The Australian PlantBank is located in the Mount Annan Botanical Gardens and was commissioned by the Royal Botanical Gardens & Domain Trust. This prestigious and modern facility will enable collection, storage and research on seeds and live tissue specimens of all plant species in Australia.
The main feature elements of the building include:
•    Class 2C concrete retaining walls;
•    4500mm highly polished stainless steel composite panels;
•    4500mm high curved glass;
•    Sandstone lichen garden;
•    Internal timber veneer walls and ceilings;
•    Internal polished concrete floor and;
•    Triangulated and detailed landscape wall and garden configurations. 
The type of building façade had not been previously installed in Australia, and thus required significant research to deliver the elements as documented. The façade consisted of nine different finishes which required precise shop drawings, samples, prototypes and very detailed site set out to ensure that the design intent was achieved.
The architectural design of the building required strict tolerances of all architectural defined lines. The achievement of these strict tolerances demonstrated understanding of quality detailing being implemented throughout the project.
The external concrete, polished concrete floors, timber finishes and façade finishes were all completed to an exceptionally high standard with the design/co-ordination having been resolved by an energetic and enthusiastic site team in a very short construction period of 10 months.