Osborn Lane and JM Pearce Architects won a Gold Award and the Overall Award of Excellence at the 2009 Ipswich City Council Design Awards for their work on the new Queens Park Environmental Education Centre and Café in Queens Park, Ipswich.

The top photo shows the building. The second photo of the presentation shows from left to right: Peter Osborn (Osborn Lane), Jacqui Pearce (JM Pearce Architects), Penelope Wensley AO Governor of Queensland and Mr Michael Khan from sponsors Amex Corporation.

Features of the Osborn Lane Design work included:

• Use of environmentally sustainable materials.
• Ensuring the structure did not impact adversely on root systems of existing mature trees — including installation of a floating driveway over Moreton Bay Fig tree root systems.
• Water collection systems.
• Stormwater run-off treatment using bio-retention systems.