Apple Renovates Heritage Building in Australia For Another Store

This week Australian site MacTalk reported that Apple will build a new retail store in Brisbane, Australia. An application filed with the Brisbane City Council reveals the company is going to renovate the MacArthur Chambers building, which was built back in 1930s and used by U.S. general Douglas MacArthur during World War II as South West Pacific Area HQ of the allied forces.

The project is reported to "create a high quality retail outlet which showcases the architectural qualities of the original Assurance Chamber and adds contemporary elements of comparable quality."

New Apple's store would became eleventh in Australia and encompass the ground floor, basement, and mezzanine.

Application doesn't specifically mention Apple but reads the proposed renovation include "recognizable hallmarks of Apple's retail style".

"Areas for the Genius Bar, Kids Corner and iPod and iPhone accessories can be found alongside Apple's trademark sugarmaple tables and characteristic stools".

The renovation will reportedly cost $11.4 million, which doesn't include $3.84 million that will be spent on demolition of existing renovations built in the 1980s and recently revamped.

Apple has already renovated few heritage buildings, such as a store near the Paris Opera House and the Covent Garden store in London.