Nestled between the Hinterland and Moreton Bay, the North Lakes Town Centre captures the community’s love of the outdoors with a landscape-led leisure precinct, the first of its kind in the Moreton Bay region. The experience-rich destination will connect North Lakes Drive to a labyrinth of restaurants, cafes and retail outlets via breezy, landscape-laden laneways culminating in a central urban meadow. A 9-storey, 5-star hotel will anchor the 1.72-hectare site, offering 144 rooms of luxury accommodation for escape-seeking tourists and locals – halfway between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

A subtropical retail experience

The visitor experience at North Lakes Town Centre is designed to connect with the character and climate of the region. The inverse of a traditional shopping centre, open-air laneways are immersed in sunlight and greenery. The architecture emerges as if cast from a natural ravine; passages and edges appear to be carved from stone, with textured edges softened by gardens suspended and cascading over the built form. The richly textured and immersive landscape sets the scene for a people-centred environment that encourages meandering foot traffic – a place where people want to spend time.

A new identity for North Lakes

Everything from the architecture, interior design, landscape and signage contributes to making a vibrant and cohesive village setting where distinctive individual tenancies contribute to the personality and ‘feel’ of the whole. Approaching the site by car or on foot, the corner tavern signals the precinct’s aspirational, design-forward identity that extends through the site with a visual language that prioritises high-quality materials and craftsmanship.

North Lakes Town Centre is designed as a place of activation, engagement and renewal. Through a landscape-led approach, the subtropical architecture, lush gardens and generous public spaces will create a magnetic, community-oriented destination that will redefine urban leisure and hospitality for the City of Moreton Bay.