The urban lifestyle for Hamilton Precinct will feature numerous spaces that will be interactive and engaging for all users. The apartments are located in close proximity to Kingsford Smith Drive and the Transit centre, allowing locals to connect to other regions and suburbs within South East Queensland. The apartments will be used as the athlete’s village for the 2032 Brisbane Summer Olympic Games, and will be converted over to residential housing after the completion of the games. The site provides a wide variety for recreational usage from sporting facilities, event and community spaces, grass areas, a skate park, and a maze, creating unique opportunities for users to engage within Hamilton Precinct.
Upon entering the Western entry point, the Queensland Plaza will greet users with retail and restaurants, providing users with a state-of-the-art facility. Situated outside of Queensland Plaza is the waterfront Olympic 50m swimming pool and The Lagoon opened for public usage. The pool water wont mix with the Brisbane Rivers water due to the river water being polluted, however it will be within metres of the pool edge. Across the path from the pool is the Lagoon. The Lagoon is a small water park that will attract families during the summer for a cool down and to have some fun. There is also shelter for both water facilities to provide shade coverage.
The Hamilton precinct features the Riverfront Walkway negotiating across the entire waterfront of Hamilton Precinct connecting to the new Hamilton ferry terminal, Eat Street, Hamilton Parkland, and Queensland Plaza. The waterfront features a mix structure “The Orchid”, which is inspired by the Queensland state flower “The Cooktown Orchid”. This space will accommodate and indoor garden mixing with a performance spacing, along with a rooftop station for the cable kart, connecting to the transit centre and the existing monorail. The Orchid will also have a rooftop view allowing visitors to navigate across the rooftop to overlook the surrounding suburbs of Hamilton. Located in the centre point of the waterfront is the Hamilton Promenade containing two grass amphitheatres and grass spacing, that allow users to sit and overlook the Brisbane River landscape and the waterfront pond, which celebrates the 2032 Brisbane Summer Olympic Games. The Domain is also located along the waterfront on a grass field overlooking the entirety of the Hamilton Parkland to the north, with a clear view of Brisbane River to the south.
The Hill located on the north side of the Hamilton Parkland provides a unique experience for users with an elevation change to the suburb. The Hill will be feature vegetation across its region, along with The Olympic Tower. The Olympic Tower provides users a vantage point that overlooks the Brisbane landscape. Connecting to this tower is accessed via footpath ramps circulating up from ground level and up, and also via the Glasshouse Mountains Bridge. The bridge outline is inspired by the shaping of the Glasshouse Mountains in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, along with the Olympic flame being implemented as an abstract symbolism as the support beams. The bridge provides access from the hilltop and Olympic Tower to the pond, located in the parkland. In the centre of the Hamilton Precinct are red and blue statues, symbolising and showcasing Australian wildlife icons. These figures light up at night providing a bright glow in the centre of the Precinct.
