The Eaves Commercial Center / bureau^proberts

The Eaves' – a civic heart for Brisbane's West Village - bureau^proberts has designed a civic heart for Brisbane’s evolving West Village precinct with 'The Eaves', a new three-storey commercial building featuring a striking bespoke clay façade. Skillfully melding built form and landscape, the project demonstrates how retail developments can go beyond the ordinary to enhance a sense of place. bureau^proberts Creative Director Liam Proberts says the design is as much about the building’s perimeter, as it is about the building itself. “West Village isn’t the model of big box retail in the suburbs; it’s a lively communal and commercial hub in an existing high street,” Liam says. “We wanted ‘The Eaves’ to contribute to that dynamic streetscape and fulfill a significant role as a civic connector.”