Building Name: | Ipswich Courthouse |
Location: | 43 Ellenborough Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates: | -27.616°N 152.757°W |
Status: | Completed |
Est Completion: | 2010 |
Building Type: | Courthouse |
Architectural Style: | Modernist |
Floor Count: | 5 |
Cost: | AUD$92 million |
Architect: | Ainsley Bell Murchison (ABM) Architects and Cox Rayner Architects |
Main Contractor: | Jensen Bowers |
Owner: | Queensland Government |
Current Tenants: | Department of Justice and Attorney-General (Queensland) |
References: | Ipswich Courthouse |
The Ipswich Courthouse is located at 43 Ellenborough Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The five-storey complex houses magistrates court and support facilities, police prosecutions offices and a fully operational watch house. It was opened in 2009/2010.[1]
This is the third courthouse for the city and replaced the second courthouse located in East Street, Ipswich that had been constructed in 1982. The first courthouse still exists at 73-75 East Street and is heritage-listed.[2]
The new courthouse features:
The building was designed by Ainsley Bell Murchison (ABM) Architects and Cox Rayner Architects.