National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
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National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery

Home to Australia's growing portrait collection, and Best Public Building at the Property Council of Australia's 2011 Innovation and Excellence Awards.

National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
Client
Commonwealth Government
Location
Canberra, ACT
Value
$82m
Status
Complete
Scope
A nationally significant gallery beside Lake Burley Griffin
Program
July 2006 to October 2008
Delivered by
John Holland
Sector
The brief

What the client needed

The Commonwealth needed a permanent home for the national portrait collection, balancing sustainable design against the strict environmental conditions that artwork display, conservation and storage demand.

What we did

Scope and delivery

  • Permanent and temporary exhibition spaces
  • Educational facilities, a theatre, retail and function areas
  • Car parking
  • Extensive Class 1 in situ concrete, with no trims in the detailing
The outcome

Why it matters

Gallery-grade environmental control and architectural precision, in a building of national significance.

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