Teneriffe Village, Heritage warehouse complex in Teneriffe, Australia
Teneriffe Village is a five-storey brick-clad, steel-framed woolstore at 110 Macquarie Street, built 1955–57 with an irregular plan to suit its site. Rows of timber-framed hopper windows under projecting concrete sunshades give the facade a strong horizontal emphasis, and galvanised steel exhaust ducts run up the Macquarie Street front and the north side above the parapet.
The complex was built between 1955 and 1957 for Dalgety & Co. Ltd, replacing older facilities used for wool storage and auctions. It served as a key center for Queensland's agricultural trading industry and is now registered on the Queensland Heritage Register.
In 1984 Queensland Primary Producers sold the building to "Paddy" John Stephens, who turned it into a market trading centre; the name Paddy's Market comes from him. The building is also remembered as Dalgety & Co. Ltd No 3 Woolstore and No 8 Woolstore, names tied to its wool-trading past.
The site is located on Macquarie Street and houses several retail businesses, with the well-known Paddy's Market serving as a major tenant. The building's skylights and windows keep the interior spaces bright and airy throughout the day.
The sawtooth roof design was created to bring maximum natural light into the warehouse spaces, which was essential for inspecting and grading wool. This technical feature remains visible today and shows how thoughtful industrial design solved practical problems in the mid-twentieth century.
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