Rork Projects is extremely proud to announce the completion of our flagship project at 28 King Street. Working in collaboration with DeMartini Fletcher, Rork Projects Head Contracted the multi-level commercial new build project located in Caboolture, Brisbane. The two-storey office building achieved ‘Australian Excellence’ standard with a 5 Star Greenstar and 5 Star NABERS certification, and its success leading to two …
COMING SOON: 191 Stratton Terrace, Manly
Rork Projects are proud to announce a major milestone in their partnership with DeMartini Fletcher, with the signing of an Early Contractor Involvement agreement for a significant new build project at 191 Stratton Terrace, Manly in Southeast Queensland. We have been engaged to complete the design and provide a GMP contract for 43 luxury apartments including basement car parking and …
RORK CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS IN QUEENSLAND
With a total of 110 projects, 65 clients, 20 staff, 623 subcontractors and 128,500 hours worked on site – this month Rork Projects celebrates five years in Queensland. In May 2016, founding partners Brian and Angela O’Rourke were joined by their first Brisbane recruit, Business Development Manager Pepe Ianniello, where the three of them worked out of a small office …
Reconciliation Series launched
On Tuesday 25 May, Rork Projects joined the Property Council of Australia to launch their inaugural Reconciliation Series in Brisbane, with a bit of breakfast and basketball. Rork’s co-owner John Paul Janke joined Brisbane Bullets CEO Peter McLennan, CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program’s Tiarne Shutt and Gadens Brad Marland for an important discussion about reconciliation – where we are, what we’re doing, and how we as businesses and individuals can …
NEW: Rork + PCA Reconciliation Event Series
As we approach the 20th Anniversary of the official Reconciliation Week in Australia, Rork Projects are proud to announce their partnership with the Property Council of Australia for a new event series. ‘The Reconciliation Series’ will be held across the East Coast capitols Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. Whilst 2021 marks twenty years of Reconciliation Australia and almost three decades …
Property Industry 30-Day Fitness Challenge
The team in the Brisbane Office are getting active in the name of team building, mental health, and physical health, but most importantly to Get Fit to For Homeless Youth. Starting this Sunday, May 2nd, the Rork Team will be working together to walk, run, and cycle 1 000km’s during the month of May. Matching every KM dollar for dollar. …
Projects in Pullenvale: Going beyond the cladding
This month Rork Projects started work to replace the combustible cladding on one of the CSIRO buildings located at its Pullenvale, Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) which houses the Betty Allen Data Centre. More than just a renowned research institition, this builidng at CSIRO’s Brisbane location honors one of the organisation’s first female data leaders to challenge gender norms …
One One One Eagle Street
One One One Eagle Street is Brisbane’s premium CBD building and Rork Projects are thrilled to be reinvigorating this destination through extensive lobby refurbishment works. New renders illustrate how the space will transform to provide new spaces to dine, meet and work. The carefully considered design lifts neutral spaces to provide purpose and functionality, whilst retaining the prominent architectural features …
The positives of pandemics
Last night saw the first of our 2021 event series Constructive Conversations kick off in Brisbane. Our MC John Paul Janke led a fascinating discussion between Geoff Trappett OAM, Kate Jones and Claire Moran about the future of work and workplaces in 2021 and beyond. The trio shared their insights about how – as with all pandemics we’ve experienced throughout …
Rork Projects launches new national event series
Rork Projects is proud to announce the launch of a new annual event series, Constructive Conversations, bringing together industry experts to share their perspectives and insights for the year ahead. Brisbane will kick off the Constructive Conversations series on the 11 February, with the Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne events to follow. Rork Projects Managing Director, Brian O’Rourke said that the …