For more than a century, the Kurilpa peninsula has been hidden in plain sight. Tucked between the CBD, South Bank and West End, bounded by the river, this prime inner-city stretch of land has defined itself through light industry while the city of Brisbane grew around it.

With the announcement of Stockwell’s acquisition of the Paul’s Milk Factory sites from Lactalis in addition to its previous 108 Montague Road acquisition, and the State Government's declaration of the Kurilpa Provisional Priority Development Area, Brisbane has an opportunity to embrace an aspirational and visionary future for Kurilpa.

The former Milk Factory is the catalyst site unlocking the core of Kurilpa, transforming premier riverfront land long locked behind industry into a new public destination. Building on the area’s strong foundations in culture and history, Stockwell’s ambition is to set up Brisbane for the next 100 years.

Archipelago is proud to work collaboratively with the Stockwell team to bring this vision to life, developing the conceptual master plan and architecture of this city-making destination. Kurilpa will be Brisbane's most significant inner-city mixed-use precinct: a place where the river is reclaimed, lasting public realm is delivered for the city, and Brisbane is truly celebrated.

Positioned at the junction of Brisbane's most active and best-loved precincts (the CBD, South Bank, West End, the Cultural Centre, QAG/GOMA and Fish Lane), and with seven bridges and three train stations within walking distance, it is genuinely central to our Brisbane lifestyle. The vision builds on that geography,establishing the precinct as a natural extension of the CBD, it will deliver a major new green space and public realm legacy for the city, where creative arts, culture and the river intersect. Extending South Bank and the Cultural Precinct as key drivers for the city.

The Brisbane Beer Mile will reclaim currently forgotten space under the rail line by featuring a trail of bars, taprooms and entertainment in an activated public realm, extending the Fish Lane experience to the riverfront.  

Celebrating the river’s edge and Brisbane lifestyle, the community spaces within the subtropical public realm will play a defining role in the Brisbane 2032 Games. Sport climbing, skateboarding, and a Walk of Champions at the waterfront are all contemplated within the vision; temporary activations that seed permanent legacy.  

A Development Application has been lodged for the first stage at 108 Montague Road which is designed for owner occupiers. This will soon be followed by the second stage, a build-to-rent development. The third stage will be a 400-roomhotel.

Fuelled by creativity and framed by the river, this precinct is Brisbane ‘next level’.

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