Upper Queen Street Retail Complex| Richmond, Tasman

• Commercial

• Site Area 2.2ha

• Total Floor Area 7,750m2

Anchored by Kmart and The Warehouse, the Upper Queen Street Retail Complex takes "big box” developments to the next level. Described by ArchitectureNZ as “possibly the best-looking big box development in the country,” UQS merges timber design elements with the latest engineering technologies to deliver a unique shopping experience.

Part of the UQS Retail Complex are two office buildings that employ the latest timber engineering advancements for earthquake dampening technology. Both buildings are designed primarily with the safety of people in mind during an earthquake. Gibbons worked closely with our innovative consultant team and the University of Canterbury to develop this “damage-avoidance-design” technology.