Nestled between major thoroughfares and sitting beneath tonnes of railway concrete and steel, Town Square was once defined by infrastructure.

Previously a fenced off car park and bin storage area, Town Square has evolved into parklands, retail pockets, and event spaces brought alive with ambient lighting and public art.

It is a transition zone connecting the bustling CBD to Brisbane’s most densely populated and fastest growing residential area, South Brisbane.

Designed for pedestrians, the narrow channels between buildings reveals itself as a lush, subtropical refuge. Mixing welcoming communal areas with cosy intimate zones, Town Square takes advantage of every nook to provide a series of spaces with endless uses.

The laneway exists at the intersection of past, present, and future. Nods to its history are expressed through wall plaques; ‘The Timeline’, which shares the site’s history through poetry etched onto walkway pavers; and clay coloured brickwork, which references the precinct’s legacy aesthetic.

The Square embraces its past, but exists for the city Brisbane is now, and the city it will become.

Over the next 20 years, South Brisbane’s population is predicted to increase by 312.5%. As the population grows, Town Square’s public infrastructure becomes increasingly integral to shaping a healthy, thriving community.