

DPG – Desk panel

LINAK®

Operable Walls

Materialised

Relaxing Floors Collection

GH Commercial

Indesign Our Partners

Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!

Matter meets design in mineral magnificence

Matter meets design in mineral magnificence

The newest brand to emerge from Cosentino’s creative crucible is Ēclos, a next-generation mineral surface that embodies the organic beauty and tactility of marble in a precision-mineral surface or material.

Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen on finding the sweet spot with Herman Miller’s Sayl Chair

Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen on finding the sweet spot with Herman Miller’s Sayl Chair

In the second instalment of our performance seating three-parter, we turn to DKO’s Michael Drescher and Jacob Olsen to peek behind Sayl’s confident architectural form and explore the ideas of inclusivity, adaptability and freedom to move as hallmarks of what sitting your best actually means.

What AHEC’s Wood for the Trees Reveals About the Future of Sustainable Design

What AHEC’s Wood for the Trees Reveals About the Future of Sustainable Design

At 3daysofdesign 2026, AHEC’s immersive exhibition traced the journey of American hardwood from forest to finished product.

Alex Bain on finding his anchor in Herman Miller’s Aeron Chair

Alex Bain on finding his anchor in Herman Miller’s Aeron Chair

In the last instalment of our three-part performance seating series, Alex Bain from Architectus explains why sitting well shouldn’t feel like sitting at all and explores an unexpected success metric of the hybrid workplace: the grounding power of emotional support.

Related Stories

Perceptive Power examines the complex and relationship between the artist and industry

Ideas

Perceptive Power examines the complex and relationship between the artist and industry

RMIT Design Hub presents Perceptive Power – an exhibition examining the complex and sometimes uneasy relationship between the artist and industry within the context of what is described as our ‘third industrial revolution’.

The Concierge Experience Right at your Doorstep

Ideas

The Concierge Experience Right at your Doorstep

Hotel-like amenities are becoming increasingly popular in the design of residential developments, as Leah Cwikel reports.

Vicland office blurs distinction between business and pleasure

Vicland office blurs distinction between business and pleasure

A new vision of corporate luxury has been born, with the avant-garde home of Vicland showcasing a design that blurs the distinction between business and pleasure.

Bowerbird Design

North Queensland artist and designer, Kristin Tennyson, explains her eclectic approach to design.

While you were sleeping

The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed

3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney

3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney

The Sydney-based director of Jason Gibney Design Workshop travelled to Copenhagen for this year’s Scandinavian festival of design, reflecting on what makes the event — and the city — so special.

Beyond new perspectives with Muuto

Beyond new perspectives with Muuto

Twenty years after its founding, Muuto used 3daysofdesign to look beyond the idea of novelty and towards a more reflective future for Scandinavian design.

Why Bio-Based & Rapidly Renewable Building Materials Matter

Home

Why Bio-Based & Rapidly Renewable Building Materials Matter

Presented by Woven Image

More than a showroom crawl: what Saturday Indesign means to the industry

Ideas

More than a showroom crawl: what Saturday Indesign means to the industry

As Saturday Indesign prepares to return to Sydney this September, architects, designers and exhibitors reflect on what has kept the event relevant for more than two decades.